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True or False With Kat Von D

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Chances are, when you hear the name Kat Von D, you immediately think "tattoos" or "makeup", but it just so happens that her real passion is music! The multi-talented artist is gearing up to drop her debut album 'Love Made Me Do It', following the release of her super dope singles "Enough" and "I Am Nothing", and Young Hollywood heads to her gorgeous house to sit down with her and set the record straight on a wide range of topics with a game of "True or False"! Find out how often she plays piano, her favorite makeup item, and how old she was when she did her first tattoo, plus she reveals some behind the scenes tidbits about her music video for "Enough", and she clears up a rumor involving her cat's diet! Check out 'Love Made Me Do It' on August 27!

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Kat Von D

Hey guys, it's Kat Von D and I'm about to play the true or false game.

Young Hollywood

We're back in Hollywood with our fave. So, she said we're going to do the true or false game. So basically I'm going to read off things on the internet that you know, we don't know if they're true or false. You're going to confirm whether they're true or false.

Kat Von D

All right, cool. Awesome.

Young Hollywood

And you can just write it down. True or false. Okay, so first one, you've been playing music longer than you've been tattooing.

Kat Von D

True. Confirmed. True. Yeah, because I started playing piano when I was five years old.

Young Hollywood

That leads into the perfect next one. You play piano every day, true or false.

Kat Von D

It's very true.

Young Hollywood

Do you have like certain times of day that you play or do you just.

Kat Von D

Yeah, I mean, um, it just depends um, you know, my schedule throughout the day, but I always find time regardless regardless if it's in the morning or at night time or whatever. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Very musical. Musical household. Yeah. Okay. You pick, true or false. You pick out, or you pick out all your own outfits for your music videos.

Kat Von D

That is very true. And same with my bandmates. I feel like we don't have stylists because we already have our own weird style and um it's just better to be able to be yourself versus like playing a role, you know what I mean?

Young Hollywood

Totally. And it makes it so much fun. Yeah. Like it get your own outfit. Oh yeah. Totally. I feel like you do have good style and you like I can tell that stuff like I wouldn't know what to throw together. But like you who has good a fashion sense, it works out good. So, you joke around all the time with your husband that your songs are written about your cat. True.

Kat Von D

True. So basically like I wrote these songs 10 years ago before I was with my husband. So they were about somebody else. But he loves the songs so much and he's so supportive. So he's just like, "Oh, I'm just gonna pretend these are all about your cat." Yeah.

Young Hollywood

I love that he still loves that every time. Yeah. Yeah. What one is his favorite song of yours?

Kat Von D

Um he loves this song called Enough that we're actually filming the music video this weekend for it. So I'm pretty excited to share it. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Can you tell us where you're filming it? Like what's your

Kat Von D

So, um so for this one we're filming it in San Diego at three different locations. Um because we wanted to shoot somewhere near the Salton Sea. But um, so it'll be like a very desolate, crazy area. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Packed up. Drive down to San Diego. Yeah. Okay, true or false. You're a hardcore vegan.

Kat Von D

True. There's a lot of true here. Yeah, I've been um vegan since about 2013. And yeah. Yep.

Young Hollywood

Okay. True or false. Your favorite makeup item is lipstick.

Kat Von D

Oh wait, but I gotta go back to that other question though. Okay. There is something, there is like a rumor online that like bugs me every time I see it. Is that some people think that I impose my vegan lifestyle on my cats and that is not true. I do not. Cats are not vegan. They are, you know, it's species appropriate for them to eat meat. So we definitely do feed them, you know, Yeah. Food that they would eat. So.

Young Hollywood

I'm glad we cleared that up. The internet now knows.

Kat Von D

My cats are not vegan. Confirmed. Yes. Yeah. Um, okay, yeah. So true or false. Your favorite makeup item is lipstick. Oh, that's such a hard one. Oh my God. No. It's not. It's false.

Young Hollywood

It's false. Let me write that down. I have to throw false in there. Yes. According to the internet, false.

Kat Von D

No, I love eyeliner. That's what it is on the internet. Yes. I feel like I can do so much more with eyeliner, you know? I could even if I feel daring, use it as lipstick. So Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Literally. Cuz you can't you could but like you need black. Like you solid black eyeliner. You can do eyebrows. You can do all kinds. Yeah. Okay. True or false. You did not think you were gonna be a mom.

Kat Von D

That is true. I never thought I would be a mom. I I, you know, was married to my job, you know? I'm married to my art. And then I met my husband and you know, he wanted to have like a million children and I was like, you get one. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

That's the combo there. You have a beautiful baby boy.

Kat Von D

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we're definitely one and done. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Okay. True or false. Love made me do it comes from heartbreak. True.

Kat Von D

And false. It comes from both because I think that you need to fall in love in order to be heartbroken. So you can't have one without the other. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

I like the way you word that. Yeah. Okay, true or false. You don't let anybody see you without makeup.

Kat Von D

Well that would be false. Cuz I do. I mean, I sometimes I don't wear makeup when I'm around the house and I'm like this. But I definitely don't like, like sometimes if we have like somebody delivering something and they want to take a picture and I don't have makeup on. I'm always like, "Oh, come on. You got to come back when I have eyebrows on."

Young Hollywood

Right. Right. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. Wait, so how long did you wait until you didn't wear makeup around your husband? Was there a certain time?

Kat Von D

No, I didn't care. I didn't care from the beginning.

Young Hollywood

That's how you know you're love.

Kat Von D

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He loves me no matter what. And I love I like myself without makeup anyway. You know? But I I definitely like to um I don't know. It's a form of self-expression. I like to like

Young Hollywood

Right.

Kat Von D

You know, my makeup reflects how I'm feeling that day, you know? Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Um let's see. Did you start tattooing at the age of 14, true or false?

Kat Von D

True. My first tattoo I did when I was 14 years old and it was a misfits skull. And then I got into my first tattoo shop when I was 16 years old. Wow. I didn't waste no time.

Young Hollywood

Wait, so what age when you got your first tattoo?

Kat Von D

I got tattooed when I was 14. Oh my gosh. I got like a little old English J for James, who is my first love. Yeah. And then um, but I've I think I've covered it up since then. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Would you say that once you cuz it's like a saying whatever. Once you get one, you can't stop. Do you think that's true?

Kat Von D

Yeah, I mean, you know, I I don't think there's a physical addictive quality to tattooing. I do think that like once you get one, you realize like it's not bad and it's like fun. And you know, you start seeing things around you and you're like, "Oh, that'll make a cool tattoo." You know what I mean?

Young Hollywood

Right.

Kat Von D

So I think people start getting more inspired to get tattooed. I have very rarely met somebody that only has one tattoo.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. It's hard to find. It's either like, yeah. One or nothing.

Kat Von D

Yeah, all or nothing. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Okay, and then true or false. You're excited for the album.

Kat Von D

Oh, that is so true. And I'm so excited about touring more than anything. So I can't wait to play live. Yeah, finally get to be in front of people again, interact with all the fans that love the music and all that good stuff. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Well, we need to come to a show.

Kat Von D

Yeah, I would love that. I would love that.

Young Hollywood

He's my boyfriend. Yes. He just like not leaving you alone. No. Will you killed it? Oh, thank you. Awesome. We can confirm that your cats are not meat. That's what I learned from this segment. I love it.

Kat Von D

Hey guys, it's Kat Von D and I hope you enjoyed learning some true or false facts about me. And make sure to subscribe to Young Hollywood YouTube.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Kat Von D

    The subject of the interview

  • James

    Her first love, whose initial she tattooed on herself

FAQ

What is Kat Von D's debut album called?+
Kat Von D's debut album is called 'Love Made Me Do It', and it is scheduled to be released on August 27.
What are the titles of Kat Von D's singles?+
Kat Von D has released super dope singles titled "Enough" and "I Am Nothing."
How old was Kat Von D when she did her first tattoo?+
Kat Von D did her first tattoo when she was 14 years old, which was a Misfits skull.
Is Kat Von D vegan?+
Yes, Kat Von D has been vegan since about 2013.
Does Kat Von D make her cats follow a vegan diet?+
No, Kat Von D clarified that she does not impose her vegan lifestyle on her cats, as it is species-appropriate for them to eat meat.
What is Kat Von D's favorite makeup item?+
Kat Von D's favorite makeup item is eyeliner, as she feels she can do so much more with it.

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