Andy Hurley’s 18 Tattoos & Their Meanings

Andrew John Hurley is an American musician and also the lead drummer of the rock band, Fall Out Boy. After playing for various bands, Hurley joined his current band in 2003. During the Band’s hiatus from 2009-2013, Andy began drumming for the heavy metal band, The Damned Things and released the album, Ironiclast. Since 2013, he has taken his place as the lead drummer for Fall Out Boy. Andrew Hurley’s entire body is an artwork, covered in various interesting tattoos. Let us explore all of them and the meanings they hold.

1. ‘Skull’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The upper right forearm of the drummer is covered in a large tattoo of a skull along with flames in its background to complete his sleeve. The immediate space around the skull’s head and jaw are covered in green cloudy aura to make the skull look more menacing.

Meaning: Andy likes skulls very much which go well with his personality and his love for death metal. He has many skull tattoos on his body.

2. ‘Gunman’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The right side of Andy’s belly contains a tattoo of a cowboy wearing a long coat and a hat, holding a gun.

Meaning: Hurley is really fond of games and many of his tattoos have been inspired by some of his favorites. Andy’s belly contains a tattoo of the game Wild West.

3. ‘Ship’ Tattoo

Tattoo: There is a tattoo of a large ship sailing through stormy seas on the left side of Hurley’s stomach.

Meaning: The ship sailing through the storm signifies Andy’s adventurous spirit and also how he tackles everything coming his way and keeps going.

4. ‘Serpent’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The chest of the drummer is covered in a large tattoo of a Serpent who goes in the water, comes back out and covers most of his chest. The head of the Serpent is tattooed on Andy’s throat with its mouth open and hissing.

Meaning: The tattoo is a tattoo of Jörmungandr or the Midgard Serpent from Norse Mythology, said to be a Serpent so huge it stretched all around the earth.