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.

Rob Halford

Heavy metal is immortal, but we're not.

Rob Halford

It's a very empowering kind of music, heavy metal is.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

I will always remember the first show I did clean and sober... It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque. I literally felt elevated, as everything was coming with such clarity.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.'

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford