Anthony’s first tattoo was of Chief Sitting Bull on his upper right arm. His second was of Chief Joseph on the opposite side. His famous back tattoo that stretches across his entire back was done in the 1980s. There are various online interpretations as to the origin of the design. The most common views are that it is of an Inca/Aztec falcon but some people claim it is a Haida thunder bird. Hank Schiffmacher began work on the tattoo in February 1988 while the Peppers where in Amsterdam on tour; it was completed over a course of 18 months when Anthony happened to be in the city.
During the 1990s a bold band was added underneath each Indian chief.Celtic Daggers completed the symmetry.A tiger, added in 2001, was to help him get over the pain of creaking up with his girlfriend, and represents both his Chinese birth sign and the Thai tradition of tigers bringing longevity and protection to the wearer- and he enjoys adding the detail that he is Tony the Tiger, the cartoon cat from the Kellogg’s Frosties add.He obligingly reveals the latest tattoo on his famously inked-up body: a beautifully rendered koi fish on his forearm. It’s a symbol of overcoming adversity,” he says. “Of swimming up current, so to speak.The smallest tattoo is perhaps most significant for RHCP fans as it is of the band’s asterisk logo.


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