I just don't know how many tattooers we need where it's just, you know, another person tracing a Greek or Roman statue and applying it verbatim.

That's pretty boring to me.

Hello, everybody. Welcome to another episode of Books Closed. I am Andrew Stortz.

Before we get started, whether this is your 50th or your first time here with me today,

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you're leaving five-star reviews, all that good stuff.

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It helps new people find the show, and it helps to also make sure that you don't miss future episodes yourself.

Today you're going to get to hear a conversation I had with a tattooer whose work I've admired

for many years, Zach Spurlock. I was able to go down to his beautiful studio, Kuzu Tattoo in

Savannah, Georgia, which is one of my favorite places to visit. It's a city built upon the dead,

they say. And if you've never

been there, you should definitely check it out. Go see Zach. This episode is made possible by my

sponsors, Tattoo Dream, Doss M, Black Dagger Books, and Equal Vision Records, so thank you to all

of them, and I will tell you about each of them a little bit later. But for now, I'll throw it over

to Zach Spurlock. This week's a very special

episode because we're in my favorite place ever, Savannah, Georgia, and we're with one of the coolest

dudes in tattooing, Zach Spurlock. Thanks, man. Thanks for having me. I've been excited to get you on the show for a while. I think it's been a long time coming, but I haven't seen you in a little bit, maybe a year or two, I guess.

Yeah, something like that on the guest spot. Yeah. I love Savannah. You've been in Savannah now. See, I feel like I know you, but I don't really know anything about you.

So I'm using this as an opportunity to ask the questions that I feel like I should probably know on a personal level, but I really don't.

So where did you grow up?

I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina.

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