Peter Steele Quotes (39 Quotes)


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

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

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

    I think for the most part it really doesn't matter how good an album is I think it really comes down to musical climate.

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


    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.

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


    I had hit a critical period in my life, where I changed very much as a person. I consider the person I used to be, dead, and I'm glad that he is. Insecure, frightened, confused, much like a lot of people I know today.

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

    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.

    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.

    Nordic people are very stand-offish, but to go to Greece, Italy, Spain or Israel, men are all over men and stuff.

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

    Finding fresh song topics can sometimes be quite difficult.

    I've been wearing black pants and green shirts now for like thirteen years. It works.

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

    We did a lot of in-store signings around that time, and occasionally guys came up with that issue of Playgirl and wanted me to sign the centerfold.

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

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

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

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

    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.

    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.

    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.

    It became more and more difficult after drinking beer, or while drinking beer on stage, to execute vocals in between burps.

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

    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.

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

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

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

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


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