Tattoo Nation: Portraits of Celebrity Body Art (E) - Hardcover

Tattoos, rock and roll and Rolling Stone - the ideal combination for the ultimate book on celebrities and their tattoos. TATTOO NATION exposes this dynamic art form in all its glory as embodied by the biggest pop icons of our time, from Drew Barrymore to Eminem, Melissa Etheridge to Ozzy Osbourne, Busta Rhymes to Mary J. Blige. TATTOO NATION features candid and never-before- seen photos and equally revealing interviews that chronicle the gradual emergence of this evocative art form into mainstream society via pop-culture icons. These edgy blac & white photo spreads present pop and rock icons ranging from counter culture pioneers like Janis Joplin to today's trendsetters Bjork and Lenny Kravitz showing off their body artwork.

David Ritz is a three-time winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award and has co-authored a number of best-selling biographies inc. those on Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin and the Neville Brothers.