Brad Pitt tattoos: 5 fast facts
The Trojan star and 12 Years a Slave producer has managed to keep his name on everyone's lips for one reason or another, no matter how serious or trivial the subject is. From Brad Pitt's political views, to Brad Pitt's numerous hairstyles, to Brad Pitt's tattoos, the Hollywood A-lister has certainly proven its relevance. On the subject of Brad Pitt tattoos, the star apparently has more than enough and here's what you need to know about them.
1. Brad Pitt tattoos are a mystery
Brad is a very private person and unlike his wife, Angelina Jolie, he is silent most of the time about his ink and what it means. This makes us even more curious because his tattoos generally have a very distinctive meaning, at least the few that we know of. For example, Brad created quite a media frenzy when he sported a very unusual tattoo. It consisted of a linear pattern sketched with several small broken lines that were apparently unrelated to each other.
After his silence, there was a surge of theories about what the tattoo meant. For one thing, people thought it meant the fallen levees that caused the New Orleans catastrophe after Hurricane Katrina. On the other hand, the interpretation was that the lines portrayed the city streets that formed the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Both interpretations were very insightful, but it seems that the theorist was overthinking it. In the end, his wife, Angelina, cleared all doubts by offering some clarity. In an interview with US Weekly, she said, she drew random patterns on her back and liked it, then made it permanent. Plus, she said, "it's significant because it's us making angles and shapes of each other's body, that kind of thing."
2. Several Brad Pitt tattoos are sentimental
Although he has quite a few pragmatic tattoos, or at least we think he does, several of Brad's tattoos are sentimental. To celebrate his love for Angelina Jolie, the actor had his birth date tattooed on his stomach in Khmer, the official language of Cambodia. Also prior to his nuptials, Brad received a variation of a Rumi romantic poem tattooed on his bycep that reads' There is a field, beyond all notions of right and wrong. I'll meet you there'.
If you thought the last one was sweet, this one is even better. Brad dedicated a tattoo on his right forearm to his entire family. The tattoo is a fine-lined cross containing the initials of all the members of his cozy family. There is an A for Angelina, M for Maddox, P for Pax, Z for Zahara, S for Shiloh, K for Knox, and V for Vivienne.
3. Brad Pitt favors cryptic tattoos in foreign languages
Just as we mentioned earlier, the star tends to lean towards mysterious tattoos that keep us all guessing. His tattoos are also often in foreign languages. On his left forearm was tattooed "Absurdities of existence", which translates to "life is absurd", his inspiration was the preface to the book by Daniel Pearl. In his lower left hand he has "Invictus" which means "invisible" attributed to a poem by "William Ernest Henley".
There is also the Sanskrit blessing on the bottom back of it. Although his importance remains a mystery, it is rumored to be for the protection of his son Maddox. Her wife, Angelina Jolie, has a similar one on her left shoulder blade and it's meant to protect Maddox and herself from bad luck. It translates into: ‘Let your enemies flee away from you. If you acquire wealth, may it remain yours forever. Your beauty will be that of Apsara. Wherever he goes, many will assist, serve and protect him, surrounding him on all sides. "
4. No one knows the exact number of Brad Pitt tattoos
As cryptic as he is with the meaning of his tattoos, he is also with the tattoos of him as a whole. No one knows the exact number of tattoos, they just appear on his outs and he never makes any comment about it.
5. Brad Pitt tattoos are unique and meaningful
You have to admit it, even if we don't know what they mean half the time, when we find out, his tattoos have significant meanings and make people think. It's amazing how he can get people to come up with unique and thoughtful interpretations for his tattoos, nothing sloppy or second-rate. He obviously thinks about it a lot and hopefully one day we'll get a little insight from the movie star.
