christina perri
Christina Perri is well known for all of her tattoos, this is her first tattoo that she got when she was 15. The symbol is the ankh symbol, the Egyptian hieroglyph for eternal life. There was no reason for the tattoo she just wanted it.
On he right shoulder Christina has an upside down woman hanging on the Moulin Rouge Windmill. She got this tattoo because Moulin Rouge is her favourite fim.
On the inside of her left arm she has the tattoo "1776". Christina hasn't said what the tattoo means but its assumed it has something to do with The Declaration of Independence and how it was signed in her hometown.
Next to the "1776" tattoo she has a quote "to thine own self be true" which is from one of Shakespeare's plays Hamlet. She got this tattoo as a symbol of how lucky she is to be herself and her success in the music industry.
This tattoo is a random doodle that wraps around her arm in red ink, the lines are anchored at both ends with a guitar and a treble clef attached to a star.
On her right arm she has the signature of Johnny Cash, Christina said the reason she got this tattoo is because she loves Johnny Cash as an artist and as a person.
On her right arm she has"Roccia E Rullo" which is "Rock And Roll" in Italian.
On each of her inner elbows she has the tattoo "Mom" and "Me" which obviously is a tattoo for her mother, even though her mother doesn't like it.
On her chest Christina has a rather large tattoo, it says "La Mia Famiglia" which is Italian for "My Family" she has said that this decorative tattoo is her favorite because her family means the world to her.
On her forearm she has a cracked red heart. Christina got this when she realized she has had a boyfriend since kindergarten so she "quit love" for a hundred days, she described it as locking up her heart. The stitches down the middle represent all of the heartbreaks she had over the years. The center of the heart has a key hole, the reason she gave for this was "somebody has the key, i just don't know who"
While in Italy she got the famous Michelangelo's painting "The Creating of Adam" that is painted on the Sistine Chapel as a tattoo. Christina explained that she was so taken aback by seeing the famous painting in person that she got it tattooed on her right arm, its also a constant reminder of the time she saw it.
Since the beginning Christina has been a huge fan of the Stephanie Meyer "Twilight" saga and she even has a few of her songs feature in the films. After she finished the books she got the "bitten" tattoo in the font of the books, the tattoo solidified her obsession, she described it by being 'bitten' with the obsession.
On the back of her right thigh she has a bow.
This "LA" tattoo represents the place Los Angeles, this particular logo is used for the LA dodgers baseball team. Even though LA ins't her home town the tattoo was more of a friendship tattoo.
After getting the LA tattoo above Christina said she felt guilty about it so she got the outline of the skyline in her hometown Philadelphia.
Underneath the skyline tattoo she has a portrait of her French Bulldog Lexi, she got the tattoo when the dog passed away the tattoo symbols that the dog will never leave her.
Christina has matching penguin tattoo's, she got them because of her love for the animal. She described them as the 'most romantic, cutest, little animals'
On her shoulder she has the words "Sometimes you need to let things go" leading up to a red balloon.
On her wrist she has the tattoo "Nothing is Random" which was written on a Christmas card she got from her friend and popular musician Jason Mraz.
On he back she has a tattoo of a skull wearing a military helmet with its right eye being covered with an eye patched shaped as a peace sign.
Underneath the skull she added "we can be heroes", the quote is a lyric from David Bowie's song "Heroes" from the film soundtrack of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
On her side is a silhouette of the "Balloon Girl" by Banksy which is a young girl being carried away by balloons. Christina likes this artwork because it has a special meaning to her, she explains by saying the girl is holding eight black balloons, it signifies her eight wishes and how she has made eight lifetime big wishes so the art reminds her of herself.
Above the Banksy art she got a small caption that says "covering up the past"
On her forearm she has the painting "My Dishonest Heart" by Audrey Kawaski which is her favorite. Christina said she relates to the painting because she always has her heart on her sleeve and in the artwork the girls heart is exposed.
On her left forearm she has the arabic word "maktub" which means "it is written" The symbol is used in a Paulo Coelho novel The Alchemist.
On her wrist she has the logo from Jerry Spinelli's book Stargirl.
Around her wrist she has all the names of The Beatles, John, Paul, George and Ringo. The reason for this tattoo is because she loves The Beatles and says they are her number one musical influence.
On her ankle she has a tattoo of a map of Italy in the colors of the Italian flag on top of the American flag, above it it says "Perri" this tattoo represents her family's Italian-American heritage.
Later on she added grape vines wrapping around her ankle from the tattoo above. This tattoo is also to represent her Italian heritage.
On her neck she has "ti amo" which means i love you in Italian.
Behind her left ear she has "WAR"and behind the right ear she has "IS OVER!" The tattoo was inspired by one of her idols John Lennon, she got the idea of the tattoos from billboards John and wife Yoko put up around the world saying "WAR IS OVER (If You Want It) Happy Christmas from John and Yoko" in 1969 during the Vietnam war. 2 years after that they realsed a single "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
She has "Karma" vertically down her side. She got this tattoo shortly after 'Jar of Hearts' was released. She got the tattoo because it represents the good karma, when she became a successful and famous musician and the bad karma for the hurtfull ex-boyfriend she wrote Jar of Hearts about.
On her hip she has a small tattoo of a crescent moon.
Along her middle finger she has "POWERLESS" she got this tattoo as a reminder that she cant control everything in her life.
On her middle finger she has a peace symbol in a love heart.
For an unknown reason she has the initials "ST" and "N" on each hand.
On her foot she has the logo for the mini cooper. Not only does Christina drive a mini cooper but she collaborated with the promotional campaign for the car in 2011.
On the back of each ankle she has 'Hold' and 'Good' tattooed.