Music Note Tatoos
Creativity, independence, a desire to stay off the main trails . . .who knows for sure, but musicians are people who, when they choose a tattoo, will likely have some of the most detailed, intricate, and unusual tattoos around.
Music note tattoos, tattoos of instruments and artwork that commemorate particular successes have been perennial favorites among this subculture.
Most musicians sport tattoos that rather reflect the genre with which they’re most associated. This means that a lot of black, skulls and other cutting-edge symbolism is usually found on the hard rockers and that the hip-hop crowd tends toward ornate letteringand other characteristic symbols of urban culture.
Performers as they are, musicians will usually choose to display their tattoos on areas of their bodies most visible while they are performing. For an instrumentalist, this most likely translates as the arms. Since the fans are going to be drawn to the musician’s body movements, it would seem that this choice is a very good one to display the artwork, music note tattoos often being some of those most proudly shown. Of course, some performers are notable for wearing less clothing than others and this certainly allows for more displaying of one’s artwork.
As musicians are artistic individuals, they tend toward very ornate designs or adaptations of popular themes which they make all their own. The rock and heavy metal bunch are very likely to go for tribal tattoos, those monochromatic, highly graphic and extremely elegant dark lines in ancient patterns.
Besides the music note tattoos,some musicians sport passages from their favorite songs or stanzas from poems with which they strongly identify. Oftentimes, a musician’s music note tattoos serve the same purpose as many other people’s tattoos: They act as an emblem, a sort of private badge which shows that this person is a member of a special group and who has certain skills and abilities which allows them to wear this symbol.
Music note tattoos have always been popular. But that doesn’t mean one has to confine themself to using the modern styles of musical notation. {There have been various systems used throughout the ages and, oftentimes, these systems present an elegant alternative to the norm. Over the centuries that music has been notated, many different systems have arisen and disappeared, but many are still known and are quite graphically striking, offering very unusual alternatives of style}.
Western musical notation goes back to medeival times and early versions were created to record Gregorian chants. Some of these visuals are totally exquisite, revealing something special about the individual wearing it. And then, of course, there are the non-Western systems which are a totally different visual, some of which are graphically perfect for body art.
Of all groups wearing tattoos, it is likely that musicians will always be among those most likely to excel. Their occupation allows them almost complete freedom in this regard and while the tattoos musicians bear have evolved from simple India ink line tattoos to very detailed and colorful works of art, the association of the ancient practices of tattoo art and music will likely always be intertwined in some way.
Whether it’s on the arms, on the chest or even on the head, musicians are oftentimes the vanguards of new tattoo styles.
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