Man Spends £75,000 On Tattoos Including On His Penis

A former mannequin has spent round $100,000 (£75,981) reworking himself with tattoos that cowl his complete physique – yep, together with his penis.

Richard Grossman, 41, is inked head-to-toe in numerous designs, having adorned his physique with tribal patterns, textual content and blackwork.

Grossman, a customized automobile painter and artist from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, obtained his first piece – a solar and moon yin and yang design – on his again when he was 20, and estimates he has since spent greater than 1,000 hours below the needle.

He discovered spirituality in 2006 after combating drug and alcohol dependancy because the age of 12, and is now clear and sober of all substances.

He mentioned: “I’ve ‘by no means surrender’ on my neck for the Dalai Lama’s poem, and my members of the family’ names in Hebrew on my abdomen.

“I used to be hooked on medication from age 12 to 20, then clear for seven years till I relapsed, however I heard a voice in February 2016 and now have over 14 years the place I’ve been clear from all vices together with cigarettes

“I’ve loads of ‘X’s for straight edge – no medication, no alcohol, no cigarettes – on me and numbers on my fingers, ‘251’, which is the world code for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.“

Grossman has tattoos masking most of his face and physique, having even had his genitals and interior backside lip inked – though he mentioned the ache of those intimate areas is nothing in comparison with the ball of his ankle and his chest, the latter of which took the longest to finish.

Subsequent up he desires to get the roof of his mouth, his again and his eyeballs blacked out.

He continued: “I’ve a tyrannosaurus rex in my left ear and a noose in my proper, Lately I’ve made an excellent good friend in tattoo artist, @hoode215 and he has been blacking me out.

“My d*** is tattooed in addition to my interior backside lip.

“When folks tattoo themselves like I do, I consider they don’t seem to be particular person tattoos anymore, they’re extra like hemispheres however my d*** tattoo and just about something @hoode215 has finished on me like all of the blackwork are most likely my favourites.“

Grossman mentioned he has by no means struggled getting work as a consequence of his look, and that the response to his distinctive look is essentially constructive.

He mentioned: “I am actually good at what I do for a dwelling so I’ve all the time had a very good job/profession and my work promote for at least $1,000 [£759].

“I have been everywhere in the world and folks react to me in each method you possibly can think about.

“For probably the most half they wish to contact me or ask questions and this was my path so I understand it because the extra you educate folks the extra they may settle for it, it is thoughts blowing when folks realise I am sensible and educated in addition to having tattoos.”

Grossman shares his art work and photographs of his tattoos on Instagram below the deal with @keystonecrossbones.

Providing recommendation to anybody else pondering of getting everlasting physique artwork, he added: “I’ll all the time keep that I can not cease anybody from doing what they wish to however I’d say be sure to map it out and which you can since you would possibly wish to add to it.

“Admire the stuff you do and expertise on this existence as a result of we’re solely aware of it now.

“Bear in mind who you’re earlier than you place judgement on folks you might have by no means regarded within the eye as a result of they could be the one that saves you or modifications your notion.”