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Glad you asked.

I used to play in a lot of bands in the mid 80’s to mid 90’s.

Some of the bands I worked for or played with had members that were tattooed from head to toe.

In those days it meant you stood askance from society and were committed to the music.

We also had “good” tattoos, meaning that the people we let put ink on us were actually talented, not schmoes.

I only have a couple and they are not visible when I have on regular clothes, way too busy working to spend a lot of time in tattoo shops.

Now if I had any idea that every Tom, Dick, and Mary would be walking around with BAD tattoos in 2017, I would have never got any in the first place.

Went to Disney last year, looked like I was at a shitty tattoo convention.

My tattoos reflect my misanthropic nihilistic rage , don’t mind wearing that brand.

Well yes, if you are in the rock & roll industry or in professional sports, etc., that is different. If you are say Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers or a linebacker from an NFL team making $5m a year, you can afford to get tattooed from head to toe. You are never going to have to apply for a corporate job at Merrill Lynch or Google.

Fact is, you immediately limit your career opportunities when you decide to get tattooed in visible body areas. If you already have it made in the entertainment industries, all the power to you. You can say "FU" to the world and live as a rebel. But there are too many poor schmucks who emulate those who have made it but never made it themselves. And not probably never will.