From “Deer Tracks” to “Coffee Beans,” Blake Shelton’s Tattoo Story Might Be the Funniest Country Confession Ever.LC
Even country stars have bad ideas after a few drinks — and for Blake Shelton, one of those ideas ended up etched in ink forever. In a candid and hilarious confession, Shelton called his tattoo “one of the worst mistakes” of his life — a permanent souvenir from a night of booze, bravado, and questionable creativity.
The story begins years ago, long before The Voice, when Blake decided to honor his love of the outdoors with a tattoo inspired by deer tracks. The problem? He sketched the design himself. And as he later discovered, freehand drawing after a few beers doesn’t exactly lead to artistic brilliance.
“I thought I’d come up with something cool,” Shelton joked. “Turns out, it looks like a bunch of Sugar Smacks or coffee beans marching up my arm.”
Fans who’ve seen the tattoo — a series of small oval shapes on his forearm — can confirm: it’s… unique. To make matters worse, when Blake realized how odd it looked, he tried to salvage it by adding barbed wire around the design. The result? A mix of hunting chic and breakfast cereal gone rogue.
“I thought the barbed wire would make it look tougher,” he admitted with a grin. “It didn’t.”
Despite the laughter it now brings, the experience left a lasting mark — in more ways than one. Shelton has since sworn off tattoos for good, turning his ink into a cautionary tale for anyone tempted to make permanent decisions after a night out. “If you’re drinking,” he said, “don’t get a tattoo — get a burger instead.”
