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Freddy Negrete Bio Legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete is best known for his pioneering black-and-gray tattoo style, honed while serving time in the California State Prison system during a youth mired in abuse, gang life, and drug addiction. His “prison-style” designs eventually found their way out onto the streets of East LA and, in 1980, he created a piece that earned him a Tattoo Artist of the Year award. Freddy has been featured in the History Channel’s Marked series, in the documentary Tattoo Nation, on Spike TV’s Inkmaster as a guest judge, and in numerous print and online media. He has worked as a technical consultant and tattoo artist on over 30 Hollywood films including Batman, Blade, Con Air, Falling Down and Austin Powers. He currently works at The Shamrock Social Club on the Sunset Strip with his son, Isaiah and has been a volunteer counselor at the Beit T'Shuvah residential treatment center for almost 10 years. His memoir, Smile Now, Cry Later, cowritten with Steve Jones, was released in 2016. Freddy Negrete Wiki: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Negrete Social: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreddyNegreteSmileNowCryLater/ Instagram: freddy_negrete Web: freddynegrete.com   Addiction Unlimited Podcast Full Transcript:  Angela Pugh:  Hey everybody, welcome to the Addiction Unlimited podcast. I'm your host, Angela Pugh, recording today from the beautiful Hollywood California and I want to say thank you to La Fuenta Hollywood Treatment Center for giving us a space to record. We appreciate that. You might hear some traffic noise in the background. We are in the heart of Hollywood so there's nothing we can do about the traffic. Angela Pugh: Today's guest, I'm so excited for you guys to hear a little bit of this story. It's so good. Freddy Negrete is joining us. Freddy's book is Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs, and Tattoos-My Life in Black and Gray. Angela Pugh:                   Freddy, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for being here with us. Freddy Negrete:              Thank you for having me. Angela Pugh:                   Absolutely. Tell us a little about you and what you do. Freddy Negrete:  You got that tattoo artist part right, but I'm actually best known for pioneering the style of tattoo called black and gray realism. It's has it's roots in Chicano, [Cholo 00:01:01], [Vario 00:01:01] scene of East LA in the 70s. That was my life. I was a Chicano gang member. We gave the world, khakis and pendletons and bandannas, graffiti and tattoos. Angela Pugh:                   And tattoos, there you go. Freddy Negrete: I was born with art ability so ... and as a young Chicano, we had certain images that were really important to us like the clown girl and the Charo girl with the sombrero and the gun belt. Aztec imagery, religious Catholic images, crosses, roses, Jesus, Mary, things like that. And writing. Because we were very big on who you were and where we were from. And then spending most of my life in institutions, I developed my own style of art and then in prison learned how to tattoo with the homie tattoo machine in there. And when I got out, I started tattooing out of my apartment, meanwhile a tattoo shop opened up in East LA and found that everybody wanted tattoos, but they wanted their tattoos to look like they were done in prison. They wanted the Chicano style. Angela Pugh:                   Right. You actually learned to tattoo in prison? Freddy Negrete:              Yes. Angela Pugh:                   Okay. What is the ... how do you tattoo? What is a tattoo gun like in prison? Freddy Negrete:  It's funny because the machine that they use most today is a rotary machine and it's based off of that prison design. Basically it's a motor that you break out of a CD player or back then it was a cassette player. You use a toothbrush, a Bic pen, a sharpened guitar string, tape, and that motor, and a paperclip.

Legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete is best known for pioneering the black-and-gray tattoo style, honed while serving time in a series of correctional facilities during a youth mired in abuse, gang life, and drug addiction. Freddy was honored with the Tattoo Artist of the Year Award in 1980 and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Body Art Expo in 2007 and his new book, Smile Now, Cry Later recounts his story. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/freddynegrete In this episode, Freddy discusses: -How he was a “troubled youth” and involved in gangs and incarceration. -How the Chicano subculture influenced him from a young age. -His experience at Youth Authority and then at Tamarack. -Working with Good Time Charlie, Jack Rudy, and Ed Hardy and how they influenced his mindset and his art. -How he approached his tattooing career after incarceration. -The experience of winning the Tattoo Artist of the Year Award in 1980. -The mindset of trying to get better with every single piece you create. -Some of the harder times that he went through and learning from the mistakes that he made. -Coming back to the tattoo scene with a new focus. -His renewed commitment to be teachable in all the things that he had missed out on. -How rehab changed his life. -The way in which meditation helped him to maintain focus with his art. -The experience of meeting Steve Jones and writing his new book, Smile Now, Cry Later. Freddy's Final Push will inspire you to push past your obstacles… they are supposed to be there!   Quotes: “Ed Hardy’s objective, which became our objective, was to get the world to see that tattooing was a form of art.” “I came back with this new focus, and I realized that things had really changed.” “That was the commitment that I made.  To be teachable.” “It’s almost like a new beginning for me.” “Nothing comes easy.  Everything requires hard work and determination.” “Always fight.  Always work hard.  And always push forward.” Links mentioned: Smile Now, Cry Later; guns, Gangs, and Tattoos - My Life in Black and Gray by Freddy Negrete and Steve Jones Connect with Freddy: Website / Instagram On the next episode: Shayla Maddox : Website / Instagram / Patreon Join the discussion in the Facebook group!

Sound Matters #036 features Tom's interview with Freddy Negrete and Steve Jones, authors of "Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs, and Tattoos - My Life in Black and Gray". This conversation with both Freddy and Steve deliberately focuses primarily on the journey from recovery to discovery, health, life, and ultimately... giving back. Digging into Freddy's life through addiction, multiple heart attacks, recovery, and counseling youth today, to Steve's initial encounter with Freddy and the years-long project of writing this highly recommended book... it's a fascinating story, and a must listen episode.Inside the Interview:04:00 – Was writing the book cathartic and helpful on Freddy's recovery journey?05:02 – On Freddy's work counseling youth addicts...06:34 – What does Freddy attribute to higher visibility of the opioid epidemic?08:01 – What are the challenges youth face as they head into their journey of recovery?09:20 – On the difference between want to, and need to with respect to recovery...10:45 – What initially drew Steve to Freddy and his story...13:45 – On Freddy's life-threatening health challenges that ultimately led to his recovery...18:24 – On the challenges Steve & Freddy faced writing the book...20:18 – Closing quote...Connect with Freddy Negrete & Steve Jones:Freddy's Instagram: www.instagram.com/freddy_negreteFacebook: www.facebook.com/freddy.negrete.79Steve's Website: www.stevejoneswriter.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/smiler.jonesConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.SoundMatters.tv | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.youtube.com/tomleu "Sound Matters Radio" Episode 036 at www.SoundMatters.tv/sound-matters-radio-036

Sound Matters #036 features Tom's interview with Freddy Negrete and Steve Jones, authors of "Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs, and Tattoos - My Life in Black and Gray". This conversation with both Freddy and Steve deliberately focuses primarily on the journey from recovery to discovery, health, life, and ultimately... giving back. Digging into Freddy's life through addiction, multiple heart attacks, recovery, and counseling youth today, to Steve's initial encounter with Freddy and the years-long project of writing this highly recommended book... it's a fascinating story, and a must listen episode.Inside the Interview:04:00 – Was writing the book cathartic and helpful on Freddy's recovery journey?05:02 – On Freddy's work counseling youth addicts...06:34 – What does Freddy attribute to higher visibility of the opioid epidemic?08:01 – What are the challenges youth face as they head into their journey of recovery?09:20 – On the difference between want to, and need to with respect to recovery...10:45 – What initially drew Steve to Freddy and his story...13:45 – On Freddy's life-threatening health challenges that ultimately led to his recovery...18:24 – On the challenges Steve & Freddy faced writing the book...20:18 – Closing quote...Connect with Freddy Negrete & Steve Jones:Freddy's Instagram: www.instagram.com/freddy_negreteFacebook: www.facebook.com/freddy.negrete.79Steve's Website: www.stevejoneswriter.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/smiler.jonesConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.SoundMatters.tv | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.youtube.com/tomleu "Sound Matters Radio" Episode 036 at www.SoundMatters.tv/sound-matters-radio-036

Steve Cooper talks with tattoo artist Freddy Negrete. Freddy is known as one of the fathers of the Chicano style black and gray fineline tattooing. A Southern California resident, he got into tattooing at an early age while incarcerated. He ended up working alongside Jack Rudy (best known for inventing the single needle for the professional tattoo gun) at Good Time Charlie's. He has worked on feature films and has been consulted on a number of projects about tattoo culture and his autobiography Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs and Tattoos-My Life in Black and Gray was recently released.

Freddy Negrete is best known for pioneering the black-and-gray tattoo style while serving time in a series of correctional facilities. While still a youth, Freddy entered into a life of abuse, gangs, crime, and drug addiction. Freddy's is best known for originating the early "prison-style" designs that eventually found their way onto the streets of East LA. Freddy has been featured in the History Channel's Marked series, in the documentary Tattoo Nation, on Spike TV's Inkmaster as a guest judge, and in numerous print, online, and video publications. He has worked as a tattoo consultant on over 30 Hollywood films including Batman, Blade, Con Air and Austin Powers. He currently works at The Shamrock Social Club on the Sunset Strip.  In this episode we talk about: Heroin What gang life was really like in East LA Freddy losing 9 friends to gang violence How Freddie started tattooing Good Time Charlie's Tattoo shop  How to express God to a newcomer How Freddy talked to God when he was close to death and asked for redemption  Why at one point It was impossible for Freddie to have faith Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs and Tattoos—My Life in Black and Gray By Freddy Negrete and Steve Jones Published by Seven Stories Press, New York  Book Description: Pioneering black-and-gray tattoo artist Freddy Negrete was twelve years old and confined in the holding cell of a Los Angeles juvenile facility when an older teenager entered—covered in tattoos. Freddy was in awe, not just of the art, but of what it symbolized, and he wanted what this kid had: the potent sense of empowerment and belonging that came from joining a gang. The encounter drove Freddy to join La Sangra, and it didn't take long before he was a regular guest at LA County's juvenile detention facilities. By the age of twenty-one, Freddy had spent almost his whole life as a ward of the state in one form or the other.  Enthralled by the black-and-gray tattoo style that in the 1970s was confined to the rebel culture of Chicano gangsters and criminals, Freddy started inking himself with hand-poked tattoos.In a riveting narrative that takes the reader from Freddy's days as a cholo gang member to evangelical preacher to Hollywood body art guru to full-blown heroin addict, Smile Now, Cry Later is, ultimately, a testament to that spark within us all, that catalyst which gives us the strength to survive, transform, and transcend all that can destroy us.  Purchase Smile Now, Cry Later here: Amazon Barnes & Noble   Freddy Negrete’s Instagram Page Steve Jones’ web site    

Freddy Negrete is inarguably one of the world's greatest legends in the tattoo world. The former Chicano gang member perfected the art of "prison" black and grey tattoos before going to work for fellow tattoo legends “Good Time” Charlie Cartwright and Jack Rudy in East LA. He logged time working with Ed Hardy (who, for the uninitiated, is a real guy and not just a t-shirt line) and now makes headlines when he tattoos famous folks like Henry Styles. Despite his current celebrity status, Negrete has hardly had an easy life: the son of a Jewish woman and a Mexican father, Negrete was pretty much orphaned when both his parents went to prison. He joined a gang, entered a life of crime, started going in and out of juvie halls and prison and, along the way, became a heroin addict. Now sober over a half decade, Negrete is the co-author of a memoir based on his life, Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs and Tattoos: My Life in Black and Gray. In this episode, we talk about how gangs provided camaraderie, making tattoo guns out of cassette tapes and his sudden spiritual awakening, among many other topics.