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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Rob Halford

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People

" I think I'm still a lone wolf, internally. And I always will be. "

" Some songs are dead easy, and others can be quite challenging. Other times, you just have to put it in the bin. "

" I've often talked about metal being the underdog in rock n' roll music. "

" With 'Defenders,' we had some very barebones ideas, but the bulk of it came together very quickly over in Ibiza. The main thing I like about that record, looking back on it now, is the change in the texture of the production from 'Screaming For Vengeance.' "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" It's fun for musicians to step into each other's world. It's like different football teams - it's the same game but a different play. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" When you're a musician, one of the things that comes to you in the beginning that is quite unexpected is the reaction from your fans, and to the way your music plays an important part in their life in figuring things out. "

" The thing about rock & roll, and the black leather biker jacket - it automatically creates an idea about what that person might be about, about their musical taste or their attitude. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Oh, I've never gone off into that 'the room's not the right temperature, take this tea back' stuff. I still scrub my own toilet and vacuum the carpet, and I have to be able to push my trolley around Morrisons and do my shopping. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

Rob Halford

Think

Music

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

" We've always tried to convey these strong messages of strength and power and doing good in the world and, at the same time, to not be afraid to look at the difficulties that we experience. "

" 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. "

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