Billy Tourtelot is the singer, guitar player and songwriter for the St. Petersburg, Florida heavy metal and industrial band Hell on Earth.
Tourtelot is famous for accepting a terminally ill fan's request to die onstage in 2003, a decision that prompted a legal battle with the city of St. Petersburg.[1]
On November 3, 2003, Billy also ran as a write-in candidate for city council in District 3 of St. Petersburg against incumbent Bill Foster.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Rock band to stage suicide during concert". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Hell on Earth archives with info about Billy's political stint".