David's Tattoos

David’s Tattoos





Heart – There is a tattoo of a bleeding heart tattooed over his actual heart. A Tulsa Magazine said that when Analog Heart came out it made David Cook a new Heartthrob. After getting poked fun at by his friends, he ended up getting this tattoo to commemorate the remark.





AC – On the inside of his upper left arm are the initials “AC.” Obviously (hopefully) it stands for his brothers, Adam and Andrew Cook, just like the AC on his guitar.





ETA: Picture removed. Not allowed to post on the Dash because it was a personal picture taken from a private site.

Ribbon – On his sternum is a Cancer ribbon for his brother Adam who died of brain cancer.




Eye – Tattooed in August 2008 on the inside of his right wrist. It’s meant to symbolize unity, peace, and tranquility, all that lovely jazz. It also symbolizes his Idol journey.




Rock Flag Eagle – Tattooed at the beginning of the Declaration tour/after the AI tour on the inside of his upper right arm. It’s an inside joke between himself and Neal, who also has the tat. It is a reference to It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. I also think it greatly adds to the arm porn.




After this point I think the tats become a bit overwhelming on his beautiful pale skin.




14 – Tattooed in October 2009 on the underside of his right forearm. There is a lot of speculation as to what this tattoo means. I didn’t spend too much time researching this topic, because I have better things to do then read a bunch of people’s theories, but it might have something to do with the number of units Analog Heart sold, or his dog Dublin’s birthday. Apparently he wants to keep its meaning to himself, so who really knows. It must be something good.
If you were to guess, I would pay attention to the color and font style as well.




Paragraph – Tattooed in December 2009 on the upside of his left forearm is the final verse of the poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. David either read it at Adam’s funeral, or it is simply to commemorate him.
Although this is the most meaningful tattoo he has, it also covers up that beautiful freckle that I have come to know and love.




And that’s all he has as of February 2010. Let’s just pray he doesn’t get anything above the shoulders.

If anyone has more exact dates, meanings, or you notice this is out of order, then please correct me. Please only do so if you know you are right!

Now, is there anyone that has done a Neal Tiemann tattoo thread? Good luck with that…