The second born child in a household with ten children he was raised in a home filled with art and literature.Back then, in the 60s, it was OK to be smart and artistic,” he said. Rock and Roll drove our culture and the musicians, singers and songwriters who gave us the soundtracks to our lives cannot be forgotten. Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO ) is an American rock band founded in 1996 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli (both members of Savatage) and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to form the core of the creative team. O'Neill's death was announced in a brief note posted on the Trans-Siberian Orchestrawebsite on April 5, 2017, which cited chronic illness. There's no word yet on TSO's plans in the wake of his death.O'Neill, a New York native, was raised in a home filled with art and literature. Trans-Siberian Orchestra Paul O'Neill OD'd On Prescription Drugs. Paul grew up in a home where learning and creativity were encouraged. “O’Neill took his first serious musical steps in the mid 1970s when he took his first progressive rock band, Slowburn, into Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios in New York City. It really was a special, magical time." Out on the concourses, meanwhile, O'Neill -- who insisted the TSO musicians meet the audience and sign autographs after the concerts -- would quietly and anonymously (as much as he could be anonymous looking very much like a prototypical 70s rock star, long hair and shades included) gift fans with more merch. Paul ended up shelving the project because he was not happy with final results. Billboard is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. On more than one occasion, he literally would give the jacket off his back to a random homeless person who caught his eye, often with several hundred-dollar bills stuffed in the pocket.Those who knew Paul were aware of his ongoing battles with his health and his propensity to overwork himself while in the midst of creative projects. He learned the recording and concert touring business from the ground up, giving him an insight into how to build a successful act worldwide. He … "When these companies create some great new effect, they come straight to us first -- especially if its expensive," O'Neill once quipped. What are we supposed to be doing? However he has credited Slowburn’s initial failure as one of the luckiest things that could have ever happened to him for it gave him the opportunity to learn the recording and concert business from the inside out.He landed a position atmanagement company Leber-Krebs Inc., which had launched the careers of Aerosmith, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Ted Nugent, The New York Dolls, Scorpions and Joan Jett among others. April 5, 2017 – Paul O’Neill (Trans Siberian Orchestra) was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City on February 23, 1956.. Paul often wrote about Angels coming to earth to inspire inexplicable kindness in a human life. He learned to play guitar and became a rock fan, playing in his own bands and soaking up shows around town.

"My personal theory is it was being in the right place at the right time. His charitable side knew no bounds. Others recalled him tipping waitresses thousands of dollars for a post-show meal and buying drum sets for young fans.In the hours after his death, the band said in a statement that O'Neill died from a "chronic illness." From the solitary weeks in the hotel while working in his Florida studio to jumping around on a pyro-filled stage, or flying around the country on no sleep aggravating his chronic spine problems after early life back surgery. O’Neill took the idea to Atlantic Records which, to his surprise, went for it and financed the creation of Romanov which was initially to be TSO’s first release. In the ‘80s, he became a major concert promoter in Japan for acts like Madonna and Sting, producing the first rock festivals in Japan. Paul O’Neill, the creative music mastermind who founded the progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Today, please consider doing your own selfless act of kindness. It was there that he first met engineer Dave Wittman who had the ability to capture on tape the sounds O’Neill was hearing in his head. Of that there is no question. In 1996 he decided to take the original concept further, starting TSO with Savatage’s Jon Oliva – Chris Oliva’s older brother – and Al Pitrelli, as well as keyboardist Bob Kinkel. "TSO has released eight mostly conceptual albums -- including three full-length Christmas-themed works -- and an EP. I loved Broadway -- and I had it right down the street, y'know? There's something magical about watching a 15-year-old kid get into an Al Pitrelli guitar solo and his father jamming out there with him. Desi O’Neill was the loving and proud wife of composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter, Paul O’Neill best known as the founder and leader of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Others recalled him tipping waitresses thousands of dollars for a post-show meal and buying drum sets for young fans.Paul O’Neill was found unresponsive in his Tampa Florida hotel room, where he had died  on April 5, 2017 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, one of the increasing number of deaths caused by the opioid crisis in prescription drugs.

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