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Peter Steelepassed away fifteen years ago, andthe metal world has missed him ever since.
His unmistakable voice still echoes with now classic hits like Black No.
1, My Girlfriends Girlfriend, and Christian Woman.
In the years since, fans have memorialized Peter Steele (born Peter Ratajczyk) in various ways.
His family hosts a yearly picnic at Prospect Park near the tree dedicated to him (PeterSteeleRocks.com).
Later, Steele admitted he stopped buying music made after the mid-1980s.
I think all recent music sucks, he explained, and that includes bang out O Negative."
Maybe because I can read?
Sometimes, that humor didnt always land.
The song Death In the Family is about Steeles family cat, Venus.
I have a huge problem with abandonment and loss, so I took it very seriously.I love animals.
She used to sit on my chest while I was doing bench presses."
Most of the cats were children of other family pets or rescued kittens hed find starving on the street.
He had a particularly strong connection to Tito.
4Peter Steele’s Daytime Talk Show Appearances Were Iconic
Peter Steele On Your T.V.
With his wit and charisma, Peter Steele could probably have hosted a talk show.
Steele appeared on the show in 1995 to discuss lustful female fans, speaking with his trademark deadpan.
When Jerry asked if Peter was happy to be on the show, Steele said, Im less miserable.
I was not my home, he said, and his mother answered the door.
My mother said, Well, Peters not home and youre gonna catch pneumonia!
He failed; one night, he came home to see thePlaygirlissue on the dining room table.
My sister was in the other room, and I said, ‘Did Mama see it?
You showed it to her, right?’
She’s like, ‘Yeah.’
I said, ‘Well, what did she say?’
So my sister says, ‘That’s why I named him Peter.’
Steele would write I Like Goils after having many gay men hit on him following thePlaygirlshoot.
Steele had an outward contempt for humanity, but cherished his family and friends.
Halloween In Heaven is dedicated to Panteras Dimebag Darrell.World Coming Downwas written with the grief of losing his father.
Johnny Kelly joined the band in 93, replacing original drummer Sal Abruscato.
It seemed like Steele was gearing up for a second act before he died.
There were plans to write and record the bands eighth album.
Instead, his mountainous voice was silenced.
