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.”

“They talk about the American Dream. I still believe in that. I still believe that this is a great country, where great things can happen, where anybody can become president of the United States. Just that simple statement there defines so much about the whole business of liberty and freedom and the pursuit of happiness.”

“I didn't pass my driving test till I was 38!”

“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.”

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

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

“When I write lyrics for Priest, I'm writing them for Priest. I'm not writing them for me.”

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

“We've always had this fantastic relationship with America.”

“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.”

“I think the last thing you want in life is to live with regret.”

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

“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.”

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

“I kind of have to bite my tongue sometimes with my lyrics.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”