of course everyone loves GC without them! just...acually...i dont have a tattoo....lol..but i think people just like to express themselves with tatts=)
Tattoos are a form of expression, a quite personal one, a lot of people get tattoos to mark special occassions or beliefs, or a passion.
They also come with the area of music that GC work in and the music they are influenced by, they see the tattoos on their heroes, think it looks good and then the mind wanders onto what you could have.
Body mods have been around for ages, as a way to personalise and express yourself, plus they are quite addictive, i have numerous piercings and tattoos and i am booked in for my net tattoo on wednesday. you get one done then think about how to expand that one, and what to add next. :-) i'm quite a fan and i love them on blokes.
My daughter has numerous tatts. She's addicted to the art. lol I have one and am thinking of getting another which will probably be my last. I love seeing that tatts on GC but if they didn't have them I would still love their music. :) But I love their tatts.