Barcelona City FM Fordee interview — a clip from Fordee’s live radio appearance on Barcelona City FM, hosted by Jim. Recorded a couple years before being shared here, the interview covers tattoos, art print giveaways, and Fordee’s unusually honest take on why he made visible tattoos a deliberate life decision. Never-before-released footage, 4K quality, candid conversation.
Barcelona City FM Fordee: What Was the Show?
Barcelona City FM is a local Barcelona radio station that was also broadcast online in video format. Fordee was invited on as a guest by Jim, the station owner at the time. The show was live, both audio and video — the clip preserved here is 4K footage of the interview. Fordee sat down to talk art and ended up revealing quite a bit about his personal philosophy around tattoos and entrepreneurship.
During the Barcelona City FM Fordee segment, listeners were invited to win art prints by identifying a movie clip on the station’s Facebook page. (Hint: it wasn’t Dirty Dancing, Footloose, or any 80s title Fordee had seen.)
3 Things Fordee Revealed About His Tattoos
- First tattoo at 18: A flash piece from a tattoo parlor wall — he’d had his eye on it for two years, turned 18, and got it the same day. He’d like it covered up now.
- “Love” and “Hate” on his knuckles: Right hand reads “Love” — so every handshake is an offer of love. Left hand is the one he’d punch you with, so naturally it’s the less affectionate one. He’s left-handed.
- Sternum = worst pain zone: The chest and sternum, Fordee says, could bring a grown man to his knees. He compared it favourably to childbirth — though he admitted he lacked the reference point to be sure.
The Tattoo Freedom Move: No Corporate Return
The most revealing part of the Barcelona City FM Fordee interview wasn’t the jokes — it was the story behind his visible tattoos. Fordee deliberately got tattoos from the elbow down and on his hands as a strategic, irreversible commitment to self-employment. The logic: once you’ve got visible ink, Goldman Sachs isn’t calling. There’s no safety net back to corporate life. It was his way of burning the boats.
He’s clear: it wasn’t the lack of skill or IQ that would keep him out of finance. It was the tattoos. And that was the point. Self-employment demands a certain kind of pressure to stay committed — Fordee literally tattooed his motivation onto his hands.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Barcelona City FM?
Barcelona City FM was a local radio station in Barcelona, Spain, broadcasting both on the airwaves and online in video format. In the Barcelona City FM Fordee clip, the station is hosting a morning show featuring Fordee as a guest — talking art, tattoos, and personal philosophy.
Why did Fordee get visible tattoos on his hands?
Fordee explains in this interview that visible tattoos were a deliberate guarantee never to return to the corporate world. By making himself unhireable in traditional industries, he locked himself into entrepreneurship and content creation — his actual passion. The tattoos are a commitment device, not just decoration.
When was this interview recorded?
The Barcelona City FM Fordee interview was recorded a couple of years before being uploaded to the Herbistry420 YouTube channel. The show date shown in the transcript is July 25th, hosted live on Barcelona City FM by Jim, the station owner at the time.
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