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" I'm drawn to singers who have something different to say vocally, and Adele would be in there. "

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" I think I've improved in a lot of ways because of being able to stay clean and sober. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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've always had this fantastic relationship with America. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I listen to Michael Buble, it's exciting; it's inspiring. I feel the same way with Michael Feinstein or Ryan Adams. "

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

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

" '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. "

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

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

" Music is there to get you through life's ups and downs, good times and not so good times. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Just the basic principles of what makes America work for me are very strong in my heart. It's like no other nation in the world. "

" 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. "