This unconventional metro Detroit father slings ink as a tattoo artist, screams for a local band – and seriously loves his two sons
Photo by : Kristen Hines From Article : Metro Parent
It’s hard to tear your eyes off Dave Haze. The dude’s got a stark, no-apologies mug. Whether the bold numerals under his steel gaze grab you first. Or beard of skulls. Or that blade slicing his stocky neck.
“I have definitely learned to take it with a grain of salt,” Haze says of the stares and questions he constantly draws. Go ahead: Sit down and ask. He’ll candidly tell you anything. That is, unless he’s out for a family meal.
“I don’t really care if it offends,” says Haze, who’s almost 34, of his look. “I’m allowed to have face tattoos and have kids.”
No doubt. Haze – who’s an artist at Eternal Tattoos in Livonia and singer of xTYRANTx, a local hardcore band – is a doting dad to two adorable, impish blond boys. And, he estimates, 80 percent of his body is inked.
Regrets? Zero. Really, the word’s not part of his vocabulary.
“I’m one of those people: Even if you’re right, I’m still going to argue with you,” Haze grins. “I’m naturally compelled to be defiant about everything.
“I consider myself a lion,” as he puts it, “And the world is my prey.”
And Haze is one hard-to-box beast. The body art tells much of his story, back to his cub years. Take the bold “X” on his right cheek and the back of his right hand.
It’s a symbol for straightedge – which means he doesn’t drink, smoke or do drugs. Haze discovered the lifestyle at age 12: A buddy’s sister was into hardcore bands that touted it, like Minor Threat and Slapshot. The message instantly resonated.
“You’re not rebelling when you’re doing the same thing your parents did,” was Haze’s reasoning. To this day, he says he’s never touched any of the stuff. “I wanted to be defiant on kind of a different level.”
His first tatt, another hardcore band’s goofy angry baseball logo, was a start. Haze and a pal, then 14, “scrounged up some old tattoo machines. Which didn’t go so well,” he laughs.
But flouting authority came easy. Growing up a middle-class kid in Macomb and Oakland counties, strong-will ran in his veins. “There’s no family dinner without a fistfight,” is a running quip. In school, Haze was trouble. He dropped out in 10th grade.
Tattoos were soon his financial focus. Odd construction jobs helped. But there was another source. The blade and Molotov cocktail above his shoulders are clues.
“At one point, I was a stick-up kid,” Haze says. “I robbed people for money.” He credits his sober edge for dodging police. And his grandfather, who taught him how to sail and shoot pool, was a steady positive influence.
“The reason I’m not dead or in prison,” Haze says, “is because of him.”
Ultimately, though, two big changes happened – illustrated by tall ships on his left forearm. Haze’s then-girlfriend first got pregnant when they were both 25. They’d have another boy a few years later.
“There was a part of me that didn’t want kids,” he admits. “But now that I have them, I take it very serious. It’s one of those things where you can only do it once.
“There’s no ‘second chances.’”
It’s made Haze, in his words, an “over-involved” father: “I know what they’re doing all the time. And I find things for us to do together.”
Whether that’s off-roading, tossing a ball or just hanging out in pj’s. Whatever dad’s working on – pitching a tent, tinkering on his Jeep – the boys are there. He’s even built them a sweet skateboard ramp in their mom’s backyard. The couple recently separated, but they’ve evenly and amiably divided childcare, sans court involvement.
These days, Haze’s weapon of choice is a tattoo gun. Three years after giving it a go, he’s now slinging ink at Eternal up to 60 or 80 hours a week.
And Haze’s fists pledge allegiance to his first love: HARDCORE is inked across his fingers. For six years now, his band has blared a straightedge – and “American pride” – message. Haze logs about a local dozen shows annually, plus a tour.
“It’s a glorified hobby,” he says. Yet his howling on-stage vocals belie another love: outlaw country. Yeah, Haze can croon, too – and pick a wicked banjo.
So, does he worry about future Haze hellraisers? “I have good kids,” he laughs. But, as his grandmother used to say, “Kids are like dice. Whatever you roll is what you get.”
“There’s no book on it,” Haze explains. “Strap on your boots and get ready.”
And he has.
“Before, I literally was living life with blinders on. My kids have taught me that life is short – and you better enjoy it right now.
Thanks to
Kim Lovelle
Indonesia Language
Ini adalah sebuah konvesional tentang Seorang ayah yg berTattoo dan seorang penyanyi Band hardcore Lokal --- Tetapi sesungguhnya seorang Dave Haze sangat mecintai kedua anaknya
Susah untuk menangisi seorang ayah beranak dua ini . Apa yg kalian lihat pertama kali untuk seorang ayah ini ? Angka 13 Tebal di wajahnya ? atau Jenggot tengkorak ? Atau pisau yg mengiris lehernya ?
Saya akan belajar perlahan seperti mengambil sebutir garam . Dave Haze mempersilahkan saya untuk duduk dan bertanya tanya .
" Maaf jika kata kata saya nanti akan menyinggung anda " kata Dave Haze yg terlihat berumuran 34 . " Aku diijinkan mempunyai tattoo dan punya anak "
Tidak diragukan dia adalah Seorang Dave Haze Eternal Tattoos di Livonia dan seorang penyanyi dari grup band Straight Edge Beatdown yaitu xTYRANTx . Walaupun dia seorang pria seperti ini dia sangat sayang kepada kedua anaknya . Dan dia bercerita bahwa 80 dari tubuhnya adalah Tinta Tattoo ( Sangat Mengerikan )
Apakah Dave Haze Menyesal ? Tidak sama sekali . Kata kata itu tidak terpikirkan dalam hidupnya
" Saya Menganggap diri saya singa , dan dunia adalah mangsa dari saya " Dave Haze
Tattoo didalam Tubuh Dave menceritakan banyak hal .
Terutama dari Pipi Kanan yaitu " STRAIGHT EDGE "
Itu menceritakan bahwa Dave Haze bukan seorang perokok , peminum alkohol , dan bukan pemain seks bebas . Dia menemukan gaya hidup sehat ini pada umur 12 Tahun , dan seorang Adik dari temannya adalah pemaen band MINOR THREAT ( Straight Edge Hardcore pertama kali muncul )
Aku akan memberontak , jika ada salah satu dari teman saya melakukan gaya hidup yg menyimpang
"Ada bagian dari diriku yang tidak ingin anak-anak," akunya. "Tapi sekarang aku memiliki mereka, saya mengambil sangat serius. Ini salah satu hal di mana Anda hanya bisa melakukannya sekali.
"Tidak ada 'kesempatan kedua'."
Itu adalah kata kata yg dibuat oleh Dave Haze . Ayahnya berkata : " Saya tahu bahwa apa yg mereka lakukan sepanjang waktu "
Hari hari senjata Dave Haze adalah Pistol Tattoo . Sekarang dia bekerja di Eternal Tattoo 60 atau 80 jam seminggu.
Dave Haze sangat cinta kepada tattoo pertamanya di jari jari , tattoo itu tentang dia pertama kali mengenal hardcore . Setelah 6 tahun dia di tattoo akhirnya Dave Haze mempunyai band Straight Edge . Betapa bangganya Haze , hingga xTYRANTx setiap taun diundang untuk tur ke beberapa kota di luar .
Apakah nanti di masa depan ada Haze Hellraiser ? " Tidak mungkin menurutku , kedua anak saya sudah saya didik dengan baik . Hingga sekarang mereka mengajarkan saya bahwa hidup itu pendek .
Sebelum saya mempunyai anak saya , saya hidup seperti tutup mata . Tidak jelas akan hidup yg dituju . Mulai sekarang saya bakal menjadi Ayah yg baik
Terimakasih untuk
Kim Lovelle
