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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" The moment I came out as a gay man, I never really thought of the consequences. Of course, the proverbial happened: it hits the newswires, and it's this big, big thing. "

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

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

" I just love to sing. It makes me feel great, so I'm gonna keep going. "

" Running away from something doesn't do anything except put distance. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" When you start in any band, I don't think you have any idea as to how long your particular journey is going to last. You really don't have a clue. I think that when you come together as musicians, that's the furthest thing from your mind. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You have to let your musicians in your band be who they are. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I think that the fact of the matter is that metal isn't really part of the big picture of the gay, lesbian, transgender music scene. But it's certainly there. There's gay metalheads all over the world. "

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

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

" I pray quite a bit, actually. And even if you don't believe in prayer, just have a go. Pray for a good day, or just pray for your friend, or whatever it might be. And it's amazing, man, 'cause it absolutely works. I guarantee, it genuinely does work. "