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In his March 2020 interview with GQ, Post Malone opened about why he thinks he has so many face tattoos. “I’m a ugly-ass motherfucker,” he told GQ, saying that the tattoos could be a defensive strategy. “It does maybe come from a place of insecurity, to where I don’t like how I look, so I’m going to put something cool on there so I can look at myself and say, ‘You look cool, kid,’ and have a modicum of self-confidence, when it comes to my appearance.”
While some of Malone’s face tattoos are there to help with his self-confidence, there are a few that he got just for fun. In January 2020, the rapper was spotted with new ink: a ball-and-chain flail, covering his right cheek. Malone said it was thanks to his “obsessed” attitude toward “knights and medieval times and ancient Egypt and ancient Rome and s**t like that.”
In the interview, Malone also revealed that he has tattoos as tribute to fellow artists who died young. Discussing the more recent deaths of Lil Peep, Mac Miller and Juice WRLD, the rapper told GQ, “That could have been me.”
While fans aren’t concerned about Malone’s ever-growing collection of face tattoos, they are worried about the rapper. In light of his dark past, fans are hoping Malone will continue trying to get the help he needs.
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Written by: Nicki
