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" 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. "

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" There are gay and lesbian people in all walks of life, in all different types of professions. I just happen to be a gay man who sings in a heavy metal band. "

Rob Halford

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" I love all that kind of gothic Bram Stoker kind of thing. I love to get lost in that kind of escapism. "

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

" I was a huge Rick Astley and Bananarama fan. "

" 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. "

" We're not a band that takes any kind of political stance. That's not what we're about as Priest. But we're observers of what's going on around us in the world. "

Rob Halford

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" When I got clean and sober, that was a major change in my life. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 like Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch, with whom I did a single. "

Rob Halford

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" On their debut, Korn brought a new definition of metal that was a game changer. "

" 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. "

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

" I kind of have to bite my tongue sometimes with my lyrics. "

" 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. "

" This overpowering relief of love conquering any kind of difficulty and hardship in life - that love is forever, even with people that we lost in the physical world. "

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

" 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. "

" When I was a kid, dealing with trying to discover myself, I didn't have anybody to talk to. I didn't have any Internet and didn't have any friends. You felt very alone and very frightened. "

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

" I never tire of the drive from Phoenix to San Diego, and it is mostly desert, obviously, but you get different varieties of desert terrain. "

" '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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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