Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Jonathan Shaw's Scab Vendor: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist is a surreal, multi-generational roller coaster ride through the underbelly of modern culture, charting the course of a life measured by extremes, and all the people, places, and events that shaped that life into a survivor's tale of epic proportions. In its pages, Shaw takes the reader deep, not only into the recesses of his extraordinary mind and adventures, but also into the strange and magical process of memoir-writing itself.
If truth is indeed stranger than fiction, then, as Shaw's friend and literary mentor Charles Bukowski once told him, much of this book would have to be lived before it could be written. In that sense, Scab Vendor: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist is much more than a fascinating chronicle of a popular outlaw artist's creative evolution. It is a multicolored, cinematic, modern-day Odyssey, written in blood, ink, and tears--a kaleidoscopic, visionary roadmap to the journey of the human soul.
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- Huge Network of Influencers: Born as the son of jazz legend Artie Shaw and Hollywood actress Doris Dowling, author Jonathan Shaw has a rich matrix of connections, from Johnny Depp to Debbie Harry to Iggy Pop. - Cover Art by R. Crumb: Legendary cartoonist, R. Crumb gave the cover art to Jonathan Shaw to use exclusively for Scab Vendor. R. Crumb's unmistakable style will be instantly recognized by his large and devoted fanbase and can be tapped into for selling through on the book. - Bestselling Author: Jonathan Shaw's previous novel, Narcisa, was on the Amazon bestseller list for six consecutive weeks.