In Episode 39 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with tattooing icon, world traveler, and author Jonathan Shaw for a conversation about his life and where he's going next. This is a guy that's lived many lives—artist, author, world-traveler, fringe society member. He's very self-reflective about his experiences.

Highlights:

• Jonathan recently released a Vintage Tattoo Flash collection (the book is fantastic) http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Tattoo-Flash-Traditional-Collection/dp/1576877698

• Jonathan is the son of band leader Artie Shaw and actress Doris Dowling. He touches on why growing up in the lap of luxury was more like the American Nightmare than the American Dream

• The reasons behind Jonathan leaving home at 14

• Why we can't outrun our past or our DNA

• How the tattooing industry has grown and his thoughts on his own involvement in it

• Why he put together Vintage Tattoo Flash: 100 Years of Traditional Tattoos from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw

• The importance of paying dues in whatever field of passion we have

• How Jonathan tries to be a helpful public figure at this point in his life

• Why working in the light is no easy task.

• What's roads Jonathan's riding down in 2016

Links:

If you'd like to have Jonathan sign a personalized note in any book you buy directly from him, email him at:

Places to buy Vintage Tattoo Flash:

http://www.powerhousebooks.com/books/vintage-tattoo-flash-100-years-of-traditional-tattoos-from-the-collection-of-jonathan-shaw/

http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Tattoo-Flash-Traditional-Collection/dp/1576877698

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