▁and ▁by ▁drink ing ▁red ▁wine ▁when ▁on ▁stage . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁was ▁" friend ly , ▁fun ny ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁gener ous ▁to ▁his ▁long time ▁band m ates ▁... ▁and ▁kind ▁to ▁the ▁bands ▁he ▁tou red ▁with ." ▁In ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁Iron ▁Man , ▁Black ▁S abb ath ' s ▁Tony ▁I om mi ▁described ▁his ▁shock ▁at ▁Ste ele ' s ▁death , ▁adding , ▁" Peter ▁was ▁a ▁big , ▁tall , ▁and ▁very , ▁very ▁nice ▁gu y ." ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁music , ▁Ste ele ▁spent ▁time ▁lif ting ▁weights ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁tour ▁bus . ▁Ste ele ▁also ▁enjoyed ▁reading ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁European ▁culture . ▁Ste ele ▁liked ▁working ▁on ▁his ▁house ▁and ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁architecture ▁and ▁civil ▁engineering . ▁Ste ele ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁his ▁cars , ▁including ▁a ▁heavily ▁modified ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Pont iac ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁he ▁custom ized ▁himself . ▁Ste ele ▁had ▁a ▁love ▁for ▁c ats ▁and ▁kept ▁several ▁as ▁p ets . ▁In ▁the ▁book let ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁" Top ▁Sh elf " ▁edition ▁re - release ▁of ▁Blo ody ▁K isses , ▁Ste ele ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁album ' s ▁dir ge - like ▁ 1 1 - min ute ▁title ▁track ▁had ▁in ▁fact ▁been ▁written ▁about ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁family