Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўI said we should do it on his back, so we did, with him lying on a table in RasР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС› kitchen.Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўHe wanted the Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’ВSublimeР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС› tattoo across his stomach, but I told him no-one would ever see it behind his guitarР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™, Ortiz says. Obsessed with drawing and art in general as a small child, Ortiz is now a world-famous tattoo artist based in Long Beach, CA, and he gave Bradley Nowell the tattoo adorning the cover of the bandР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s landmark self-titled 1996 debut which is now available in an expanded edition. Brad (NowellР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s) girlfriend came up with the name, Sublime, from a dictionary when they couldnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t think of a name that fit.Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™

Me and (bassist) Eric (Wilson) were both into punk rock from an early age and they played all the best local parties. Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўWe were quirky kids, we hung out, drank beer and smoked pot. Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўAll the homies took me in from that whole Sublime familyР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™, he recalls. In this latest, specially animated Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’ВBehind The Cover, Opie Ortiz reveals how he first became friends with the future members of pioneering reggae-punks Sublime and their crew through attending CaliforniaР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s Rogers High School. Previous episodes of Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’ВBehind The CoverР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС› have featured in-depth discussions with Rush designer Hugh Syme, who explained the Permanent Waves album and Neville Garrick, the acclaimed artist famous for designing sleeves for key Bob Marley releases such as Survival and Rastaman Vibration.

Sublime album cover