Peter Steele Bio
Goth metal band Type O Negative
- vocalist / bassist / songwriter Peter Steele -

R.I.P


Peter Steele

Birth name:
Petrus T. Ratajczyk

Jan. 4, 1962 - April 14, 2010



His motto: "Repair - Maintain - Improve".

Family tree- Russian (on the father’s side), Scottish, Polish, Icelandic (on the mother’s side) .

Sexual orientation: Straight

sexual turn-ons: Women who are femine. long hair, make-up, high heels, women who smoke are attractive.

Height- 6 feet, 6 inches tall - Weight- somewhere around 220.

Nicknames- Lurch, the Ogre Salami, Wolf Daddy.

Most favorite person- his mommy.

Least favorite person- himself.

Former Jobs- equipment operator for the New York City Parks Department

Former bands: Agression, Repulsion, Fallout and Carnivore

Family- five sisters, all older.


Current place of residence- Brooklyn NY, in his mom's basement .The same basement where "Carnivore" used to rehearse.



Pets- cats.

Relationship with alcohol:
A big fan of the effects of alcohol because a really bad stage fright.



What he drinks on stage
- Red Wine.
Why wine?
- Beer makes you burp.

Views on groupies- "I pity them"

Medications- Prozac,vitamins.

Previos Names for Type-O: Sub-Zero, Repulsion.

Religious Upbringing- Roman Catholic and Russian Orthadox, eight years of catholic school

Religion: Atheist

About Europe: I'd rather live in Europe because there's more history and more culture, it's cool to have different languages, the States is just kinda bland


Weight training: I do it for sheer vanity. I think one of the worst things is when a band is on stage and they look disgusting, out of shape. I think music should not just be a sonic thing, it should be a visual thing.


Sports: I played football and hockey in the street, but I preferred volley ball. I also like swimming, jogging, when I'm at home I jog just to keep the weight off, hockey, I like contact sports. I like football. American -baseball is like a pussy sport, there's no bodily contact, I'm sorry I'm a violent person, I got balls for a reason.
I don't like cricket, golf, bowling,

Gamblings: I don't play cards, I don't gamble, it just doesn't appeal to me, if I want to gamble I'll have sex without a condom, those are stakes, your life now that's a roll of the dice





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