Tony O'Neill
A one-time musician with Kenickie (1997–98), Marc Almond (1997–98), The Brian Jonestown Massacre (1999), and Kelli Ali (2001–04), O'Neill has written several books including Digging the Vein (2006), Down and Out on Murder Mile (2008) and Sick City (2010).Digging the Vein was a novel based on O'Neill's years as a heroin and crack addict as well as his experiences in the music industry.A short story anthology, Notre Dame Du Vide, was published in France, June 2009, by 13e note éditions [fr].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.