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" As soon as I got my driver's license, I went crazy, and I got the Ford Cosworth, which was this limited edition street racing turbo. It was like this 200-miles-an-hour monster. "

Rob Halford

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" Most of humanity just wants to live a peaceful life, don't we? "

" We're a rock n' roll band. We play heavy metal music. And we want to give you a great time. That's basically how it all boils down. "

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" When I come off stage, I just shut up. I try as best I can not to use my voice at all. You know I love to talk, but I try when I come off stage to have the minimum amount of vocal interaction because I need at least a good 10 hours to just recover from my form of extreme singing. "

" I love early blues like Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. I listened to the way these people sang, and it was just beautiful - straight from the soul. That, for me, was an inspiration. "

" It's very tempting for certain generations to say, 'Well, I just want to be in a band, and I want to be a rock star,' or whatever. That's not what it's about. Firstly, you've got to be in it for the love and the passion that you have for the music, and then you take it from there. "

" Metal fans are just as compassionate and caring and tolerant as any other form of music fans are. "

" 'Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk,' that's my big Emperor album. "

" When you have the thrill and the pleasure to do something that means so much, you'll do whatever you've gotta do to get to that next gig and play that next song. "

" Don't put yourself on a pedestal. Because it's very easy for someone to knock you off. "

" I think my heart will always be made of metal, but it would be ignorant of me and kind of foolish to ignore the other emotional connections you can make in all kinds of music. "

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" You've gotta learn to love yourself and live your own life. Then you can go out in the world and try and figure everything else out. "

" Running away from something doesn't do anything except put distance. "

" We're all people. We all need to just try and find a way to love each other and accept each other and try and make the world a better place. "

" There's always someone that's dealing with a bigger challenge than you are. You've gotta have perspective. "

" When I write lyrics for Priest, I'm writing them for Priest. I'm not writing them for me. "

" I was in several bands before I joined Judas Priest. Being in those early unknown bands were the stepping stones, really, so I learned a lot in those short few years jumping from one band to another. "

" 'Defenders' seems to have a really gritty, hard, uncomplicated vibe about it. Somehow, we made everything sound stronger and more precise than on 'Screaming Vengeance' through Tom Allom's amazing mixing skills. "

" I'm not an American citizen, but I live in this country and eventually want to become an American citizen because I love this country so much. "

" I chew a special brand of gum that you can't get in America. It's British, and it's called Airwaves. It's a menthol eucalyptus gum that is a very soothing thing for me when I'm singing because I'm swallowing, and it also keeps my sinuses and general upper breathing clear. I've got to be able to hit these clear, clean notes. "

" I don't think it's right that there's one set of rules for one individual and another set of rules and laws for another individual. That's not the way the world should work. "

" If you go to the gym every day, it's not really good. Your muscles get fatigued. Your vocal cords are muscles - they get burned out, they get tired, so you've got to give them the chance to recover and repair during the night. "

" It's your human right to push back against something you disagree with. You do that by voting for that guy instead of that guy, or that lady instead of that lady. "

" To have Judas Priest together? It's a real adventure, and we always feel excited when it's time to create a new record. "

" Heavy metal is always going to be there. At its core, it's all about a primitive connection we all need to keep in our lives. "

" Treating one bunch of people this way, and treating this bunch that way. You can't do that. You have to give everybody the same rights. "

" If I was a billionaire, I'd have a warehouse full of Ferrari and Lamborghini, but I'm not. "

" Teachers should not need to have to buy books for the kids, or pencils and pens. That's absurd. "