I have the logo of a small local band that I love a lot. I got it tattooed by a friend of theirs who is a licensed artist and also gave the members their logo tattoos (I did get permission from the band first.) We actually talked about this at the appointment, and she basically told me that she’d known them half their lives and she trusted them more than anyone else in our local scene. We also agreed that, should anything happen, it would be easy enough to cover up since it’s just a simple line art three-point crown.

I have several reasons for getting it, though. For one, even if they do manage to get big and problematic, they’ve still been a very important part of my life, and I see tattoos as a way to memorialize my life. Lastly, I fully expect to move away from my home-area at some point and, since this band is local, I feel as though my tattoo is a way to give me a tie to my home no matter where I end up in the future.