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Apart from his music, Post Malone is known for his image, where his facial tattoos are one of his most recognizable features. This is the meaning of it.
You can get a tattoo either because you simply liked a design you saw, and in many cases, also to give some kind of meaning to those images that you will carry on your skin forever. In that sense, Post Malone’s tattoos hide anecdotes and other rather curious details.
The rapper/singer’s tattoos are part of this image that, in addition to music, have made him a recognized celebrity. But it is the ones that he wears on his face that at first glance attract attention, several of them keeping a story or some quite special anecdote… Here we review some.
Post Malone’s facial tattoos
The trend of facial tattoos is not really new, but today it is more common to see certain artists do it. And it’s fair to say that Post Malone is one of the most recognized musical figures of today in that sense… But beyond an aesthetic sense, a fashion or something like that, the decision to put ink on her face comes from an issue linked to her own insecurity.
“I’m an ugly son of a bitch. Maybe he comes from a place of insecurity, where I don’t like how I look…“said the so-called Posty in an interview with GQ from 2020. “So I’ll put on something cool so I can look at myself and say, ‘You look great,’ and have some confidence in myself, when it comes to my appearance“added the singer.
A reminder of your daughter
It was in the middle of 2022 when Post Malone welcomed his first daughter. And although the rapper has been quite reserved to give details of who is the couple of him and his baby girl, it is known that the letters ‘DDP’ on her forehead are a tribute to the little girl.
Some fans think it would be the baby’s initials, while for him they are a way to have a reminder of his daughter while he can’t see her because he is constantly on tour.
The iconic ‘Always Tired’, one of the most recognized Post Malone tattoos
We can say that the phrase Always Tired (always tired) that can be read under his eyes, are one of the most emblematic Post Malone tattooss. Perhaps the most recognized that it has on the skin. By that, he doesn’t just mean that state of mind of always feeling tired. In various interviews, he has given his reasons for that decision.
Malone wryly told host Tim Westwood a few years ago that “he had a face for the radio” and that he wanted to tattoo two words that had a little the same length of letters. And then she mentioned to GQ that he feels like “face tattoos make me interesting. What I may lack in beauty, I at least make up for in intrigue.”.
The phrase “Stay Away”
Above Post Malone’s left eyebrow, you can read the phrase stay away and this one has two inspirations. On the one hand, the phrase is a reference to his favorite Nirvana song of the same name.
In addition to the location of the tattoo on his face was inspired by the crybaby that rapper Lil Peep had, who died in 2017 (the same year Post Malone got the design done). Interestingly, Post Malone also has Lil Peep’s face tattooed on one of her arms.
blackjack playing cards
Another of Post Malone’s recognizable tattoos are the cards that he has just above the phrase stay away. In the same interview with G.Q. In 2020, the rapper said he got it done one night in Montreal after a game of blackjack, which is one of his favorite card games. He mentions that he did it for fun and on the spur of the moment. In the image above you can see the tattoo.
The barbed wire in the corner between the forehead and the hair
It doesn’t really have a special meaning and It is one of the most ‘random’ Post Malone tattoos to put it in some way. He himself has said that he just likes how he looks, that he thinks he’s great, although he takes it humorously because he says that maybe he’ll regret it when he gets old and starts to go bald.
The medieval weapons in your face
From his right temple to his cheek, Post Malone has a Claymore sword tattooed on him. “Swords are fucking cool and I’ve always liked them since I was a little kid.”he said in an interview with GQ. With that in mind, it’s fair to say that Posty is a fan of weaponry and all sorts of things related to the Medieval era.
Not for nothing, the video for “Circles” is set in that historical context. And just as he has a sword, he also has a gauntlet of medieval armor clutching a spiked chain mallet right on that side of his face. On the other side of her face, right on her left cheek, she has a bloody saw.
Japanese style waves
On his left temple, Post Malone has a tattoo of Japanese waves by renowned artist Ghanji. These were made during a stay in Japan and it hasn’t been specifically revealed if it has any special meaning… But it looks cool.
