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" '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'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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" It's very tempting for certain generations to say, 'Well, I just want to be in a band, and I want to be a rock star,' or whatever. That's not what it's about. Firstly, you've got to be in it for the love and the passion that you have for the music, and then you take it from there. "

" 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. "

" I'm not an American citizen, but I live in this country and eventually want to become an American citizen because I love this country so much. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't think it's right that there's one set of rules for one individual and another set of rules and laws for another individual. That's not the way the world should work. "

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

" I've been a huge fan of Gaga since she first burst on the scene. I just love everything that lady represents. First and foremost, her voice is extraordinary. I love her voice. She's an accomplished musician. She plays piano really well. She's just a great songwriter. And she's a beacon of hope for a lot of people in the world. "

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

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

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

" You've got to be able to compromise in a band; otherwise, somebody's more important than the next guy, and that's never been the case in Priest. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "