GNR tattoos

[donny]

3 questions on tattoos

1. axl has a victory or death tattoo, yellow thing with red line. i'm not familiar with a flag or symbol of that type, is it just something americans would understand ?

2. slash has a tattoo, looks like him but with a pair of boobs, whats all that about, does it have a meaning ? 

3. what GNR tattoos do you lot have ? feel free to post pics of your own.

heres mine, photo is from when it was fresh but had it several years now 

[janrichmond]

9 minutes ago, donny said:

2. slash has a tattoo, looks like him but with a pair of boobs, whats all that about, does it have a meaning ? 

that's Shirley, he drew it and it was his first tattoo

[donny]

2 minutes ago, janrichmond said:

that's Shirley, he drew it and it was his first tattoo

thanks. i thought it looked like him. probably explains in his book(which i have) but been a few years since i read it 

[BlueJean Baby]

 

Axl Rose Victory Or Death Tattoo And The Elvis Presley Connection

by Raul on August 31, 2010 in Elvis, Guns N’ Roses

 

“Victory or Death”

Guns N’ Roses‘ Axl Rose has the emblem and phrase tattooed on his left arm.  The saying dates back to the Ottoman Empire and also has ties to “The King” Elvis Presley himself.

 

Victory or Death is the motto of the 32nd Armored Regiment of the United States Army.  The motto also served as an inspirational order to this first of the 3rd Armored Division’s two great battering rams.

It is also visible on the yellow-and-red regimental emblem in some photographs of Elvis Presley during his Army service in Germany with that regiment, and in his later film “G.I. Blues”.  You can see the emblem on the hat of Presley in this photo.

Not sure if Axl, who did not serve in the US Military knew of this connection or he just thought it looked cool.

Axl is a fan of “The King“

[donny]

1 hour ago, BlueJean Baby said:

 

Axl Rose Victory Or Death Tattoo And The Elvis Presley Connection

by Raul on August 31, 2010 in Elvis, Guns N’ Roses

 

“Victory or Death”

Guns N’ Roses‘ Axl Rose has the emblem and phrase tattooed on his left arm.  The saying dates back to the Ottoman Empire and also has ties to “The King” Elvis Presley himself.

 

Victory or Death is the motto of the 32nd Armored Regiment of the United States Army.  The motto also served as an inspirational order to this first of the 3rd Armored Division’s two great battering rams.

It is also visible on the yellow-and-red regimental emblem in some photographs of Elvis Presley during his Army service in Germany with that regiment, and in his later film “G.I. Blues”.  You can see the emblem on the hat of Presley in this photo.

Not sure if Axl, who did not serve in the US Military knew of this connection or he just thought it looked cool.

Axl is a fan of “The King“

thanks for that. news to me. im from the UK so missed that. but you have thrown up another topic. that photo of axl ^^up there^^ that you posted, he has a mickey mouse T shirt on, looks mid to late 1980s. i thought he wore them shirts in response to the mickey or rasp debates on the net over the past 15 years. didnt know he had them in the 80s