Whats with people getting tattoos these days?

I think it's a rise in the appreciation of Asian Culture amongst a few rock stars, actors, actresses, & sports athletes. And then it just became the cool thing to do. I mean just take basketball. Just about none of the NBA players had tattoos until Rodman & Iverson came along. Now probably 60% of the players have a visible tattoo. And many of them are covered in tattoos.