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"I’ve been getting tattooed since I was 19 and by the time I was 23 I had developed an interest in learning how to make tattoos myself. At the time I was getting tattooed a lot by Nalla Smith, who was at Tattoo City then. We had become good friends and I asked him if he would teach me how to tattoo. He flatly said No, explaining that he was in no position to take on an apprentice. He was really the only guy I had felt comfortable about apprenticing with, so I put the thought out of mind. But a few years later, he asked if I was still interested in learning how to tattoo and told me he was in the process of buying a tattoo shop in New York City where I could eventually work full-time. I jumped at the chance. He set me up with the basic equipment and told me I should start by tattooing myself. He suggested that I tattoo something on my upper leg while I was sitting down. He had imagined that I would tattoo a little skull and crossbones or something. He was certainly surprised when I showed him this “Giant” graffiti piece outlined on my left leg." mike giant