I don't like the human race in general. We are the only species who hunt for sport, who kill due to emotional need.
Peter SteeleI hate the human race. Of course, therefore, I hate myself the most, because I am the least of the human race.
Peter SteeleI don't believe in, and I am a devout non-believer, in playing new songs live if the subjected and pathetic crowd has not heard them before because I consider it like mass psychosis and genocidal.
Peter SteeleHave faith that when bad things happen to you, I belief in an after life, it is better to suffer here on Earth than what awaits you. That is why I pray for pain, and I get it. I do.
Peter SteeleIt's a funny thing, when you talk to God, you're religious, but when he talks to you, you're a psychopath.
Peter SteeleThere'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
Peter SteeleI 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.
Peter SteeleI guess I've learned that there's really no such thing as a bad label, there is only a bad contract.
Peter SteeleAnd 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.
Peter SteeleYes, there are times when I get extremely depressed and how I sublimate those feelings is through music.
Peter SteeleIt 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.
Peter SteeleI stay way from that area, and there's only so many songs you can write about love, sex and death.
Peter SteeleMy mother always told me if I really didn't wan to do something, if I was really tired, but if I had helped someone and I really went out of my way for them but I asked nothing for it, that I should donate my energy to the souls in purgatory-meaning that to give my goodness to those who are trapped. This is purgatory/limbo. This is a very Catholic thing that very few people really understand.
Peter SteeleI don't really like to play live. I don't like to be on stage. I feel very self-conscious.
Peter SteeleTechnically, at this point we're no longer with the label; we've fulfilled our contract.
Peter SteeleAs far as humor goes, I've always been a very insecure person and I've always wanted to be liked.
Peter SteeleI've always been very image prone, along the lines of bands like Black Sabbath and even Devo.
Peter SteeleI want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth
Peter SteelePeople ask how I learned to play bass with one hand. Well, with a face like mine, you learn to do a lot of things with one hand.
Peter SteeleI 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.
Peter SteeleI'm the product of 6 million years of evolution? Come on, man. I crawled out of a swamp yesterday.
Peter SteeleI 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.
Peter SteeleI 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.
Peter SteeleI just like being a social experiment sometimes. I really should not be allowed in public. But I just go out into the public just to see people's reaction.
Peter SteeleOne 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.
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