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Peter Sotos (Peter Gus Sotos) was born on 17 April, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, United States, is an American writer and musician. Discover Peter Sotos's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?
| Popular As |
Peter Gus Sotos |
| Occupation |
Writer · musician · visual artist |
| Age |
63 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
17 April, 1960 |
| Birthday |
17 April |
| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality |
United States
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Peter Sotos Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Parents |
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| Wife |
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Peter Sotos Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Peter Sotos worth at the age of 63 years old? Peter Sotos’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Peter Sotos's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Writer |
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Timeline
Peter Sotos (born April 17, 1960) is an American writer and musician.
In his books, Sotos examines sadistic sexual criminals and sexually violent pornography, particularly involving children.
His writings are interpreted by some as commenting on media hypocrisy around these issues.
His books are often first-person narratives, taking on the point of view of the sexual predator in order to explore sadistic and pedophilic sexual impulses.
Sotos is a graduate of Holy Cross High School.
He attended Northern Illinois University for one year and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for four years.
From 1983 to Bird Seed released in 2003, Sotos was a member of the British power electronics group Whitehouse.
In 1984, while the day care sex abuse hysteria phenomenon was sweeping the nation and while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Sotos began producing the controversial magazine Pure, notable as the first zine dedicated to serial killer lore.
The original publications are now collectors' items.
In addition to offering many details about the crimes of serial killers and Nazis, the text in the magazine praises them, describing them using such terms as "genius", "glorious", "exemplary" and "illustrious".
The text is juxtaposed with pictures and newspaper clippings relevant to the crimes discussed, showing that the news media also abuse the victims.
A short manifesto introducing the first issue says the magazine "satiates and encourages true lusts."
A photocopy from a magazine of child pornography was used as the cover of issue #2 of Pure which led to Sotos pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, receiving a suspended sentence.
A copy of the magazine was found by Scotland Yard in Edinburgh, in the home of a suspect in a series of child abductions, murders and grave robbings, which led to Sotos' arrest.
In 1992, Sotos released the solo album Buyer's Market, which consisted of sound collages of spoken word samples from parents, law-enforcement officers and victims of sex crimes.
The album was produced by Steve Albini.
Despite his early legal troubles, Sotos continues to garner support for his ideas and literary output: in the foreword to the French edition of Index (1999) the publisher Jean-Jacques Pauvert compared him to Marquis de Sade; the American author Bruce Benderson has been analyzing his writings for La Nouvelle Revue Française; in 2012 Sotos joined Dennis Cooper for a lecture at the Centre Georges Pompidou; in 2015 the German contemporary art magazine Texte zur Kunst published "Proxy: Peter Sotos in Conversation".
Sotos then released Proxy and Waitress in 2005.
Peter Sotos makes video collages.
He notably presented Waitress I, II and III at the Palais de Tokyo in April 2005.
In his movie Love (2015), the Argentine film director Gaspar Noé shows Lazy, one of Sotos' books, in the hero's bookshelves.
The American writer is also thanked in the closing credits.
A selection of Sotos' paper archives has been shown for the first time in 2017 at the New Galerie in Paris.
