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" Criticism, maybe cynicism, is just rampant in music, in creativity. Everybody has a perception and a set of opinions based on what that piece of music is doing to them internally. "

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" You've got to be able to compromise in a band; otherwise, somebody's more important than the next guy, and that's never been the case in Priest. "

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" You can't be dismissive of important things. You have to speak out, even if you don't get the results you would like to have. "

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" The fact that there are now gay men and women who can openly serve their country is a wonderful thing. "

" Making a record is an intimate experience. A good producer can get things out of you that you can't get out of yourself. "

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

" As far as putting a rating on music like you do movies, I can see the common sense in that. "

" I love people. I love being in a band. I love making music. "

" When you make that choice of stepping out and facing the issue of disclosure, you do create this kind of self-imposed negative fear. It's unfortunate it still happens today. 'Do I step out and say I'm a gay guy?' But you have got to do it and live your life on your terms and no one else's terms. "

" When we talk about 'Firepower,' we're talking about the fire and power of heavy metal to prevail and endure difficulties. 'Children of the Sun,' is, to some extent, about climate change and the ecosystem... We want to deliver a message to the people without being too much of a teacher. "

" 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. "

" The great thing about Priest, in all the years that we've been making heavy metal music, is that we've always kind of carried this metal flag, if you will - this beacon of hope that, no matter what you may be going through in life, there's always a sense of overcoming difficulties, a sense of winning, a sense of coming out on top. "

" The battle goes on for me; as a gay man, I shall not be happy until I see equality across the board. "

" '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. "

" 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. "

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

" You don't fully appreciate your band until you're away from them. "

" I didn't pass my driving test till I was 38! "

" This band isn't mostly about being a political protest band. We want to entertain; we want to give you a good time. At the same time, if you look through the history of Priest, there's always been an intelligent factor. "

" I'm not a frugal person, but I find it difficult to be extravagant materially. "

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

" It doesn't matter how many records you've made; there's always a new experience you can get with a new producer. "

" If you look at the history of the LGBTQ community, from my perspective growing up as I did in the U.K. in the '50s, there was just terrible, terrible discrimination, you know? It was extremely difficult to live your life as you should have been allowed to do. "

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

" I think that essentially, since music was invented, it's basically reached out and touched every single kind of conceivable generation. "

" That's the life, really, isn't it? You write. You record. You play. And it never grows old. "

" The first thing I will say about looking after your voice is get a pair of in-ear monitors because one of the most common problems singers have is trying to hear themselves on stage. "

" I kind of blew the doors off the myth that all heavy metalheads are Neanderthal and very limited in their ability to take on subject matter of any human depth. "

" I discovered that I was gay when I was about nine or ten. I did go out with girls for a while, but it didn't last. "

" We can either rip your face up with 'Painkiller,' or we can play this beautiful thing called 'Last Rose of Summer' from 'Sin After Sin.' And people love us for that because they don't really know what to expect. "

" I think the last thing you want in life is to live with regret. "