All of the prisoners serving life sentences Wait for the earth to suddenly shake For the walls to somehow suddenly come crumbling, tumbling and For the bars to somehow magically break Aw, There’s nothing wrong with them That a thousand bucks can’t fix That a thousand arms can’t hold down In the ground they’re tattooing the stones with Cusses like cavemen – your momma was here But they want to run through the air with no barriers or obstacles Gunmen or guard dogs or priests And to rise from the mud and start over and over With the people all dead. If Hans Christian Andersen could’ve had his way with me Then none of this shit would have ever gone down In my cell I’m tattooing myself with Mermaids and swallows and though I do swallow My mama thinks I’m grown but I’m really just little And someday I will remember Someday I will remember Someday I will remember

A video of Mike Giant tattooing Joshy D. Originally shot for Mike’s April 2009 Paris show by Colin Arlen.

Over the centuries, the history of tattooing has known very different interpretations. Through its motifs and rituals, this very ancient art expresses the various meanings given to it by the various Pacific communities.

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Black and Grey tattooing by Federico Ferroni South Beach Miami

Damian Mcgrath of Tattoos.com interviews legendary tattoo artist Jimmy Wong from Bangkok Thailand. This interview was done at the 2007 China International Tattoo Arts Convention & also features footage of Jimmy Wong tattooing Lyle Tuttle.

Dubai Artist Tattooing Underground Migz Castor, Jerick Calaguian, Alvin, Sam and Nick Arriesgado

a small clip of me tattooing nicks head

When making letter stencils for a tattoo, sketching the design out on graph paper ensures each letter is proportionate and even. Use a carbon transfer machine to create a tattoo stencil of a sketch with tips from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on body modification. Expert: Jeremy Lifsey Contact: www.jeremylifseytattoo.com/bio.php Bio: Jeremy Lifsey has been tattooing very seriously for more than four years. He likes to do any tattoo he thinks will look good and inspire. Lifsey currently works at a state-of-the-art tattoo shop. Filmmaker: Danniel Fishler

Li’l Kim and Cindy Lauper team up at the live Mandela Day concert at the Radio City Hall, New York City, on the 18th July 2009. Together they perform the Cindy Lauper hit “Time After Time” mixed up with Li’l Kims “Lighters Up”.