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

Change Wit Very

Heavy metal is immortal, but we're not.

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T Mortal Metal

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

Rob Halford

Power Music Very

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

Rob Halford

War Warehouse Use

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

Music Life Hope

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

Men You Wing

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

Wit Will Ways

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

Love Life Yourself

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

Music Love You

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

Work Good Amazing

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

Work Art World

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

Love Wolf Way

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

Rob Halford

Time You Us

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

Change Wit Very

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

Years Year Were

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

Rob Halford

Wolf Will Ways

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

You Us Tire

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.

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Ways Way T

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

Music Love Hope

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

Rob Halford

Your You Way

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

Rob Halford

Music Very Vent

I kind of blew the doors off the myth that all heavy metalheads are Neanderthal and very limited in their ability to take on subject matter of any human depth.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

There are gay and lesbian people in all walks of life, in all different types of professions. I just happen to be a gay man who sings in a heavy metal band.

Rob Halford

I was a huge Rick Astley and Bananarama fan.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

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

Rob Halford

'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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

We're a rock n' roll band. We play heavy metal music. And we want to give you a great time. That's basically how it all boils down.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

Oh God, don't let me go on Amazon Prime at one in the morning 'cause I always buy something I don't need.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

On their debut, Korn brought a new definition of metal that was a game changer.

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford