Code Orange Interview Type O Negative: Peter Steele's Approach to Songwriting (EXCLUSIVE)

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • (8/9): Type O Negative Fan Q&A + Vinyl Unboxing with Johnny and Kenny. Hosted by Jami & Dom of Code Orange // Watch the rest of the interview here: bit.ly/2p3wBek
    To celebrate the release of the 'None More Negative' box set, superfans Jami & Dom from the band Code Orange got to sit down with surviving Type O Negative members Johnny and Kenny about the band's epic history.
    In this clip Johnny and Kenny give us the inside scoop on Peter Steele's approach to songwriting for Type O Negative. Each band member played an important role in the creation of the music and Peter was able to lead the overall process.
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  • @christinabrotto9375
    @christinabrotto9375 3 роки тому +252

    I died when Kenny did his Peter impersonation when talking about Wolf Moon. Just pure gold.

    • @claudiuroman2475
      @claudiuroman2475 3 роки тому +2

      :))))

    • @RickyIcecubes
      @RickyIcecubes Рік тому +13

      Hilarious! That's how it should be when you look back on lost friends and family. Always try and keep the laughs coming.

    • @nelsonfontes2805
      @nelsonfontes2805 Рік тому +1

      Facccts😂😂😂

    • @Dravenbelmont
      @Dravenbelmont Рік тому

      Bro me too 😂

    • @willharm6143
      @willharm6143 2 місяці тому

      Your comment is a when/when for all of us.

  • @hevymetulepik
    @hevymetulepik 5 років тому +239

    aww man kenny's laugh sounds exactly like the october rust intro

  • @Muppio
    @Muppio 5 років тому +474

    I'll listen to Kenny and co tell stories all god damn day long.

    • @jarrettpennington4579
      @jarrettpennington4579 5 років тому +4

      Me too.

    • @SuperJg31
      @SuperJg31 4 роки тому +5

      FK yea give me a bottle and we good to go

    • @subclangor
      @subclangor 3 роки тому

      Fuck yeah. Good times.

    • @Bobblehead4187
      @Bobblehead4187 3 роки тому +1

      Be a fucking treat! If there was a few unreleased studio songs in a lock box still to come. Im new to this youtube shit so anyway im posting up my shitty little cover songs twanga wanka lang and im listening back to them and im like where have i heard that tone of voice before im thinking on it... it hits i sound a bit like fucken Kenny from type o negitive. I had a crack at black no 1 screwed petes parts as to be expected but yeah im definitely hereing a shitty version of your voice in mine in certain songs.

    • @exactlywhatisaid
      @exactlywhatisaid 2 роки тому +3

      theres a video on Loudwire of him playing and explaining his favorite riffs. go check it out

  • @adrianh332
    @adrianh332 4 роки тому +336

    "It's about a man who turns into a werewolf while performing cunnilingus on a woman who's menstruating" 😂😂😂😂😂
    Priceless.

    • @deadxinxapril2870
      @deadxinxapril2870 2 роки тому +17

      i can listen to them tell stories literally all day

  • @Fluffy65
    @Fluffy65 5 років тому +247

    Rest in peace Peter. We only wish we could have had a few more years of the drab four. Also, their thick Brooklyn accents somehow always seem to make everything funnier.

  • @doctordisturbo
    @doctordisturbo 5 років тому +538

    I want a shirt that says “But Peter, these lyrics are retahded.”
    It can have him storming angrily out of a house on the back.

    • @Fireglo
      @Fireglo 5 років тому +19

      There are websites that make custom shirts.

    • @doctordisturbo
      @doctordisturbo 5 років тому +29

      Wow, I did not know that! The internet is amazing! I also heard of a website where you can watch videos that other people post and sometimes you can write inane comments below the videos. Have you heard of this website?

    • @Fireglo
      @Fireglo 5 років тому +11

      @@doctordisturbo there are many sites like that.

    • @doctordisturbo
      @doctordisturbo 5 років тому +24

      You're incredible, man

    • @Fireglo
      @Fireglo 5 років тому +16

      @@doctordisturbo Thank you.

  • @avalonarcher8452
    @avalonarcher8452 4 роки тому +104

    Peter Steele is the author of some of the most romantic and sensual lyrics in rock history.

  • @Maintenancebay
    @Maintenancebay 4 роки тому +65

    Kenny's French accent was pure gold 😂😂😂

  • @keithybrinson7804
    @keithybrinson7804 5 років тому +79

    The distortion on “hey Pete” is so wicked ⚰️

  • @Andf-kc4xx
    @Andf-kc4xx 5 років тому +107

    I remember discovering Type O 8 years ago and thought about how much of a disservice I did to myself for not having listened to them earlier or sooner. Amazing band, everyone must listen to their music. Listen to "Red Water" on a very dark and dreary fall day and you will know, you will know exactly what the vibe was that Pete was giving out to the world. Hope Pete is happy wherever he may be...what a loss...

    • @justinhayes2194
      @justinhayes2194 5 років тому +3

      I've been listening to them since about 2000, but same thing with me. I didn't listen to them for the longest time, and I couldn't tell you why! Im mad that I didnt give them a chance sooner.

    • @lancepage1914
      @lancepage1914 5 років тому +5

      Don't beat yourself up over it. I got into TON 20 years ago. But a lot of bands I was never old enough to get access to or watch live. What's great about a band like TON is their fans are fans for life. This is what makes bands GREAT.

    • @Sean-fv4wi
      @Sean-fv4wi 4 роки тому +4

      While it sucks feeling like u discovered a band "too late", what's important is that if a band's music is truely timeless, it will have lost none of it's potency so it still resonates as if it's new music. Long Live TON \m/

  • @unbeknownstsoul9240
    @unbeknownstsoul9240 4 роки тому +89

    I mean.. "Be My Druidess" is a phenomenal song.

  • @vergilsings3467
    @vergilsings3467 5 років тому +98

    I'm so happy to hear from Kenny and Johnny, I've been such a huge fan of Type O for 10+ years. Sadly I never got to see them perform live. :/

    • @thehorriblebright
      @thehorriblebright 5 років тому +11

      They were awesome live. Seen them three times in - 95, - 96 and -01. First time I had never even heard of them. Was dragged there by a girl at a festival. Totally blew my mind.

    • @CMCguitars1
      @CMCguitars1 5 років тому +6

      I saw them several times in the ‘90’s. They used to have a Halloween show in Philadelphia every year at the Trocodaro. It was amazing. Everyone dressed up in costumes. They would toilet paper the entire theater. One year they bought 100 egg rolls from the Chinese restaurant next to the Troc and threw them out into the audience. Amazing shows.

    • @jasonisaacs5742
      @jasonisaacs5742 5 років тому

      You will ;kind of when Silvertomb tours

    • @jasonisaacs5742
      @jasonisaacs5742 5 років тому

      You will kind of when Silvertomb tours

    • @jpeters1656
      @jpeters1656 5 років тому

      They were fkn ungodly loud.I miss seeing them.

  • @mommajesus
    @mommajesus 4 роки тому +31

    I know Pete is the obsession (totally agree) but I love all the guys in the band. Theyre amazing.

  • @Vanasse1
    @Vanasse1 3 роки тому +30

    Type O was soooooo underrated. Their music has so many layers to it and there are parts in almost every song that ‘surprise’ you. Sooooo underrated!

  • @sitvisjes
    @sitvisjes 5 років тому +150

    A song i wished they covered is Love will tear us apart by Joy division. Imagine Peter singing that!

    • @Fireglo
      @Fireglo 5 років тому +4

      @a n t i m a t e r i a I don't think Type O were that juvenile

    • @zachary_attackery
      @zachary_attackery 5 років тому +21

      @@Fireglo they literally called an album "the origin of the feces" and made the cover a close up of Peter's butthole

    • @batwytch
      @batwytch 5 років тому +5

      would have been fucking epic!!🖤

    • @Cerberus1333
      @Cerberus1333 5 років тому +4

      No

    • @Vanessa-jm2gw
      @Vanessa-jm2gw 5 років тому +7

      sitvisjes I always pictured them covering Head over Heels by tears for fears... I can picture it so clearly

  • @derekpaul4929
    @derekpaul4929 5 років тому +28

    If I could only listen to 1 band for the rest of my life its Type O Negative... Their entire catalog is amazing I couldnt imagine my life without their music in iy

  • @ZombiezNRainbows
    @ZombiezNRainbows 5 років тому +15

    This is so amazing. I just wish there were more interviews with Josh, but this is absolutely amazing. I'm now 34, and saw them play at blue cats in Knoxville, Tennessee October of 2008, when I was 22. I will never forget walking up, and seeing johnny sitting in the doorway, smoking a cigarette, and not wanting to be a bother, just watched him for a moment, and snapped a quick pic. I was even invited to come backstage, after the show ended, but ended up not going back, because my boyfriend at the time. I wish to god I had, but I was so nervous and shy. They'll always be in my top 5 favorite bands. I have so many pictures from that night, and will never forget it. Peter was brilliant, hilarious, and kind. Just wish I could have met him and spoke with him face to face before he passed. So again, thank you for this interview! It's amazing to hear them talk about their past records.

  • @benrous8430
    @benrous8430 5 років тому +18

    This interview had me smiling. Love Type o and hearing them talk about Pete and the band. Love their humour.

  • @ladyseeker2927
    @ladyseeker2927 4 роки тому +14

    Kenny's impressions of Peter are so fun 🤣💕

  • @andrewkent650
    @andrewkent650 4 роки тому +18

    I think I just peed myself a little laughing at Pete's description of Wolf Moon. 10/10 would do again.

  • @gregtees9995
    @gregtees9995 5 років тому +39

    I remember going to signing and josh looked up at my frend, pointed at him and said "HAH! MILLY VANILLY!!"

  • @theniteowl7777
    @theniteowl7777 5 років тому +63

    i originally had thought that 'cinnamon girl' was written by TON. in fact, the cover was so good i wished it was.

    • @peter10245
      @peter10245 3 роки тому

      For real. I didn´t know the Song was from Neil Diamond as i was listening to Typos Version back in the 90´s.

    • @markdeschim8253
      @markdeschim8253 3 роки тому +1

      @@peter10245 Neil Young.

    • @arknark
      @arknark 2 роки тому +2

      Any cover they did was awesome. Summer Breeze? Cmon, that shit rules

    • @thegoonbats
      @thegoonbats 2 роки тому +1

      @@peter10245 imagining Niel Diamond's version of Cinnamon Girl has me dying 😂

    • @peter10245
      @peter10245 2 роки тому +1

      @@thegoonbats Nine Inch Neil's would be dying to hear this too 😂👍.

  • @NotAlrightSpider
    @NotAlrightSpider 5 років тому +78

    R.I.P. St. Petrus. The world lost a bit of green when Pete died.

  • @imbolgofficial
    @imbolgofficial 3 роки тому +3

    Black Sabbath wrote in the studio too. It's great that they gave us this look into how they made this album and the demands that the label had on them at the time. Thank you for this

  • @RolandDeschain1
    @RolandDeschain1 5 років тому +78

    When asked what comes after the success of 'Bloody Kisses' Peter Steele told Metal Hammer magazine: "I intend on selling out. Financial success is the most important thing to me."
    Out of that came 'October Rust', their best album.

    • @lancepage1914
      @lancepage1914 5 років тому +13

      TON couldn't sell out if they tried.

    • @sidgar1
      @sidgar1 4 роки тому +11

      I'm sure Peter was being completely sarcastic in that remark. The music was all he cared about.

    • @xJamesxKingx
      @xJamesxKingx 4 роки тому +6

      Sounds like Peter's sarcasm

    • @imbolc8024
      @imbolc8024 4 роки тому +3

      that's his sarcasm, he NEVER was like 'that', he wanted 'their fans' to be happy & give it his all. a few times he forced himself bc of their producer, and it was upsetting to him, realise what u write

    • @imbolc8024
      @imbolc8024 4 роки тому

      @@xJamesxKingx xactly:)

  • @The1trueDave
    @The1trueDave 4 роки тому +10

    I love Kenny's impersonation of Peter's voice :-)

  • @gregtees9995
    @gregtees9995 5 років тому +41

    So funny. I love this band. I miss them so much.

  • @JustBabyGril
    @JustBabyGril 5 років тому +16

    These are great, I can never get enough of these guys.

  • @morena4415
    @morena4415 5 років тому +11

    Guys, thank you so much for this video!!! So nice to see something from these guys. I miss Peter and Type O so much 😭

  • @adamturner1563
    @adamturner1563 5 років тому +17

    So comforting seeing these again. Just in time for another winter! Love TON

  • @rw3077
    @rw3077 Рік тому +3

    ok im probably the only 1 that noticed. but, johnnys tapping along to christian woman on the chair lol

  • @JSpradley123
    @JSpradley123 5 років тому +23

    I'll never forget when I ruined my buddies day telling him what Wolf Moon was about!

  • @charlien2573
    @charlien2573 5 років тому +9

    Best band ever, I really miss Peter and Type O Negative

  • @hellsunicorn
    @hellsunicorn 5 років тому +12

    I was in 11th grade when October Rust hit the store shelves, still have the CD in my collection despite being able to access it any time I want on Spotify. A lot of good memories attached to that album, and hearing these funny stories about the songwriting process makes me feel better about my high school cover band struggling to get a good rendition of Black No. 1 and My Girlfriend's Girlfriend.

  • @jacobolson6885
    @jacobolson6885 5 років тому +10

    I love these inside peaks

  • @Pouyagol23
    @Pouyagol23 5 років тому +14

    Is it just me that notices Johnny Kelly doing his drum parts with his fingers in the beginning of the interview?!

  • @stxemo
    @stxemo 5 років тому +9

    I was very confused for a second. I’m just to see them together and tell stories. Miss mr Steele

  • @patrickreeves4650
    @patrickreeves4650 2 місяці тому

    these days there seems to be a full documentary about most bands, but type o would be a fantastic documentary. there is a solid fan base, and there was a lot of unknown about peter, and the dynamic of the way the band created music.

  • @timtapp5931
    @timtapp5931 5 років тому +16

    That was my question they answered about the song writing process!

  • @blakkno666
    @blakkno666 5 років тому +14

    They played 'light my fire' in London in 1995, was cool

  • @darren4mc
    @darren4mc 5 років тому +29

    The part about Wolf Moon...hahahahahaha

  • @thalia2584
    @thalia2584 5 років тому +7

    The Trocadero in Philly was always our favorite place to see you TON!💚💚💚

  • @batwytch
    @batwytch 5 років тому +4

    This was so interesting, thanks for a great interview!!
    Forever love Type O🖤

  • @cmichalakis
    @cmichalakis 4 роки тому +2

    Hey Pete is an AMAZING cover. The call and response between Kenny and Peter is just

  • @WarHammer1911A1
    @WarHammer1911A1 5 років тому +14

    6:27 I got to hear them play "Come on baby light my fire" in 1997, I thought it was great.

  • @djohanson99
    @djohanson99 5 років тому +2

    Loving you was like loving the dead. I miss Peter. R.I.P. I did see them in concert in Worcester MA.

  • @jessickalush3305
    @jessickalush3305 5 років тому +5

    This is so awesome!!! Thanx for posting!

  • @BionicLatino
    @BionicLatino 3 роки тому +2

    As a NYer, those accents are like a warm hug to my ears.

  • @facekidnoise
    @facekidnoise 5 років тому +3

    These guys can over and over with stories, oh man! Pete we miss ya! I'm sure Kenny and Johnny do too!

  • @richpon1973
    @richpon1973 5 років тому +5

    TYPE O NEGATIVE music rings on forever!

  • @JackSatanson
    @JackSatanson 3 роки тому +3

    I love when Peter throws it to Kenny

  • @TreR90
    @TreR90 4 роки тому +3

    Great interview with Lieutenant Dan and Ron Jeremy

  • @sherrihonaker8820
    @sherrihonaker8820 2 роки тому

    These interviews are so awesome. I bet there are so many more great stories they have to share. What an amazing band!

  • @natishagough
    @natishagough 3 роки тому +2

    Look at the drummer drumming with his fingers. He's a real musician just like the whole band

  • @chemicaldesert4563
    @chemicaldesert4563 5 років тому +40

    Petah these lyrics are retahded

  • @TheLegendarySuperSaiyanBroly
    @TheLegendarySuperSaiyanBroly 5 років тому +10

    🤘🏻💚
    R.I.P. Pete
    They had your number on those lyrics hahhahahhaa

  • @javieraramos4847
    @javieraramos4847 4 роки тому +3

    Johnny following the drum beats with his fingers 🖤

  • @star68438
    @star68438 5 років тому +7

    Need more interviews with them

  • @j9andphoenix
    @j9andphoenix 4 роки тому

    I loved the layering in the music - there was beauty in that

  • @STANGm06deGT
    @STANGm06deGT Рік тому +2

    Josh is now a paramedic

  • @TaraVanflower
    @TaraVanflower 5 років тому +23

    I love it when they do Peter's voice. HAHAHAHA

  • @Krispy-y4u
    @Krispy-y4u 5 років тому +7

    Love this!!!!

  • @EriGamm
    @EriGamm 5 років тому +7

    Who’s that treasure chest of fun on the left???!! Give me that chair.

  • @jennyben21
    @jennyben21 5 років тому +4

    I need that Type O banner!!

  • @HenritheHorse
    @HenritheHorse 5 років тому +12

    Would love to hear the version of Light my Fire!

    • @samuelwetz8378
      @samuelwetz8378 5 років тому +3

      There’s some bootleg audio and footage of it on UA-cam :D

    • @HenritheHorse
      @HenritheHorse 5 років тому +1

      @@samuelwetz8378 Just checked youtube and I had heard the live version... Somehow forgot :D

    • @samuelwetz8378
      @samuelwetz8378 5 років тому

      @Henri the Horse yeah and I love how in the middle they put in a Gadda da vida

  • @davedupre2600
    @davedupre2600 5 років тому +1

    The Beatles medley is my fave cover as well. I had never heard the original songs before and I fell in love with the covers. It gave me something in common with a friend of mine who was a big fan of the Beatles.

  • @denatoniumbenzoate8614
    @denatoniumbenzoate8614 5 років тому +8

    Honestly he's a fuckin' siren. I have guy friends who also like Type Of Neg but they kind of make fun of my extreme, magnetic attraction to his voice.

  • @ladyhonor822
    @ladyhonor822 Рік тому +3

    Oh I miss HIM as well

  • @FreeLivingFreeBirthing
    @FreeLivingFreeBirthing 3 роки тому +3

    Recognized that laugh straight from the beginning... the same one from the opening of October Rust

  • @moto-fl3rd
    @moto-fl3rd 2 місяці тому

    6:47 "they don't know any of these songs, we got to do a cover"! Thats hilarious!

  • @elgrantemor
    @elgrantemor 4 роки тому

    Dudes Of "The Pit" Please Do a Documentary on Type O would be Awesome!

  • @ronniejdio9411
    @ronniejdio9411 5 років тому +5

    NIB back in the ussr and bad moon rising were the best type o covers i saw live

  • @Katie_Woo
    @Katie_Woo 4 роки тому

    The impressions are just great :) I could listen talk all day

  • @recabitejehonadab2654
    @recabitejehonadab2654 5 років тому +7

    I really miss Peter.

  • @foxwhittaker4367
    @foxwhittaker4367 Рік тому +1

    Be my druidess is my favourite song of October Rust! 😅

  • @msdee7782
    @msdee7782 3 роки тому

    ABSOLUTE LEGENDS
    Fell over this Vid by accident sometimes the internet delivers - GOLD
    THANK YOU SO MUCH SERIOUSLY MADE MY DAY
    I discovered Type O not too long ago and was shattered to learn Peter (Lord Petrus Steele) had passed, talk about a conflict of emotions glad I found their music devastated at a young artist leaving too soon. Smiled throughout watching this in appreciation for Kenny and Johnny sharing, talking fondly about their mate. I’ve marked this Vid for watching again (14 April)
    He wrote fearlessly…. (And that’s why we love him)
    But Peter these lyrics are retarded…. (And that’s why we love him)
    R.I.P
    Love to Kenny, Johnny & Josh 🖤❤💜

  • @jzolghadr
    @jzolghadr 4 роки тому +3

    Guys this is great, thanks so much for sharing, but can you please bring the music level down? It's really hard to hear everything being said in the interview with the music as loud as it is.

  • @chrisclearwater3521
    @chrisclearwater3521 4 роки тому +1

    They opened up with magical mystery tour when I saw them in Milwaukee, Pete was dressed like Stallone from the first blood movie

  • @Mike-san92
    @Mike-san92 Рік тому

    Would have be great to listen that cover of door's light my fire done by Type O. Anyway, too bad i hadn't the opportunity to see them live.

  • @thalia2584
    @thalia2584 5 років тому +1

    Love you guys... and miss You all! 💚💚💚

  • @1gamz
    @1gamz 5 років тому

    🙏🏼 thank you the pit for making that happen

  • @metalabstraktcora9587
    @metalabstraktcora9587 5 років тому +3

    Nice Interview! 🤘

  • @lancepage1914
    @lancepage1914 5 років тому +9

    Kenny is hilarious.

  • @thetreblerebel
    @thetreblerebel 4 роки тому +2

    Peter's idea of singles HA! I fucking love these guys

  • @gaagsl
    @gaagsl Рік тому

    These guys were amazing.I thought that they were kind of pretentious, but when you get more close to their music you could actually appreciate how talented they really were as a band. They were fun to watch in live performances too.

  • @xsanchezz
    @xsanchezz 5 років тому +2

    Type O Negative

  • @josephpaladion235
    @josephpaladion235 5 років тому +3

    Legends never die!!!

  • @denisefitzharris7416
    @denisefitzharris7416 4 роки тому

    So so missed 💚🖤💔

  • @luisaguilarrodriguez8627
    @luisaguilarrodriguez8627 4 роки тому +1

    I will go to an acoustic concert with the remaining members of TON, anytime.

  • @vizionblind
    @vizionblind Рік тому +1

    It's the best of their albums IMO

  • @morganix007
    @morganix007 5 років тому +15

    😔 I would like words from Josh too...

    • @arthurbishop3173
      @arthurbishop3173 5 років тому +4

      DEFINITELY...anything would suffice 6)

    • @Cerberus1333
      @Cerberus1333 5 років тому

      Get over it.

    • @morganix007
      @morganix007 5 років тому +7

      @@Cerberus1333 it would be interesting hearing from him and stories from the band. I know you would like to hear too

    • @Concentrictech
      @Concentrictech 5 років тому +7

      Josh would like to sincerely apologize to the following-

    • @morganix007
      @morganix007 5 років тому

      @@Concentrictech 😄

  • @dariaawaria3772
    @dariaawaria3772 5 років тому +7

    youngsters dring water, old schoolers drink beer haha fck yes

    • @julianz7555
      @julianz7555 5 років тому

      Daria Awaria well I mean the interviewers have to stay sober

  • @moshman4294
    @moshman4294 5 років тому +26

    So many beautiful gothic girls at Type O negative shows, I miss you all 💋 : (

  • @lostamericanhistory2536
    @lostamericanhistory2536 4 роки тому +1

    I'm glad they are talking about him and type o. Seemed to me like when he died they walked away and didn't want to be associated with it anymore.

    • @shollister3009
      @shollister3009 3 роки тому +2

      Nah, it just died with Mr. Steele. It would have been disrespectful to try and replace the soul of the band. They had to grieve and move on.

  • @Maish7
    @Maish7 2 роки тому

    I swear to god kenny’s peter impression fucking kills me🤣🤣

  • @graphix6529
    @graphix6529 4 роки тому +2

    One of my biggest regrets is not seeing them live

  • @CarnivoreIntelligence
    @CarnivoreIntelligence 5 років тому +1

    Great episode:)

  • @journeystarr
    @journeystarr 5 років тому +2

    They're still as funny as ever

  • @miagifodder5599
    @miagifodder5599 5 років тому +1

    ive only just started listening to this album closely classfilled

  • @frasermackie19
    @frasermackie19 5 років тому +2

    Is there a downloadable audio version of the full interview? id love to listen to it again