Getting a tattoo? Make sure it's spelled right, drawn right, isn't James Arthur
Alexandra Pollard, Jo Dodge

13:32 11th August 2015

Tattoos, like any work of art, are hugely subjective. The most important thing, if you're getting one, is that you like it. Never mind what everyone else thinks, right? Except, to be quite honest, someone really, really should have stepped in and stopped these tattoos from ever existing.

From horrible misspellings to questionable (to put it politely) drawings, the only thing the following have achieved is to sully the name of the person they were supposed to pay tribute to.

From Miley Cyrus to Dave Grohl, via James Arthur (yes, really), these are the most ill-advised band tattoos on the internet. 

 

 

  • Watching Guns N Roses' current line-up always feels like an episode of The Walking Dead - so why Axl Rose as a zombie?

  • This tattoo is supposed to be a tribute to hardcore punk band Black Flag, but the wobbly lines make this look like four short stubby snakes instead.

  • This back piece represents Green Day. Though their faces look like rushed caricatures, at least it's spelt correctly. However: what the hell have they done to Billie Joe Armstrong?

  • The first tattoo in this list to feature Fred Durst . Not sure what's more off putting: the bold red, lack of shading, the massive eye OR the fact it's a massive Limp Bizkit tattoo.

  • Someone seems to have swapped Ozzy Osborne's eyes with Sharon's.

  • This tattoo is supposed to be Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl. Even the nicest man in rock would object.

  • Do you believe the conspiracy theories around Tupac's death? Well if you got this tattoo, you'll believe pretty much anything.

  • Not sure what's worse: Nickelback still making music or looking at this belly with Chad Kroeger's face on. And yes, that is him singing into a penis microphone.

  • The tattoo seen around the world. The man behind it famously told Vice: "I believe that people get the tattoos that they deserve."

  • This is Britney Spears during her meltdown phase. Not a time, we assume, that she would particularly appreciate someone immortalising on their own skin.

  • Documenting the big gigs of your life is fine. But spelling Gwen Stefani's name like that, especially if you're a big enough fan to get her name indelibly written on your flesh, is unforgivable.

  • Possibly the worse choice of phrasing to have tattooed.

  • This tattoo is supposed to be of Angus Young, but it actually looks like Morph has joined an AC/DC covers band.

  • If you're a massive fan of X Factor keyboard warrior James Arthur (who?) then by all means get a tattoo of him on your back. But if you're a responsible adult with a brain, then definitely do not get one.

  • This tattoo of legendary Queen front man Freddie Mercury does him no justice. Another one bites the dust!

  • We genuinely cannot fathom the thinking behind this.

  • Numerous amounts of Miley Cyrus tattoos feature on this grown man's skin. Which isn't creepy at all....


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