I was already a fan from seeing Stupid Kid on P-Rock (damn I miss that channel) and was in love at first sight, adding Every Time I Die to my favourite band bow when I was 15 and in year 10 at school.
So, seeing as I've held this band so close to my heart for roughly 10 years, I thought it seemed about time I had a tattoo done, that isn't corny, to remind myself of growing up with them. I got my ETID one done in Aberdeen last year, which is just a pink old english I which is used in the band name text on every album cover, t-shirt, poster etc. But with Alkaline Trio, I've always found it hard to decide what I would have to represent them. I nearly had the logo of the skull-in-heart done on my arm where my ETID one is, but decided against it as there's too much black. I didn't want a line from a song, as I can't pick a favourite that would look good as a tattoo, and I couldn't conjure up any visual representations of them.
Then recently, I came across this artwork interpretation. I have yet to find out who it was created by, but I would love it to be tattooed on me (just the picture, not the band name underneath), or a similar commission in the same idea. It's what fits perfectly, it's creative and includes the band logo but not in such a bold way.
Placing is the importance though, which I will have to consider, but it's definitely in the pipe line and not a pipe dream.
