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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" Sometimes when I'm writing lyrics, it's a very loose train of thought, and wherever that takes me, I let it flow. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" It's best to keep things as free and open as you can. It's good to have a template, but then you go back and dissect it and see where you can make improvements. That's pretty much been the case with every Priest song that's ever been written. "

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" I've always felt that where Priest has been able to get to, it's been down to discipline, our real love and commitment to making the best music that we can make, and never forgetting our fan base. "

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