Alyssa got this large text tattoo of a Kerouac quote (from “On The Road“), done by Kim Durham at Prix Body Adornment in Hollywood, CA.
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
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58 responses to “Kerouac Text Tattoo”
Wow. I was thinking about getting this exact tattoo. My favourite passage from my favourite book…
Wow. I was thinking about getting this exact tattoo. My favourite passage from my favourite book…
Love the quote, love the tat. My girlfriend E-mailed this to me because she remembered me reading her this passage. I think one of the interesting things about this quote, and the comments I’ve read here, is that the owner of this tat is saying, in no uncertain terms, that all of you folks who think enough of art and the artistic lifestyle to comment here are ‘the mad ones’ – his kind of people.
Mine, too. Nothin’ but love.
Love the quote, love the tat. My girlfriend E-mailed this to me because she remembered me reading her this passage. I think one of the interesting things about this quote, and the comments I’ve read here, is that the owner of this tat is saying, in no uncertain terms, that all of you folks who think enough of art and the artistic lifestyle to comment here are ‘the mad ones’ – his kind of people.
Mine, too. Nothin’ but love.
I have to say, if all the people I know who have this text tattooed on their body knew about each other, they’d probably be really disappointed.
I have to say, if all the people I know who have this text tattooed on their body knew about each other, they’d probably be really disappointed.
Very cool!
Very cool!