Life
Bannon attended college at The Art Institute of Boston, earning a Bachelors In Fine Arts for design in 1998, and subsequently taught the subject on a college level for a brief time. After working a variety of freelance design jobs around Boston, he began working as a freelance artist and designer.
He is vegetarian and straight edge. From 2005–2008, he has been nominated for the title of "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by Peta2. He is concerned with the greyhound-racing industry, and is a dog owner, having owned rescued greyhounds, pitbulls, among others.
Bannon is also a mixed martial arts fan, and accordingly Deathwish Inc. has sponsored some MMA fighters.
Bannon is known for his extensive tattoos. He received his first tattoo at the age of 15, which has subsequently been covered by other tattoos. He has been tattooed by Darren Brass, among many other artists.
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