Justin Bieber tattoo & Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Ah, the wonders of pop culture. Leave it to a teen heartthrob barely past puberty to revive interest in a book that captivated the masses in 1970. It all started with reports that singer Justin Bieber was tattooed with a stylized seagull to mark his 16th birthday this spring. (If you don't know him, just ask your kids or grand-kids.) The gull (check it out) was said to be an inky reference to the novel "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach.
The book is about a seagull that is ostracized by his flock, but finds a higher (literally) meaning in free-flying non-comformity. It was a perfect novel for those heady days when American kids were rebelling -- and looking for spiritual inspiration -- and society's norms were being challenged. And I do recall enjoying the book as a quick summer read. (With "Animal Farm" and "Life of Pi," it's also one of the most well-known animal-oriented allegories.)
Comments
i love justin bieber
Posted by: sharifa | May 19, 2010 5:43 PM
i love him more than anything ;D
Posted by: Sebastian Monroe | May 19, 2010 6:19 PM
omg now hes officially grown up ...... VERY ATTRACTIVE ...... good idea hes been a perfect inspiration exactly why were like the perfect match ........!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: mystique | May 19, 2010 10:50 PM
justin so hot i wish he will came to fresno on feduray the 6
Posted by: katrina | May 19, 2010 11:23 PM
Someone should shoot this prepubescent kid and do the world a favor.
Posted by: Shane Dawson | May 20, 2010 12:35 AM
OMG justin u r so sexy and cute i love ur music and style
Posted by: jennifer | May 20, 2010 8:25 AM
love u more then all the athers
Posted by: catalina angeles perez | May 20, 2010 10:47 AM
wow. just looking at comments and it goes to prove how immature his fans are. they cant spell.
Posted by: isaac | May 20, 2010 7:02 PM
I can't wait to see the actual tattoo though
Posted by: tattoo designs for anyone | May 21, 2010 5:40 AM
hes the hotest boy in the world
Posted by: mae | May 21, 2010 5:38 PM
he is very cute and handsome.....
Posted by: balqis | May 22, 2010 2:36 AM
justin ur just so cut & ur one of my dreamsand I really want it to come true.
Posted by: nupur sircar | May 22, 2010 11:59 AM
i use to not be a big fan of tattoo's, but now on my 16th birthday, i deffffinatly get that same one(: && i just asked my dad, && guess what he said. YES! :D
Posted by: Anonymous | May 23, 2010 8:15 PM
cooooooooooooooool!
Posted by: jb jb jb | May 24, 2010 8:00 AM
Eugh, Justin Bieber. I hate him, who actually gets a tattoo of a 'seagull' plus its so small it hardly even counts as a tattoo.
Plus to all the other 10 year old girls up there who worship him, he is just like every other 'teen sensataion' in a few years he'll have the body of a truck driver and no one will remember his name.
And to all the 'fans' up there, he will NEVER love you! Go you and get some proper music taste.
Posted by: Rachael | May 25, 2010 5:44 AM
Justine Bieber has a tattoo.Wooooow. It is probably not even real... He would of wrote a song about it if it was. His new best friend, that horrible role model and new Lindsey or Brittany, Miley Cyrus most likely told him to get one, but he was too much of a wuss and got a fake one.
Posted by: Liljj123 | May 25, 2010 9:09 AM
i love biebs. that is all i have to say. and i love the tattoo...it shows people that ur not a p***. keep up the good work bieber boy!
Posted by: ariellebieber<33 | June 11, 2010 1:59 AM
ummmm? excuse me? she probably had ZERO to do with this tattoo business. miley cyrus is almost eighteen! my sister is 17 and i can't even imagine how much shit she's done! not approving of it...just saying, do you know how many 17 year olds are gonna go out and do stupid stuff because they can't think for themselves!? think a little. at least she broke away from being under a microscope at all times at DISNEY! hell, i would too! she's not a bad role model, she's just stupid, seventeen, and not a goody-two-shoes. thank you very much.
xo,
L
Posted by: xoxoleanneee:) | June 11, 2010 2:10 AM