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Garth Brooks’ Tattoo Includes Special Dates In His Life

Garth Brooks got his long-talked-about tattoo when he traveled to Ireland to play several shows for his rabid fan base there. At the time, he wasn’t ready to show his…

Garth Brooks' Tattoo Includes Special Dates In His Life
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Garth Brooks got his long-talked-about tattoo when he traveled to Ireland to play several shows for his rabid fan base there. At the time, he wasn't ready to show his tattoo off and didn't give many details about it. This week, he did provide some tattoo details.

Garth said on Studio G on Monday (1/23), "The design is all ivy. My mom was a green thumb; my oldest daughter's a green thumb." He said that the ink he got on his left chest and back and down his left arm "has the dates in my life of the people who have made me want to live this life," referring to his wife, his mom, and his daughters.

Garth also said that he is glad he answered his daughter's challenge to get his first tattoo, "I never understood it. But having your three girls by your side the rest of your life, it's like – you know they're going to be there anyway, but it's pretty cool to have it in ink, so it's neat."

Last year in January, Brooks revealed that he was getting his first tattoo. While he didn't give all the details as to why he decided to get some ink, he said, "I owe my youngest a tattoo, and I've got to figure out what it's going to be, but… it's got to be done this year. We decided on it years ago, and this is the year I have to pay it off." At the time, he did not say where the ink would be or what it would be.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.