Marisa DiMattia: Theo Jak

MARISA DIMATTIA: Theo Jak

Theo Jak may own two of the hottest tattoo ateliers in Europe, he may work at the best body art expos around the world and get featured in various magazines, but when you sit down with him, he's still an American street punk: Hard, brash, easy with a joke and easier to call bullshit.

At the London Tattoo Convention, Theo and I kept up our ongoing argument over whether tattooing should go back to being illegal and underground. We talked about the curse of the big personality. And he schooled me...

good interview!
and to all that haven't seen these tattooshops: you've really missed something!
and the tattoos are awesome!

theo jak, one hell of a guy. cool interview. he has a bigger hello kitty tatoo than me, i like that.

i love theo, he's nuts, and a fuckin amazing artist.
i met him at the london tattoo convention last year. he shouted across the room at me "YEAH, YOU'LL DO!" cos i'm 5ft tall, and he wanted me for his "short person project!"

It was so much fun listening back to the recording of our conversation. we both sounded a bit nuts!

You failed to mention that you were terrified in case he spotted you again this year

ahem, well yeah!

although i really would like to get tattooed by him - just not a full body suit!

theo you media whore.
i guess its true that he's now officially 'infamous'.
yup, he's loud, obnoxious and one of ours.
he was/is also known as the 'king of pain'.
from one Jak to another.

oh ya. if you read this...what about the penguins? they're midgets.