Venice Beach Tattoo Legend OZZY | Traditional Tattoos, 100RL & Tattoo Conventions | TATTOO BUDCAST Ep. 71 | Comedy podcast

About this episode

Tattoo legend Ozzy discusses his journey in traditional tattooing, tattoo conventions, and shares cover-up stories.

He claims to be just a little Ozzy… but we all know the truth. If you’ve made it through the last 10 years without seeing an Ozzy panther or chrome tattoo, then you’ve probably been living under a rock. Ozzy is a Venice Beach traditional tattoo legend, and he just opened a brand new shop in sunny downtown Riverside. We sit down and talk about how his punk rock mom bought him his first tattoo machine as a teenager and he’s been tattooing ever since. We get into the love/hate relationship with tattoo conventions. They’re always a gamble… but they’re also always a good hang. Ozzy also takes the phrase “bold will hold” to a terrifying new level when he tells the story of the time he tattooed with a 100 round liner. From there we spiral into tattoo internet culture, including the artist blowing up for tattooing with their non-dominant hand, and why people absolutely love a good tattoo gimmick. We also talk about tattoo artist The Raw Wendy, who was featured on My Strange Addiction for eating raw meat. Somehow this doesn’t phase Ozzy at all, because he’s currently deep into fitness, macros, and meal prep… something the Buds absolutely cannot relate to. And because he’s a true artist…

People in this episode

Host: Tattoo Budcast

Guest: Ozzy

Topics covered

• traditional tattoos
• tattoo conventions
• tattoo culture
• fitness
• tattoo cover ups

Keywords

• tattoos
• tattoo artist
• tattoo conventions
• Venice Beach
• Riverside
• fitness
• tattoo culture

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Venice Beach, Riverside

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