Donnie Kenyon

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent was the tiger on the back of my neck. It represents power, survival, and focus, but for me it’s more than that. It’s about protecting what’s mine and pushing forward no matter what’s chasing me. Life’s recently thrown some crazy things at me, and kind of like a tiger, I’ve had to move in silence, strike when it counts, and never back down. It’s honestly just a reminder that I don’t run from the fight.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My tattoos would say this is the war between who I’ve been, who I could’ve been, and who I refuse to be again. The angels and demons show my inner conflict, good intentions and bad choices. The clowns remind me that sometimes you smile through pain, or that life’s a twisted joke if you don’t take control. Each piece I have is basically a chapter of my life.

What would you do with the $25,000?

That 25K wouldn’t just change my life, it’d help me rebuild it from the ground up. I’d get to invest in my passions and make the money stretch as far as I can, not go blowing it.