About Peter Steele

Peter Steele was an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative. He had a unique vampiric appearance, towering stature, and a dark sense of humor, with lyrics that explored personal themes like love, loss, and addiction. Peter Steele was also previously involved in the heavy metal group Fallout and the thrash metal band Carnivore.

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So I don’t cry anymore, I just beat people up. It’s a lot more fun.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I feel that I’ve grown up a little bit and I’m actually ready to settle down.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

If I wasn’t bound to Brooklyn, due to my own personal reasons like taking care of my mother and the fact that this is where the band is based, I would probably move to Iceland.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

Yes, there are times when I get extremely depressed and how I sublimate those feelings is through music.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I find that different types of music are good for certain activities.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

Finding fresh song topics can sometimes be quite difficult.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

Sometimes, I write ’60s or ’80s style pop songs.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

Technically, at this point we’re no longer with the label; we’ve fulfilled our contract.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

Well, darkness with humor… I’m not an extremely suicidal or sad person.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

It’s bad poetry executed by people that can’t sing. That’s my definition of Rap.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I’m a big fan of the effects of alcohol.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I’ve been told by people that it’s okay to cry but, you know what, it’s been used against me.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

As far as humor goes, I’ve always been a very insecure person and I’ve always wanted to be liked.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

Instead of slashing my wrists, I just write a bunch of really crummy songs.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

So, I simply switched over to wine because it was not carbonated.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I stay way from that area, and there’s only so many songs you can write about love, sex and death.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I think aerobics are great, of course, but it just bores me out of my mind.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

There’s a lot of things that go on when you’re on tour that cannot be controlled. I’m not even talking about myself, but of course there’s sexual activity and drugs, fighting and language; it is certainly not a place to raise a family.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I like to put on hardcore when I have to clean my apartment, which I hate to do, but it’s motivational. I like old heavy metal when I’m outside working on my car. Music has definite functions for me.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I also like to eat very much, so I like all different types of foods.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I don’t know what to say to that, but I have to agree with Johnny that, yeah, we do touch upon things that most men would rather not admit: That we feel pain, we cry, get sad and sometimes don’t deal well with disappointment.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

One of the things I’ve always personally tried to stress with this band was to have some kind of visual aspect and to be consistent with it – like, not to change.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I guess I’ve learned that there’s really no such thing as a bad label, there is only a bad contract.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I think I’ve changed a lot as a person.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

If they weren’t laughing with me, okay; if they want to laugh at me it’s better than nothing.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I’ve always been very image prone, along the lines of bands like Black Sabbath and even Devo.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

Most bands don’t even last fourteen months let alone fourteen years.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I think anyone who has an opinion, and voices it, will offend someone.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I drink for the effect, because it loosens up the tongue a little bit.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I want to stay away from politics, or else I’ll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I don’t really like to play live. I don’t like to be on stage. I feel very self-conscious.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

I used to try to run five miles every other day, which I worked up to and I was doing it, but I was subjected to my own thoughts for forty minutes without any sensory input, and I couldn’t stand what I thought.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)

It seems to be that southern Europeans are just more intimate socially, whereas I like a lot of personal space – like, a mile from the nearest person is fine for me.

Peter Steele

American musician (1962-2010)