The seductive artist, songwriter, singer, and guitarist not only oozes great music and talent, but he’s also one of the most amazing-looking stars we’ve seen this century. john mayer’s tattoos enhance his personality by making his body a ‘wonderland’. With a total of 12 tattoos adorning his beautiful body, John Mayer inspires many others to do so with ink and needles.
1. ‘koi fish’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘koi fish’ tattoo on the right shoulder.
meaning: the ‘koi fish’ tattoo is the first tattoo done at the age of 18 in japan. this tattoo is on his right shoulder which continues to his right arm. the koi fish is a symbol of prosperity, good times, strength, good luck, and determination.
2. ‘house’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘house’ tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: This tattoo is related to the song ‘home life’ from John’s album ‘Heavier Things’ which was released in September 2003.
3. ’77’ tattoo
tattoo: ’77’ tattoo on the left side of the chest.
meaning: the number ’77’ represents the year of birth of the singer who was born on October 16, 1977.
4. ‘life’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘life’ tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Again, this tattoo is related to the song ‘home life’ from John’s album ‘heavier things’ which was released in September 2003.
5. ‘3 squares’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘3 squares’ tattoo on his right forearm.
Meaning: John got the ‘3 squares’ tattoo inked in 2003 and then filled it in with the different color patterns.
6. ‘srv’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘srv’ tattoo on the left shoulder.
Meaning: John got this tattoo to pay tribute to his idol, Stevie Ray Vaughan, who inspired him to learn to play the guitar.
7. ‘traditional Japanese manga’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘traditional Japanese manga’ tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: John’s left arm is covered with a beautiful Japanese tattoo that was done in Japan during his time there, by an artist named Horimitsu. To get this traditional tattoo, the singer had to go to the tattoo shop many times to prove himself worthy to get tattooed.
8. ‘flower design’ tattoo
9. ‘cat’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘cat’ tattoo on the right shoulder.
Meaning: This cat tattoo on john’s right shoulder was done by english singer ed sheeran in february 2015. john also tattooed the ‘kool boy’ on ed sheeran’s right arm . in april 2017, john uploaded the photo of this tattoo to his instagram account with the caption
#tbt February 2015 @teddysphotos and I secretly got tattoos and we both got tattooed on @latelateshow when I was the guest host for a short while. this is the kind of quality television that I felt was missing at the time. 🔝😺 “
in an interview, ed sheeran was asked about this tattoo, to which he replied:
He did ‘kool boy’ and I wrote him a cat, because he’s crazy about pussy.”
10. ‘unidentified’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘unidentified’ tattoo near his right ankle.
meaning: no clear information about this tattoo is available.
11. ‘peach’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘peach’ tattoo on the left wrist.
meaning: the peach tattoo is a symbol of happiness, longevity, prosperity and good luck.
12. ‘unidentified’ tattoo
tattoo: ‘unidentified’ tattoo on his right wrist.
meaning: no clear information about this tattoo is available.
