He repeatedly denied the accusations and those close to him insist the misunderstandings were all a part of Steele’s bizarre sense of humor. The singer-bassist claimed to be a misanthropist, wrote sarcastic lyrics that got him pegged by some as a racist and a misogynist. As such, he had a deep voice and was surprisingly soft-spoken but had a razor-sharp wit and a hysterical, self-deprecating sense of humor. Though he claimed he was shy and suffered from stage fright, he eagerly embraced his role as spokesman for the band. Steel was 6 feet, 7 inches he wasn’t just large, he was larger than life. Who knows? There is a price you pay for being so big, too.” 10 Unforgettable Peter Steele Moments He’s had four or five males in his family that have died from heart disease before 50, so it could have been congenital. Hickey adds, “He always said that he felt the flutter in his heart, even when he was a kid, so he might have been born with it for all we know. There are plenty of 90-year-olds running around with it.” “He was diagnosed with the condition years and years ago, but if you take care of yourself and do the right stuff it’s something you can live with for quite a while. “Who knows if he died from all the drugs over the years or something else,” says keyboardist Josh Silver. While Steele was clean and sober when he died, he abused alcohol and drugs - especially cocaine - for years even though he was on medication for a heart condition known at atrial fibrillation, basically an irregular heartbeat. “I was like, ‘I was going to see you in five minutes!’ I didn’t want to tell him over the phone. “He started yelling at me: ‘How come you didn’t call me?!?’ recalls Kelly. After he received the news, Kelly drove the rest of the short distance to rehearsal and told Hickey what had happened.
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