Two weeks before the release of his first album after leaving One Direction, Zayn Malik is already paying tribute to his big solo move.
The singer posted the photo of some interesting new ink to Instagram on Friday afternoon. With a demure head tilt away from the camera, he shows off what appears to be a tattoo of a bird in flight, high on the right side of his face. In a banner across are the letters M.O.M. While it would be a sweet tribute to his mother, the letters probably stand for his album’s title, Mind Of Mine. The photo caption simply reads, “Like I would.”
Okay, so while that is the name of the latest single off the album, it’s also a pretty mysterious thing to say when revealing a new tattoo. Is the tattoo real? Is he faking us out?
Even for rock stars, a face tattoo is kind of extreme. Many tattoo artists won’t do face and neck tattoos, except on the already heavily tattooed — and some artists just won’t do them, period. Malik already has a neck tattoo, also of a bird, which makes it slightly more believable that the ink is real. Clearly, he might go there. Or would he?
The fans are Not. Into. It. Social media is already blowing up with distraught responses.
But should he regret his decision, some are offering words of comfort.
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The singer posted the photo of some interesting new ink to Instagram on Friday afternoon. With a demure head tilt away from the camera, he shows off what appears to be a tattoo of a bird in flight, high on the right side of his face. In a banner across are the letters M.O.M. While it would be a sweet tribute to his mother, the letters probably stand for his album’s title, Mind Of Mine. The photo caption simply reads, “Like I would.”
Okay, so while that is the name of the latest single off the album, it’s also a pretty mysterious thing to say when revealing a new tattoo. Is the tattoo real? Is he faking us out?
Even for rock stars, a face tattoo is kind of extreme. Many tattoo artists won’t do face and neck tattoos, except on the already heavily tattooed — and some artists just won’t do them, period. Malik already has a neck tattoo, also of a bird, which makes it slightly more believable that the ink is real. Clearly, he might go there. Or would he?
The fans are Not. Into. It. Social media is already blowing up with distraught responses.
Why did Zayn Malik tattoo his face please 😂😂😂😂😂😂😩😩😩😭
— Aqsa (@Aqsa_24x) March 12, 2016
Zayn's new music = 🔥
— Rogan O'Connor (@Rogan_OConnor) March 12, 2016
Zayn's new tattoo = 💩
Zayn getting a face tattoo is like putting baloney on a pizza like come on man why mess with a good thing?
— Thomas Hughes (@tjhugs23) March 12, 2016
But should he regret his decision, some are offering words of comfort.
I hear tattoo removal isn't that bad @zaynmalik
— Em (@jaebumftme) March 11, 2016
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