{"id":1975077,"date":"2026-06-06T00:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1975077"},"modified":"2026-06-06T00:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:51:37","slug":"legendary-rock-tattoo-artist-greg-james-dead-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1975077","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Rock Tattoo Artist Greg James Dead at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/16by9\/2026\/06\/06\/d05cc6215b7345c88fd3dfbfa3da14bc_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Legendary Rock Tattoo Artist Greg James Dead at 71<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Greg James<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Rock&#8217;s Go-To Tattoo Artist Dead at 71<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-05T17:51:37-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 5, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:51 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-1c06cb6503310b87d2ec87978b2a5b94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260606_d05cc6215b7345c88fd3dfbfa3da14bc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2bfef210-f869-4520-b92e-5ac79b1cd851\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/4by3\/2026\/06\/06\/d05cc6215b7345c88fd3dfbfa3da14bc_md.png\" alt=\"main greg james insta\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Instagram \/ @gregtattoo<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9244e6271ef667f37d016c0c7121a323\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Greg James<\/strong> &#8212; the legendary tattoo artist whose work appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ozzy-osbourne\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong><\/a>, members of M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce and countless other rock stars &#8212; has died, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-170e6e6d815c718c5d6d870d2ec82da7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Sunset Strip Tattoo founder&#8217;s family tells TMZ he passed away Thursday in North Carolina. His cause of death is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-91c564ff7f6525548e005c111584989a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260606_10d54674e4dd43c2a3ca4411dcf3c675\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2bfef210-f869-4520-b92e-5ac79b1cd851\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/10\/4by3\/2026\/06\/06\/10d54674e4dd43c2a3ca4411dcf3c675_md.png\" alt=\"sub greg james insta 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Instagram \/ @gregtattoo<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3ef774e18be020de84807f4dd55a1181\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Over the years, Greg became one of the most recognizable names in the tattoo world, earning the trust of some of rock&#8217;s biggest icons, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joan-jett\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Joan Jett<\/strong><\/a>, Buckcherry members, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b571764ac8f63eb028f6d085e5384775\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" 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data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>During his almost forty-year career, he was even the go-to tattoo artist for Hollywood stars including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sarah-michelle-gellar\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/charlie-sheen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Charlie Sheen<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/denise-richards\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Denise Richards<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-84fe1f7bc1a3f188c0e4a8140d1f4f7a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He was 71.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-453bbb024d2ab62667a626b2626ed71c\" class=\"canvas-block 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