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Steele was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]] of [[Polish people|Polish]], [[Icelandic people|Icelandic]], [[Scots|Scottish]] and [[Russians|Russian]] heritage. He stood 6'7" tall.<ref name="CHARTattack" /> |
Steele was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]] of [[Polish people|Polish]], [[Icelandic people|Icelandic]], [[Scots|Scottish]] and [[Russians|Russian]] heritage. He stood 6' 7" tall.<ref name="CHARTattack" /> |
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He had suffered from [[clinical depression]] for which he had received occasionally [[psychiatry|psychiatric treatment]]. |
He had suffered from [[clinical depression]] for which he had received occasionally [[psychiatry|psychiatric treatment]]. |
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Petrus T. Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 {{citation}}: Empty citation (help) – April 14, 2010[1]), better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. Before joining Type O Negative, he played for the metal group Fallout and the thrash band Carnivore.[2]
Biography
Steele was born in Brooklyn, New York of Polish, Icelandic, Scottish and Russian heritage. He stood 6' 7" tall.[2]
He had suffered from clinical depression for which he had received occasionally psychiatric treatment. There were unconfirmed rumors at one point of Steele's death after the band website posted an image of a tombstone bearing his name and the dates 1962-2005.[3] According to an article dated May 14, 2005, Steele was not dead; the gag was related to their fresh signing with SPV Records. The website discontinued the tombstone picture in October 2005. Steele had disappeared for an extended time with no explanation. Rumors of his death, terminal illness, and other speculations increased until the mystery was dispelled on the 2006 DVD Symphony for the Devil. Included in this DVD is an interview in which Steele briefly mentions his incarceration in Riker's Island and "the psych ward at Kings County Hospital", both stints apparently caused by his heavy substance abuse, for which he also served time on probation.
Steele appeared as a nude centerfold of Playgirl in 1995.[4] After finding out via bandmate Kenny Hickey's contacts that only 23% of the magazine subscribers were female, Steele somewhat regretted the decision and later made light of it on Life Is Killing Me with the song "I Like Goils". In a 2007 interview, Steele reflected on the posing as merely a naïve publicity stunt.[5]
Steele also revealed in recent interviews that Type O Negative's split from Roadrunner Records, aside from a poor offer, had to do with an allegedly unauthorized release of a Best Of compilation.[6] He later revealed on MTV's Headbangers Ball that the new alliance with SPV Records was probably his favorite thing about Dead Again from a production standpoint.[7]
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In April 2007, Steele revealed that he began identifying himself as Roman Catholic in recent years, after decades of self-professed atheism. In an interview with Decibel magazine, Steele explained:
“There are no atheists in foxholes, they say, and I was a foxhole atheist for a long time. But after going through a midlife crisis and having many things change very quickly, it made me realize my mortality. And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what’s after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it’s a frightening thought to go nowhere. I also can’t believe that people like Stalin and Hitler are gonna go to the same place as Mother Teresa.”[5]
Death
Peter Steele died of heart failure on April 14, 2010, aged 48.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TYPE O NEGATIVE Keyboardist Confirms PETER STEELE's Death". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ a b Harper, Kate (April 15, 2010). "Everything Dies...Including Peter Steele". CHARTattack. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ^ "Roadrunner Records Article". Roadrunner Records Article. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ Garry Sharpe-Young (2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide. p. 293.
- ^ a b Peter Steele and Josh Silver Interview, Decibel Magazine, April 2007
- ^ "Steele discussing Touring and Roadrunner". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ "MTV Headbangers Blog". Headbangersblog.mtv.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ "R.I.P. Peter Steele (Type O Negative)". Inlog.org. 1962-01-04. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ Peter Steele CONFIRMED dead of Heart Failure
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TYPE O NEGATIVE To Issue Statement Regarding PETER STEELE's Death Later Today". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
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