Top 66 Rob Halford Quotes

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

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

When you have the thrill and the pleasure to do something that means so much, you’ll do whatever you’ve gotta do to get to that next gig and play that next song.

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

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.

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.

Running away from something doesn’t do anything except put distance.

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

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

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.

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.

Heavy metal is immortal, but we’re not.

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

Treating one bunch of people this way, and treating this bunch that way. You can’t do that. You have to give everybody the same rights.

The thing about gay people is that until we come out of the closet, we’re always protecting other people: ‘I can’t do this, because it’s gonna hurt so-and-so.’ We’re trying to live the lives of other people, and that’s the worst thing you can do.

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.

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

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

‘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.

It’s a myth that I received any flak from the metal community over my decision to come out. I have, in fact, received numerous positive responses from fans, as well as e-mails from people who were going through much the same thing. It’s horrible to keep something like that secret, and I felt I had to make it public.

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

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.’

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

I’ve often talked about metal being the underdog in rock n’ roll music.

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.

It’s best to keep things as free and open as you can. It’s good to have a template, but then you go back and dissect it and see where you can make improvements. That’s pretty much been the case with every Priest song that’s ever been written.

There’s always someone that’s dealing with a bigger challenge than you are. You’ve gotta have perspective.

When we talk about ‘Firepower,’ we’re talking about the fire and power of heavy metal to prevail and endure difficulties. ‘Children of the Sun,’ is, to some extent, about climate change and the ecosystem… We want to deliver a message to the people without being too much of a teacher.

‘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.

When I write lyrics for Priest, I’m writing them for Priest. I’m not writing them for me.

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

We’ve always had this fantastic relationship with America.

This band isn’t mostly about being a political protest band. We want to entertain; we want to give you a good time. At the same time, if you look through the history of Priest, there’s always been an intelligent factor.

It’s fun for musicians to step into each other’s world. It’s like different football teams – it’s the same game but a different play.

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.

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

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

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.

I love all that kind of gothic Bram Stoker kind of thing. I love to get lost in that kind of escapism.

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

Criticism, maybe cynicism, is just rampant in music, in creativity. Everybody has a perception and a set of opinions based on what that piece of music is doing to them internally.

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

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.

The first thing I will say about looking after your voice is get a pair of in-ear monitors because one of the most common problems singers have is trying to hear themselves on stage.

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’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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

As far as putting a rating on music like you do movies, I can see the common sense in that.

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.

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

When you start in any band, I don’t think you have any idea as to how long your particular journey is going to last. You really don’t have a clue. I think that when you come together as musicians, that’s the furthest thing from your mind.

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

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.

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

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

I didn’t pass my driving test till I was 38!

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.

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.