Tony O'Neill

Tony O'Neill is a New York based musician and author. A one time musician with Kenickie (1997-8), Marc Almond (1997-1998), The Brian Jonestown Massacre (2000) and Kelli Ali (2001 - 2004), O'Neill is also the author of an autobiographical novel "Digging The Vein" (ISBN 0-9766579-1-0) released in the US and Canada in 2006. The book was based on his years as a heroin and crack addict as well as his experiences in the music industry and has earned praise from fellow writers such as John Giorno, Dan Fante, Noah Levine, and Rob Woodard. The sequel, Down and Out on Murder Mile was picked up by Harper Perennial and will be released as a mass market paperback in November of 2008. Jerry Stahl said of Down and Out on Murder Mile: "I fucking loved it."

He also co-wrote the memoirs of NFL player Jason Peter. The resulting book, Hero of the Underground was published in July 2008 by St Martins Press

He has written short stories for and Laura Hird's fiction showcase, among others. A short story collection, "Seizure Wet Dreams", was published by Social Disease in the UK, also in 2006. "In 2007 Songs From The Shooting Gallery", his first book of poetry, was published by Burning Shore Press of Long Beach, California. He is a founding member of the Brutalists, a literary collective including authors Adelle Stripe and Ben Myers

Works

Fiction

*"Digging The Vein" (2006)
*"Down and Out on Murder Mile" (2008)

hort Fiction

*''Seizure Wet Dreams" (Short Stories and Poetry) 2006

Poetry

*"Songs from the Shooting Gallery" (2007)

Non-Fiction

*"Hero of the Underground" (2008) Co-writer w/ Jason Peter

External links

* [http://tonyoneill.net/ Tony O'Neill's Official Site]
* [http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/ghosting-around-an-interview-with-tony-oneill/ 3:AM interview]
* [http://common-line.com/2007/07/interview-with-tony-oneill.html The CommonLine Project Interview]
* [http://www.burningshorepress.com/ Burning Shore Press]