Matt Gone, the man with the Guinness World Record for having the most square tattoos on his body opened up about the pain, saying the tattoo on his nose left him sneezing ink. He is also known as the 'Human Checkerboard' for having 848 square tattoos.
Man With 848 Square Tattoos Sneezing Black Ink Because Of Painful Nose Tattoo
By
Zainab Pervez in
Tattoos
On 28th May 2022
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A man who holds the world record for most square tattoos on his body has opened up about his most painful inkings.
Matt Gone currently has 848 squares patterned onto his body, which was confirmed by two doctors who had to count them for him, making him an official Guinness World Record holder.
Hailing from the US, Matt developed a passion for tattoos when he realised that he could use them to hide his birth deformities, and has since received a variety of modifications.
The tattoo fanatic’s artwork extends all the way across his head, and speaking in a Guinness World Records YouTube video, he lifted the lid on the more tricky elements of his dramatic transformation.
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But the world record has come at a price – and Matt admits that at times it’s been a pretty painful experience, although says he hardly feels any pain when being tattooed now.
“The most painful spot on the body to get tattooed? The nose. That is the most painful, even the baby toes, the nail beds hurt a lot,” he admitted.
“I sneezed up black ink for about 20 minutes after that, and it was the most painful thing I’d ever been through.”
As well as tattooing almost all of his skin, Matt, who got his first tattoo in 1985, has also tattooed his tongue and even his eyeballs, which are now a striking shade of magenta with gold.
He admitted that the procedure had also been a struggle.
“The eyelids are very painful, even with anaesthetic. I have the inside of the eyelid tattooed; people generally only tattoo up to the eyelash line,” he explained.
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In fact, Matt warned viewers not to copy his antics while showing-off his tongue tattoo.
“My tongue is tattooed, but it was hypodermic injections,” he continued. “I actually modernised the technique for tongue tattooing back in 2010.
“My tongue is more tattooed than any other person in history, and my tongue is tattooed all the way to the base down here in my throat. Do not do this at home, there is no professional that can do this.”
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As well as ink, Matt has several piercings and a laser branding on his chest that has left a scar.
The YouTube video followed Matt around a tattoo convention, and he could be seen calmly receiving a small insignia on his calf to add to his collection.
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Matt Gone, originally from Portland, Oregon, has previously served as the guest of honour at the International Convention of Tattooists
He has earned the nickname 'Chess Man' due to the chequerboard pattern covering his head and face.
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He has over 95 per cent of his body covered in ink, including his eyeballs, tongue and genitals.
In 2010, he took his obsession to a new level when he injected ink into the whites of his eyes to make them permanently coloured - one blue, the other green.
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He travels to 14 – 18 Tattoo Conventions in 13 – 15 different countries a year. he's been tattooed by 140 people.
He's Tattooed for medical reasons. He has a rare birth defect called Poland’s Syndrome. The tattoos hide very serious birth defects, missing muscles, surgery scars, and other medical problems.
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He's one of the most popular tattooed attractions in the world with one or more tattoo posters on world tattoo events than anyone.
He's a living tattoo history.