Lyrics Tattoos

Demi Lovato’s first tattoo was revealed in June 2010, 2 months before the Disney star’s 18th birthday. However Demi stated in an interview that she got the tattoo when she was 16. “I was 16. And I got it in some tattoo artist’s apartment. Like it was so sketch, it was in L.A. But I wanted to get tattooed so bad. I do things out of rebellion. So that was like one of the main reasons why I got it so young.”

She kept the tattoo secret for a long time because as a young Disney star, she felt like she had to keep up a clean image for her young fans. Back in April 2009 she tweeted: “I’m not going to, but if I wasn’t a rolemodel and I didn’t have young fans, I would definitely have tattoos and piercings.” She was afraid of the public backlash even though she didn’t believe that having tattoos would make her a bad influence. “If a young Disney actress got tattoos and piercings, she would get eaten alive in the media.”

The tattoo is of the words “you make me beautiful” written on the right side of her ribs. The phrase comes from the song “Beautiful” by Bethany Dillon, a song which Demi claims changed her life. When asked about it’s meaning, she explained: “The words were so encouraging and lifted me through a really dark time in my life. It’s kind of a Christian tattoo, so for me it’s religious, but it could be for anybody.”

Demi first heard the song when she was 13 years old and it changed her outlook on life. She connected with the song because she has dealt with eating disorders, self-harm and low self-esteem for many years. Demi had the uplifting words inscribed in a time when she was still struggling, before receiving treatment. This tattoo is very rarely seen so it seems that Demi got it mostly as a reminder to herself. She told MTV “It’s one of my favorite songs ever. I got it because I was dealing with self-image issues. So I got it tattooed on me to look in the mirror every day and remind myself that I am beautiful.”

She has added onto this tattoo twice, with a pair of feathers in 2011 and a dreamcatcher in 2016.

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Jessie J has a tattoo on her right hip that says “Don’t loose who you are in the blur of the stars” which is a line from her song “Who You Are.” Unfortunately there is a mistake in the tattoo as it should say “lose” instead of “loose.” Jessie has admitted that she is to blame for the typo. “I wrote it out wrong…My fault,” she says.

She has mixed feelings about the spelling error — on the one hand the song “Who You Are” is all about embracing imperfections, but she’s still frustrated by it. She joked to Elle magazine “The worst thing is, so many people have got it tattooed so better than I have. Ah well, maybe I can create a whole new meaning.”

There are three stars on either side of the writing, bent upwards in the back and downwards in the front. (more…)

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Hayley Williams has quote on her left forearm which says “Accentuate the positive / Eliminate the negative.” It is written in capital letters in an uneven handwriting. These are lyrics from the 1944 song “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” written by Johnny Mercer.

Hayley got this tattoo done by artist Dan Smith in March 2012. Because Paramore wasn’t touring at the time, no one saw the tattoo until Hayley shared a picture on paramore.net in May 2012. When she finally revealed the ink, she wrote “Kept this one to myself for a while. A Johnny Mercer lyric/life philosophy. Thx @dansmithism!”

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Jaqcui Sandell has the words “just forget everything else & learn to love yourself” tattooed on her left shoulder blade. These are lyrics from the Craig Owens solo song “Products of Poverty.” She got this tattoo in February 2012 while her band My Arcadia was on tour with Craig’s band D.R.U.G.S.

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Carly Chaikin has a tattoo on her left side with lyrics from the Bob Dylan song “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue.” It says “Strike another match / Go start anew / And it’s all over now / Baby Blue.”

Charlotte Sometimes has a tattoo on her left arm depicting a cartoon version of the character The Master from the TV show “Buffy The Vampire Slayer.” Her wrist says “Brand New Colony” which is the title of a song by The Postal Service.

Tulisa Contostavlos has a tattoo on her lower back with some of her own lyrics from the Intro track on her album The Female Boss. It says “She is strong when she is weak / She is brave when she is scared / She is humble when she is victorious.”

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In May 2011, Sherri DuPree-Bemis had her own drawing of Texas turned into a tattoo by Alice Kendall at Infinity Tattoo in Portland, OR. There is a moon smiling over a house which is a reference to the Eisley lyrics “mr. moon shines down on my home” from the song “Mr. Moon.” The tattoo expresses her love for her home state–the DuPree family lives in Tyler, TX and Sherri now owns a house there with her husband Max Bemis. The drawing is quite intricate and includes a rabbit, deer, butterflies, raspberry, strawberries, pine cone, pine trees and flowers. (more…)

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Tattooed along the back of Erin Wasson’s upper right arm are the words “this heart will start a riot in me” which are lyrics to Paramore’s song “That’s What You Get.”

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