Tony O'Neill has done it all. And has the books to prove it. He is a real writer.

In a previous life Tony played keyboards for bands and artists as diverse as Kenickie, Marc Almond and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. His autobiographical novel Digging The Vein was published in 2006 by Contemporary Press, in the US and Canada. Wrecking Ball Press released a UK edition in 2007. Seizure Wet Dreams, a collection of short stories and poems was released in the UK on Social Disease in 2006. A volume of poetry, Songs From The Shooting Gallery was released on Burning Shore Press, 2007. Down And Out On Murder Mile, his second novel, was released in 2008 by Harper Perennial. He also is the co-author of Hero Of The Underground, the memoir of Jason Peter (2008, St Martins Press). His latest books are Neon Angel (cowritten with Cherie Currie) and his novel, Sick City (both 2010).