Frankie's tattos

The Chronology of Frank's Tattoos

1. Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin on the upperback/spine area.
Meaning: presents his birthdate. | Frank: 'I did it because my birthday is on Halloween. It's my favorite holiday.'
When? - 18th birthday [1999] on Halloween.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4998/jackolatern1hg.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6605/keepthepumpkin3ub.png

2. Banner above the chainsaw and it says: 'Loyalty. Respect. Honesty.'
Meaning: important qualities. | Frank: "I want to surround myself with people who have these 3 qualities." & "I did it because that's the kind of person I want to be in my life."
When? - guess: 1999/2000.
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/4293/loyaltyhonestyetc1bv.png

3. 'I wish I were a ghost' in red around the right wrist.
Meaning: Line from one of the Pencey Prep Lyrics.
When? - around 2000.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6452/iwishiwereaghost7eo.png

4. Flame, underlined with 'HOPE' placed over the heart area.
Meaning: Simply, the flame of hope.
When? - 2000/2001 but not sure.
http://i1.tinypic.com/nle545.jpg

5. Scorpion at the right side of his neck.
Meaning: His zodiac sign and the knowledge he couldn't work in an average job afterwards. The band helped paying for it. | Frank: "It was a way of me forcing myself to have this special job. I knew very well when I was doing it I was closing certain doors." & "We were at this venue soundchecking. I fell asleep and had a dream: I didn't ever wanted a come-back plan. I didn't want to be able to go back home. We were working so hard and what was really rough and it looked like it might not happen for us. So I thought I might have to go back home and get a job but I didn't want to give myself that option, so I woke up and decided to get a tattoo on my neck. I wanted a scorpio since I am a Scorpio. I did it in a way so no collar can cover it. It was my first visible tattoo."
When? - Mid 2002.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1070/scorpion9hf.jpg

6. Two crossing guns on the lower back/spinal area.
Meaning: guess: MCR related.
When? - 2002
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7742/crossingguns6ay.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8346/crossedguns4jj.png

7. Logo of Black Flag[http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1600/blackflaglogo4ed.jpg] on the inside of his left upper arm.
Meaning: Frank: "They are my favorite band and they made me want to start playing guitar. The band taught me that you don't have to be a guitar virtuoso to play. Just get on and do it. It was the first band I picked up on and felt free."
When? - 2002.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8356/leftarmdescribtion2ry.png

8. Image of the Our Lady Of Sorrows, that holds a heart. 5 swords aim at that heart and she stands on 3 skulls. It's on his left lower arm.
Meaning: Frank: "She almost a challenge to faith. It's a band image. We use a lot of religious imagery and I think it's a challenge to faith in general, believing in things you can't see, hoping that there'll be something out there but there probably is not."
When? - 2002/2003
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/4710/virginmary7fp.png
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2347/ourladyofsorrows8qn.png

9. 'x Jamia x' above his left nipple.
Meaning: His love for Jamia.
When? - 2002/2003
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/841/hopejamia9eq.jpg

10. 'NJ' on the inside of his lower lip.
Meaning: Jersey represent.
When? - 2003/2004
http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/1175/njlowerlip8ul.jpg

11. Two swallows on the left and right above his hip bones. Next to the head of the left one is a star. (since August 2005 also is next to the head of the right swallow a star.)
Meaning: Usually: Brand of a PIMP, like posing (to be seen in other bands). In Frank's case, I don't know.
When? - End of 2003/beginning of 2004
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/8345/swallows1bu.jpg
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/7633/swallowrightside2nz.jpg

12. 'LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST.' on his right upper thigh.
Meaning: Motto for life. | Frank: "I try to live my life that way."
When? - 2003/2004
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/9029/liveeachday7hg.jpg

13. Anchor with 'NJ' on his right upper arm
Meaning: He got the tattoo together with 2 other friends to never forget where they come from, keep 'em grounded & as a statement for their friendship will never die. They all got the tattoo when they were in different bands.
When? - November 2004
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/5872/anchornj4bx.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/nle5b9.jpg

14. Human heart staked by a knife on the inside of his left lower arm.
Meaning: Frank: "The heart is a design I put together, a kind of a modern day image."
When? - June 2004
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1051/heart9rf.png

15. Chainsaw, around the left upper arm.
Meaning: the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
When? - June 2004
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/8126/bannerchainsaw1ia.jpg

17. Black roses around his left wrist.
Meaning: unknown.
When? - June 2004
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1051/heart9rf.png
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/6086/blackroses7at.jpg

18. Spreading from his left elbow the japanese sun.
Meaning: unknown.
When? - June 2004
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8356/leftarmdescribtion2ry.png
http://img390.imageshack.us/my.php?image=001k2p7d7ux.jpg

19. On his left elbow a a black rose (since January 2005 weapons aim at them).
Meaning: unknown.
When? - June 2004
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2347/ourladyofsorrows8qn.png

20. the Pencey-broken heart on his right wrist
Meaning: Pencey Prep's kinda logo (album: 'Heartbreak In Stereo')
When? - June 2004
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4125/penceyheart1lu.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/sarahscaps/liege2.jpg

21. Bomb on the inside of his left elbow.
Meaning: unknown.
When? - December 2004/January 2005
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/8295/bombsorryknife3pa.png

22. Below the bomb is a little sentence saying 'I'm so sorry'
Meaning: unknown.
When? - December 2004/January 2005
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/8295/bombsorryknife3pa.png

23. Many little and bigger red and black stars between the heart, the sun, the Hail Mary etc., aswell as 3-5 black little bats.
Meaning: They're filling space and are decorative.
When? - December 2004/January 2005
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3985/leftarm7kn.png
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8356/leftarmdescribtion2ry.png

24. 'HALLO' on his right fingers, 'WEEN' on his left fingers.
Meaning: again, his birthdate. | Frank: "I don't think anyone else has got it. It makes sense."
When? - Feb/March 2005.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8602/halloween7fx.png

25. 'Keep the Faith' on his neck.
Meaning: Motto of his life.
When? - Summer 2005.
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6605/keepthepumpkin3ub.png

26. The 'Forget Me Not' tattoo on the inside of his right upper arm.
Meaning: Frank: "I got the tattoo to remember the feeling of the end that I was pretty okay with it. I found out that I wasn't afraid of death." (-> At the GOY video shoot, when the whole band was dressed as soldiers the boat they were sitting in began to sink rather quickly. The whole band explained later they felt as if they'd be about to die now. Luckily and obviously they were saved.)
When? - June/July 2005 [after doing the GOY video shoot.]
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5029/forgetmenot0qu.png

27. 'Search And Destroy' around his waist.
Meaning: Frank: "It's the way I feel every time I play live. Basically I go out there and destroy everything. It's also a Henry Rollins' thing."
When? - August 2005
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3135/search1uh.png
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6120/and1vg.png
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2972/destroy9nj.png

28. Logo of the Misfits [http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7109/misfitslogo7vy.jpg]on his left shin.
Meaning: it's one of his fave bands.
When? - Summer/Fall 2005.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n266/Danokaz/frankimisfits.jpg

29. Skeleton Crew Logo behind his left ear.
Meaning: the company, he says, he's started. [skeletoncrewonline.com]
When? - September/October 2005
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/beastwlf6/FRANKSNEWTATTOO.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/nle5na.jpg

30. revenge. written on left wrist.
Meaning: stands for itself, doesn't it? [Frank: "One of my best friends is James Dewees who sings for Reggie And The Full Effect who played with us on Warped Tour. We have matching tattoos. Cool huh?"]
When? - guess: Dec 05.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2432/revenge6ik.png

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Comments (9)

	hlctwh: 08/09/2007 12:25 PM I'm still amazed by how many tattoos Frankie has. Some of them must have been pretty painfull, especially the ones on the inside of his elbow. I wonder what his new one means?
	beautifulnightmere: 08/09/2007 5:25 PM holy shizz. ive been a fan of mcr (and frank) forever now and i had no effin idea that he had that many tattoos. and the best part is every one of them has a story adn a history behind it. incredible.
	disenchantedgirl: 08/10/2007 7:09 PM Great job! you really are a big Frankie's fan! xD
	raquel23: 08/12/2007 2:53 PM Wuow optimo jornal, 5 estrelas!! : )
	xflockofdovesx: 08/22/2007 12:31 PM very interesting. so he's pretty much a walking painting then
	lizzicleromance: 01/10/2008 9:14 PM This is perhaps the greatest thing I've ever seen. Major props to you for doing such an amazing job on this!!! Frank=
	Scartsit: 01/12/2008 11:25 AM Thanks for posting this! wWhere are the quotes from Frank from?
	Controversial Art with deep Kitching expression: 01/17/2008 4:37 AM WOW~~~~~~~~~~~~
	mary :): 07/24/2008 10:20 PM ithat man is a sexy boy :D

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