The good thing about classics is that they are timeless. Although these memoirs were published several years ago, it is still a pleasure to go back to them, as the adventures of the American Ed Hardy read like a fascinating novel of a busy artistic life. Of course, it's all about his amazing journey into tattooing, from childhood - when he was already drawing flashes on his classmates with a felt-tip pen - to the episodes of his odyssey to Japan and his rise as an international artist. Hardy commissioned author Joel Selvin - a California-based writer and rock critic with a background in alternative cultures, including a book about the tragic Altamont concert - to compile his memories and shape this unusual life of an icon who opened the eyes of a generation of tattoo artists and laid the foundation for modern tattooing. "Wear your dreams - My Life in Tattoos" - Ed Hardy with Joel Selvin - €20 - https://us.macmillan.com/
