With one sleeve now wrapped around to his back, Brown plans to do the same on the other side. He is on a waiting list to work with a specific artist who he trusts to complete the vision of bringing a Japanese hawk onto the left side of his back whose wings will fly up and meet the wings of the angel that's already there.
Also on the list: a Star Wars piece that must include Brown's favorite character, Jar Jar Binks, "for the haters," the commentator says with a laugh.
And Brown doesn't just want to keep getting his own ink. He is fine with anyone in his family getting some if it inspires them. Both of his children, Booker and Lily, already get a kick out of seeing the Spongebob mark on their daddy's thigh. Even if they don't understand yet why it can't be erased with an eraser or taken off like a sticker-based body mark.
"(Tattoos) are an expression and I'm glad that (my children) get to see them," Brown said. "If they want to get tattoos, they're more than welcome to get them down the line. . .I think it's definitely a cool way to express yourself. Outside of what clothes you wear, or, like I say, your main fashion or how you prepare yourself. I think tattoos are just another way to express yourself and that's the way I look at mine."
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