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Yoji of Miami Ink Talks Music, Family

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July 30, 2007 |

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I ran across a recent interview Yoji “The Apprentice” Harada did that had some interesting things in it you may not know about the Miami Ink star. The most notable is how much Yoji is into music. He plays in a punk band called Big Deal out of New York. Here are a few quotes from the interview to check out.

Yoji on his love for music:

“When the radio started playing The Clash, I was just in complete and total shock. I really liked it and I thought, ‘This is something I can do.’ I was in a band in Japan, but I really wanted to make music in the United States. That was my dream. “

On getting into tattooing:

“The first time I ever got a tattoo was when I was 18 years old, and I’ve been getting tattoos ever since. It’s addictive. If you get one, you just want more, more, more and more. Now I’ve got tattoos all over my body, but I never actually wanted to be a tattoo artist myself.”

On balancing passions and family:

“It was hard to quit music a little bit when my wife was pregnant. Just recently actually, I called my friends in New York and our band Big Deal got back together. The people that come out to our shows always say they like what we’re doing, and they are supportive.

It’s really hard to balance music and tattooing, especially because I just found out my wife is going to have another baby.”

Read the full interview here…..


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