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Hear the stories of a man that gave up everything to be on a brighter path of following his dreams. A real story of how not to overthink, take a risk, and to have an amazing group of friends/colleges/fellow artist to support you on your journey of self-discovery. Meet Tadju!!!!

Fist memories of art and music as a child (5:10) Did you feel artistic or sensitive to art early on in life ? (7:00) First memories of drawing or playing music for the first time (8:00) Did and do you feel supported by your family in being a creative person ? (12:30) Having artistic family members or siblings and how does that create tension for you creatively (15:00) Getting your first tattoo, tell us about that experience and memory (21:00) Briefly lets talk about music school, what pulled you into wanting to be a musician (23:50) What was the catalyst for change how and why did you decide you wanted to tattoo / lets talk about you leaving the 9-5 hustle to focus on being an artist (29:30) Finding your style- how and what inspires you in the medium of tattooing as your abilities and confidence grow your style aligns with that, lets talk about that feeling (45:00) Different shops, different styles, different age groups- tattooing is a wacky human soup what do you love and dislike most about it (52:30) Musicians, artists, and tattooer are mostly insane- is this factual or is it a bunch of bullshit (1:02:00) Mental health and taking care of yourself, being a creative and feelings of anxiety, depression, or sadness often go hand in hand. What keeps you positive and away from those feelings ? (1:04:00) The internet- let’s talk about it, do you love it do you hate it and how complicated is social media ? (1:11:10) A game of would you rather, a game of VS (1:14:50) TRUTHFULLY what do you see for the future of tattooing, how will things change as you age, Michael ages out, and Gen Z /alpha takes over (1:26:30) Shoutouts, recommendations, viewing or musical pleasures what’s inspiring you today right now  (1:36:10) MYSTERY QUESTION (1:42:30)

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Producers : @xCoreyx @michaelmiguel___