How long have you been tattooing for?

I’ve been tattooing for about 11 years...

Who have you apprenticed under?

I got my apprenticeship from a man named Al Creamer of CNY Tattoo Co. I slaved and busted my ass, he was a tuff man to work for and `I paid my dues....

What shops have you worked at?

Well I worked at CNY Tattoo then I moved New York City to work at Forever Ink, and then moved on to Astoria Queens to work at Fat Cat Tattoos. After that I traveled to different places to do guest spots. I’ve been to Miami, New Orleans, Puerto Rico, Philly etc.

What made you choose tattooing as your profession?

At first I wanted to be a flash dancer but you have to a certain weight. Then I wanted to couch geriatric mud wrestling but they kept braking hips it was a mess, so a biker guy got me into airbrushing because he didn’t want to see my talent go to waste. When I got good enough I did his car. One day he gave me a tattoo magazine to look at, it blew my mind that you can put art work on someone and its there for life. You can paint something for someone and over years it gets sold or thrown away and forgotten but a tattoo is forever, my work will all be remembered and I like that...

Film, music and books can you give some insight on what your into? And how does it influence your tattooing?

I love music its a big part of what I do. If I paint or tattoo or just draw I have to have music I listen to. All kinds of music, speaking of if you play a Barry Manilow record backwards he tells you to have sex with a midget and join a circus. Anyway where was I? Oh yeah music, I love all kinds industrial, death metal, old school punk, metal, gangster rap, instrumental, bluh bluh bluh. As far as movies I love movies, you get great ideas out of movies. I love horror the cheesier the better, the more gore and twisted the happier I am. As for books mystery and horror novels are always a plus. Sometimes I just like to read weird shit on line about other peoples mishaps...

Who are your art influences?

Coop, Joe Coleman, Mitch O’Connell,, Todd Schorr, Robin Williams (not the actor) there’s too many to add

I noticed while looking through your portfolio at devilmademedoitink.com your style is well defined yet widely diversified how did you get your work to this level?

Well I like to tattoo everything; I like to do it all, were most artist stay with one thing you get burned out way to quick if you stay with one style. Don't get me wrong I love to tattoo weird and crazy shit. One of my favorite things to do is tattoo shit that makes people say "WHAT". But a butterfly on a girls back pays the bills too. As for where do I come up with this shit lets just say I have a fucked up mind and a funny way of looking at things.

Tell us more about your web site devilmademedoitink.com

I wanted to have a web site were I can show off my art, express myself and sell crap that people just might want. We are going to be making tattoo signs, flash, and lots of weird things for the sickos, you know who you are. Lets see, tee shirts, patches, stickers and we have a message board were you sick fucks can go and play. When it gets done there's going to be lots of stories, horror and news. You know what, you will have to go and see for your self so there.........

Ever tattoo any famous people?

The closest I came to tattooing anybody famous is when I lived in New York, I tattooed one of the guards from the show on HBO OZ WOW...

Funniest moment while tattooing someone?

There was this fat lady. She was so rude to everybody in the shop and she even broke my chair, that’s how sickly over weight she was. I had to tattoo her lower back, lucky me. Stretching the skin was like rolling dough. So I had to have her straddle the chair and I told her I was taping the picture of the tattoo I was doing on her back, but it was a sign that read “LOOK AT MY BIG ASS." I kept calling in the other shop people to look at it; she thought they were looking at the tattoo... A word of advice why be a asshole to a person with a needle...

Scariest moment while tattooing someone?

Is when a person passes out. This one time this girl got tattooed and her friends told her not to eat because they said you’ll get sick. They got her worked up so much that she passed out cold. She started to twitched and her eyes rolled back in her head and on top of that she pissed herself. Well here’s some info. You have to eat when you get tattooed. Your blood sugar goes down so food = good. People as for listening to your friends just go and experience it for your self this way your heads not filled with SHIT!!!!!

Art, erotica and porn, what are your thoughts?

YES YES and HELL YES

Politics and Religion any comments?

Do I have to? I hate bush and no I was never touched when I was a alter boy. Hail Satan....

Tits or Ass?

I was a similac baby so I like tits because I wasn't breast feed. On the other hand I love big butts and I cannot lie....

Iron Maiden or Cannibal Corpse?

Hmmmmmm… mullets and spikes or growling and necrophilia? I like them both.

The Misfits or Black Flag ?

Come on now..

Dawn of The Dead or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

Thats a tuff one. Running zombies or a fat guy who like to wear other people skin. I would have to say both

Words of wisdom for aspiring tattoo artists...

Never eat cheese it binds you up...

interview by: Doompatrol