I made them understand: “Hey, I feel very flattered, because it is a nice compliment, no matter if it comes from a man or a woman. I didn’t have a problem with that at all, but what I disliked was how some of them acted really pushy and aggressive. As they were handing me the magazine I could feel how some pages were stuck together, you know? And they were slipping me their phone number. I had the idea for the lyrics because after I had done the pictures for Playgirl seven years ago, many fans approached me with the magazine and asked for my autograph. I just dig this kind of music, because it represents an aspect of my personality. Speaking of humor: The lyrics and music of the song I Like Goils are very strange… “There will always be people who hate you, no matter who you are.” It sounds like a mix of Bloody Kisses, October Rust and a little bit of World Coming Down. However, it also has many humorous sides. Sure, it also has it’s dark sides, deals with death, revenge, ex-girlfriends and all the usual stuff that I commonly write about.
With this new album I wanted to become more diverse. I was so self-centred and egoistic back then, that today I have the feeling I have disappointed some of my fans because I have not met a certain level of quality. It almost seem like you would like to apologize to your band and your fans for World Coming Down? Having to play these songs afterwards and being reminded of how miserable you felt: Why you would do that to yourself? I can’t listen to it myself, it pulls me too far down.įrom what I understood back then, you had to release these things in order to be able to continue at all… The album was the best I was capable of back then. I had relationship problems, stress with our record label and with our management… All of this weighed me down and influenced my song writing.
Additionally, I started to comprehend the death of my father – although he had passed in 1995 already. I had a drug problem and an alcohol problem. Also, your last album World Coming Down is extremely frustrating in many ways.
To be honest, I was surprised to hear that you were releasing another album I didn’t think you’d enjoy making music anymore. It’s kind of embarrassing to admit, but I feel pretty good. The last time we met, you were in an awful condition. I’m slowly getting too old for it too many negative side effects. When pressured accordingly, the 6’8” giant not only reveals his criminal record, but also discloses what type o’ woman he is looking for as his future companion. Vocalist and bass player Peter Steele uncovers how this album was conceived and opens up about ex-girlfriends and past mistakes, political correctness and sexual desires, sickness and age, family and flaws. Life Is Killing Me is a master piece that summons several ghosts from the past and combines tragedy, comedy, clichés in a typical, authentic Typo O Negative manner. Four years after the release of their last and what seemed to be their final album World Coming Down the Casket Crew from Brooklyn unexpectedly gives birth to an exciting new record. On a cold sunny day in spring of 2003 AS LONG AS IT’S BLACK met with him not for the first time, but as it would turn out later, for the last time.īack from the dead, so it appears.
Not only for his musical legacy and his vampiresque looks, but also for his dark sense of humor, provocative views and his intense yet gentle personality. To this day the former singer and bass player of American Goth metal legends Type O Negative remains dearly beloved and distinctly remembered by many. PAST INTENSE // It’s been almost a decade since Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk better known as Peter Steele has left this mortal coil. 6’8”, muscles, fangs: In 1996 a journalist described him as a mix of The Kurgan, Glenn Danzig and Count Dracula, but Peter Steele insisted that he looks like Jesus Christ // Press Release (1995) // (c) Roadrunner Records / Joseph Cultice
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