In 2003, goth metal icons Type O Negative released I Don’t Wanna Be Me from their penultimate album, Life Is Killing Me. Four years removed from their previous full-length World Coming Down, I Don’t Wanna Be Me garnered a new audience for Type O in the new millennium, and is still amongst their most-played tracks on streaming services. Here, guitarist Kenny Hickey takes us through the whole journey of the song – from its lyrical content to the recording process. Plus the rather sad meaning behind the song title… “At the time, Peter (Steele, vocals, bass) wasn’t really doing too well, health-wise. He was getting sick of addictions and sick of life, hence the title, I Don’t Wanna Be Me. He didn’t wanna be Pete anymore. I think, also, he was getting sick over being a roc...
