Save my sole (until final!): German pensioner, 72, is nation’s most tattooed man with 98% lined, leaving solely the underside of his ft naked
- Wolfgang Kirsch, who calls himself Magneto, has had 86 tattoos in 20 years
- He needed to wait till the autumn of the Berlin Wall to get his first physique artwork
- The previous submit workplace employee mentioned it was ‘unthinkable’ to get a tattoo within the GDR
A German pensioner who calls himself Magneto has lined 98 per cent of his physique with tattoos, with solely the soles of his ft un-inked.
The 72-year-old, whose actual identify is Wolfgang Kirsch, has had 86 giant tattoos accomplished up to now twenty years and is formally Germany‘s most tattooed man.
The retired submit workplace employee from Berlin mentioned his ardour solely began after the autumn of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
A German pensioner who calls himself Magneto has lined 98 per cent of his physique with tattoos, with solely the soles of his ft un-inked
The 72-year-old, whose actual identify is Wolfgang Kirsch, has had 86 giant tattoos accomplished up to now twenty years and is formally Germany’s most tattooed man
Magneto says he was not in a position to get tattoos whereas working within the submit workplace within the GDR and needed to wait till the reunification of Germany to get his first physique ink.
He even has 17 implants below his pores and skin together with in his throat and in his fingers.
A number of the steel implants are magnetic and might choose up paper clips, lending him his alter ego.
The pensioner has lined his face, arms, torso, again and legs and has sat below the needle for a complete of 720 hours.
Magneto says he was not in a position to get tattoos whereas working within the submit workplace within the GDR (pictured) and needed to wait till the reunification of Germany to get his first physique ink
He advised Bild: ‘Within the GDR, tattoos had been frowned upon and unthinkable for workers on the submit workplace.
‘It wasn’t till I used to be 46 years outdated that I bought my first tattoo, a tear below my eye.’
His habit has set him again a complete of 25,000 Euros and he has even had his eyeballs tattooed black.
Solely the soles of his ft haven’t but been tattooed, Magneto mentioned.
He added: ‘Even on the road I’m requested for autographs and wish to take pictures.’
