Honestly, when I see Justin Bieber’s name in the news, I’m kind of relieved when it’s just because he got a new tattoo. Bieber, who cancelled his Purpose tour to focus on his spirituality or sustainability or something like that, has been fairly well-behaved of late. He’s kept his head down, even ignoring Marilyn Manson trying to bait him, which, by the way, Manson is still trying to do. Dude, drop it already. However, Bieber recently got yet another tattoo (he has, like, 60+) in his downtime. Not just any tattoo, but a cummerbund of ink across his torso:
I’m not sure any of us actually need to see the new work in motion but here it is anyway:
According to the artist, Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, the tattoo took 26 hours over three days to complete. Whew, that’s commitment. Of course, if this is where I was doing the work, I’d take as long as possible:
Bang Bang explained what exactly he added to Bieber’s abs:
Bang Bang explaining the meaning of Justin's tattoo.@justinbieber#MPN #JustinBieber pic.twitter.com/sJhMCKJFe4
— Official Beliebers (@OfficialJFC) October 21, 2017
This is a lot of ink for me but Bieber has so much already. The description sounds cool. I kind of like the haunting quality of it given it’s Halloween time but not sure how I’ll feel about it in the spring. I guess because I’m not attracted to Bieber the new work didn’t elicit much of a reaction from me. However, I was in the minority:
good night to everyone except justin bieber's stomach tattoo
— aidan (@aidan) October 22, 2017
justin bieber’s new tattoo pic.twitter.com/LW4RannwAm
— leah (@sunsetsonjade) October 21, 2017
Okay sweetie now let's go to a tattoo removal place. You had your fun. @justinbieber pic.twitter.com/grD6v56RXE
— Jin (@JinniesPurpose) October 21, 2017
That Justin Bieber tattoo… first the lion and tiger and now this.
I mean if he likes it….. pic.twitter.com/oN6Umshdmb
— 💫 Sky 💫 (@fangirlnonstop1) October 21, 2017
everybody's talking about Justin Bieber 's new tattoo and i'm here wondering why the fuck there's a tv in the bathroom pic.twitter.com/JkfNtgequC
— Bob Morley King (@Bellamy_Hero) October 21, 2017
Something nice: judging by the bathroom selfie and this pic Bang Bang posted, Justin looks healthy and I’m glad because I was getting worried about him. So until he makes me eat my words with some weird Bieber move, I’ll leave it on that note.
Photo credit: Instagram, Twitter and WENN Photos
Why does he have food in the bathroom? Plus his toothbrush is in his sink! Gross!
Couldn’t he tidy up the bathroom before the selfie?
Justin Bieber tidy up! LOL, he has not had to clean up after himself in a decade. He must have maids come in and clean up the big messes his buddies and himself make every single night. Perhaps the maids quit because they were being abused with so much filth and disorder in his houses.
Judging by that mess, any future maids he hires will ask for danger pay.
I’m a neat freak and I can’t stand messy bathrooms. If I was there, it would be cleaned up and sparkling in 2 seconds. I can’t stop cleaning up a mess, no matter whose it is.
I wouldn’t have a TV in there because I can see the one from my bedroom perfectly while in my bathroom
Okay, glad I’m not the only one weirded out by his bathroom. At first I was enjoying the view but then, nope. Like, WHY is there a spoon in the bathroom? WHY is your toothbrush lying uncovered in the sink?
What is the black stuff on the counter? I would say marbling but there is none on the tiles at the back of the sink. I could hazard a guess at what the spoon is for given his past with drugs.
The spoon!!! Like why?
I’m so glad others immediately focused on the toothbrush just sitting in the sink. That’s disgusting.
Food? Old juice containers? So dirty!
I didn’t notice the Chips Ahoy package or spoon until now. Gross!
The toothbrush in the sink makes me nauseous. Blech!
Oh, so that IS food? Ew. What a grub.
thank you!!!! i was so distracted by the disgusting bathroom counter that i didn’t even notice the tat.
Why is Justin Bieber ruining his body with so many tattooes? What is he compensating for? Can’t he just buy a new car, get a different haircut, make a new song or something. He’s got a cute shape but now with all those nasty tattoes all over his body he looks cheap and gross.
No tattoos for me but my understanding is they can be “addictive”
They are so addictive, I have 8 and counting and I love them all. I really do think it’s a personal thing and if you want one and have given it time and thought, why not? I can’t imagine it’s going to adversely affect his career (which would be a decent reason not to get one).
I thought a lot of Bieber’s appeal was his sex appeal- females swooning over his naked torso and defined abs. Now he just looks like someone vomited ink all over him. To each his own on tats in general but these in particular? Not so much. Maybe it was deliberate? His handler’s can’t be happy that he covered an asset.
I don’t mind tattoos, but he now looks as if he’s wearing a dirty tee shirt. Eh, it’s his body, and he loves them, but I don’t know why he feels the need to share and explain his “artwork”. Then again, I’m not his fan base, so…
And, yeah, get that grotty bathroom cleaned up.
“Moments in battle” sure, Justin
I know why.
This might get me blasted but look at the close up of his torso. Dude has the body of a 10 year old boy. I’m sorry but it’s true. I think the tattoos are an attempt to add ‘bulk’ and make him look tough to compensate for the extreme scrawniness. I’ve noticed it’s something a lot of really thin men do, like the ones Kylie dates. They’re super scrawny but act all macho and tough and coat themselves in tattoos.
Was this a cover up piece? It’s mighty heavy on the black.
I hunk he’s emulating his pastor. That guy has a ton of tattoos. And Bieber seems to need someone to follow. I don’t like tattoos but don’t care too much about his, but my real focus is on how dead-eyed he looks. I’m concerned he’s in a depression. He never seems truly happy even in his “fun” pictures. Maybe drugs, maybe persona, but I do honestly feel a twinge of something when I see him. I wish I could give him a hug and mother him a bit lol.
My husband and his brothers all never smile in photos. They’re happy people but they just do not smile for photos. He could be simply one of those? Kanye also avoids smiling in photos.
His bathroom is gross.
too many judgemental people before 8am. get your tats biebs and your bathroom is sloppy, but not disgusting. people always gonna hate to make themselves feel more than.
tats aren’t for everyone and are so common these last 20 years it’s not a big deal.
It later than 8am for plenty of the people here. Commenting that someones bathroom is sloppy isn’t a hateful way to make me feel more than. The bathroom is truly messy
Why is there a spoon in the bathroom? If you know what I mean.
then I guess my comment isn’t for you LMAO but your comment and defensive personality proved my point about judgy peeps! thank you for that in Florida it was b4 8am. lmao 😚
I like it. I don’t know why, but I do. He’s already super tatted up, what’s one more well done (if tacky thematically) tattoo, however huge?
Nice to see that he isn’t all ‘roided up anymore but jesus christ that is one disgusting bathroom.
His head seems to be growing lengthwise? Weird.
That bathroom is a mess. I would’ve thought that tattoo was really cool when I was 16 years old, but I’m not 16 anymore.
I really think the fame and scrutiny have caused this guy to lose his mind. Why on earth would you do that to yourself. Don’t these people think 20 or 30 years down the line? Wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled a Tyson and got one on his face
Ummm… in the photo in which the tattoo artist is working outside, what is Justin holding? I’m grossed out.
He’s holding teeny tiny baby Justin in his right hand, lol.
His tiny bean bag.
I bet he’ll regret this when he’s 50.
Justin Bieber and What is that: best summary for an article!
Lolllllll the soongebob tweet 😂. The tattoo is uglyyyyyyyyyyyy, but then again I’m in the small minority that thinks most tattoos people get are quite dumb so what do I know.
Tbh Justin is too far gone mentally. Years of people telling him only yes has messed with head. I would not be surprised if his new Christian phase has the church people boosting his ego even more smh. To me, that’s the real story.
ha agreed on all points
I constantly see people on social media posting pictures of sub-par tattoos and I always think, if you’re putting it on your body for life…wouldn’t you actually seek out a GOOD artist and a GOOD piece of art? I have more than one friend with tattoos that you cannot even tell what they are and they get all offended when people guess the wrong thing. One has flowers (that look like grapes) and the other a TV (which looks like a black blob). I don’t get it. If you’re getting it forever wouldn’t you make sure the design is ACTUALLY good? I’ve also got friends with crooked symbols poorly coloured in, or font that is practically unreadable. JUST WHY!?!??!
I would say fewer than 3% of tattoos I see are actually nice looking.
And what’s especially strange to me is that “bang bang” had to explain the tat. I have one tat. It means something to me and I don’t need the long-forgotten artist to explain what it is and his deep-not really-theory on tats. It sounds like Biebs showed up at some random tat parlor with some vague idea of what he wanted and let “bang bang” draw some drug-inspired mess on his body.
Poor kid. A lot of self-loathing there.
OK I can’t unsee the spoon on the counter and the toothbrush in the sink now that everyone is pointing it out. Why is the toothbrush in the sink? I’m nauseated by the thought.
How long has he had all these tattoos? I’m sure I remember shirtless pics of him from a couple of years ago and he didn’t have any?