The book explores the intersection of skateboarding and tattooing. Volume I includes interviews with Andrew Allen, Jamie Thomas, Tyler Bledsoe, and Nathan Kostechko, among others.
"Books are tangible and they're timeless," McQueen said. "So many things these days just feel unstable and fleeting. Also, books have always played a huge role in how I tattoo, so they're familiar."
"I like that this book won't live in a cloud somewhere—it will be on a shelf to revisit over and over." He explained. "I'm open to the idea of rolling this project into something different down the road, but it's books for now."
The San Francisco, CA native, had the release party at the Marriage skate shop in Los Angeles last October 14. He will also have one lined up for my hometown skate shop - Minus Skateshop in Indianapolis on October 22. Then in Brooklyn at Labor Skateshop on October 28 and Cal's Pharmacy in Portland on November 12.
The book will also go live online following the Brooklyn release at resolute-press.com, or people can find a link on Instagram through @letitkillyoubook or @benmcqueentattoo.