Tull Tattoos « Thread Started on Mar 24, 2011, 2:54pm »
About 9 million years ago or so, I saw my first Jethro Tull concert. Once I really got into them I started to become somewhat obsessed with what I call the greatest and most talented band to ever exist.
I myself actually got a tattoo of the character off of the album Broadsword and the Beast. Years after I got the tattoo I actually got to meet Ian Anderson and got to show him the tattoo (which was based in looks around Ian). He was taken back a bit and stated "I bet that had to hurt."
Does anyone else have any Jethro Tull tattoos? I'm curious to see what everyone else has gotten and decided to ink their bodies up with.
About 9 million years ago or so, I saw my first Jethro Tull concert. Once I really got into them I started to become somewhat obsessed with what I call the greatest and most talented band to ever exist.
I myself actually got a tattoo of the character off of the album Broadsword and the Beast. Years after I got the tattoo I actually got to meet Ian Anderson and got to show him the tattoo (which was based in looks around Ian). He was taken back a bit and stated "I bet that had to hurt."
Does anyone else have any Jethro Tull tattoos? I'm curious to see what everyone else has gotten and decided to ink their bodies up with.
I know what you mean about obsession. There was a four or five year period in the early 1990's where I saw about 25-30 shows. Somewhere here there is a thread entitled Tull Toll, or something like that, where we try to calculate how much dough we've spent on Tull over the years including albums, CDs, tickets, merchandise, conventions, and other incidental expenses, and I think I figured that I must have shelled out about 30 Large over the years.
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About 9 million years ago or so, I saw my first Jethro Tull concert. Once I really got into them I started to become somewhat obsessed with what I call the greatest and most talented band to ever exist.
I myself actually got a tattoo of the character off of the album Broadsword and the Beast. Years after I got the tattoo I actually got to meet Ian Anderson and got to show him the tattoo (which was based in looks around Ian). He was taken back a bit and stated "I bet that had to hurt."
Does anyone else have any Jethro Tull tattoos? I'm curious to see what everyone else has gotten and decided to ink their bodies up with.
I don't, but a Tull friend of mine, known as Big Dave, has many Tulltattooes, including Broadword and the Beast, Aqualung, a circular flute, and Stormwatch I think...I've thought about getting him to post photos of them----I'll work on seeing if he'll post them onto this board (not sure if he's a member yet)
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Re: Tull Tattoos « Reply #5 on Mar 26, 2011, 5:32pm »
Those would be some cool tattoos to see, Icecreamman.
As much as I love Tull I don't think I could ever get a tattoo of them, though I totally understand why some would. I know that it's somewhat of a fashion statement in the motorhead fanbase to get a shitload of motorhead tattoos.
I have a friend who has lots of super mario bros. tattoos. It's sort of funny. And sort of weird.
Re: Tull Tattoos « Reply #6 on May 1, 2012, 10:58am »
Hi guys, this very morning i hav gotten myself a Broadsword and the Beast tattoo! its down the side of my left leg, its in colour and took about 3 hrs. Im very pleased with it! When i was 18 (many yrs ago) i had a JT in the style of the inside cover of Living in the Past album and it was bloody awful, so last year i had it coverd with an eagle. but always wantd this tat! Well now i hav it!
Hi guys, this very morning i hav gotten myself a Broadsword and the Beast tattoo! its down the side of my left leg, its in colour and took about 3 hrs. Im very pleased with it! When i was 18 (many yrs ago) i had a JT in the style of the inside cover of Living in the Past album and it was bloody awful, so last year i had it coverd with an eagle. but always wantd this tat! Well now i hav it!
If you can post a pic of your artwork, then please do! My wife does not want me to get a tattoo. She would kill me if I came home one day with this.
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Re: Tull Tattoos « Reply #9 on May 18, 2012, 11:03am »
Would love to see pictures of your Tull tattoo. I thought I remember seeing a bunch of Tull tattoo pics on this board a few years ago... maybe it was on the other forum?
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Re: Tull Tattoos « Reply #10 on May 20, 2012, 7:18am »
I have one lonely tat, but it's not Tull related. I don't think I would get something "brand" related i.e. band logo, sports team, motorcycle brand, etc.....although I think that the Warchild cover shot would make a pretty sick tattoo if you were so inclined.
Wow...that looks like an image of Ian in the old old days. So that might make this a.............TRAMP STAMP?! I feel sorry for this young lady, she could probably use some help getting that off of there. Maybe a little baby oil and a lot of rubbing........ Darin "the volunteer" Cody
Well, do you ever get the feeling that the story's too damn real and in the present tense? Or that everybody's on the stage, and it seems like you're the only person sitting in the audience?
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Re: Tull Tattoos « Reply #14 on Jan 17, 2013, 4:56pm »
I just mentioned in another thread the tattoo thing. I couldn't decide between two tattoos. I almost had a Tull one done. Was thinking outline of IA and a line I like from APP.
I think I've told this story but what the hay...my tattoo artist is nothing short of amazing. He did a Broadsword tat on someone else, that seems to be a popular one...he also played the flute and admired IA. I ended up with a frog tattoo because it fit on my foot and I already had the left foot done and wanted them both done. Weird thing is, my frog reminds me of the Broadsword drawing, because its pose is similar, it has wings (called dragonfroggy by original artist) instead of sword, it's a a blade of grass. And it's just a coincedence. Kind of neat. I'm still up for getting a Tull one if I could.
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She would kill me if I came home one day with this. 
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