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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" It doesn't matter how many records you've made; there's always a new experience you can get with a new producer. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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'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. "

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" We're all people. We all need to just try and find a way to love each other and accept each other and try and make the world a better place. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 'Firepower' is the eighteenth full-length studio album for Judas Priest. That's a lot of metal songs over the decades, and the writing process is always the same, really. "

" I've always felt that where Priest has been able to get to, it's been down to discipline, our real love and commitment to making the best music that we can make, and never forgetting our fan base. "

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

" 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. "

" I like to remain somewhat anonymous. I could never handle the whole Britney Spears syndrome of being noticed everywhere. "

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" 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'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. "