Rob Halford quotes

Rob Halford is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest. His powerful voice and theatrical stage presence have made him an icon in the metal genre. He is celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to music and for courageously being one of the first openly gay metal artists. Here are 64 of his quotes:

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

Rob Halford

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

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.

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You have to let your musicians in your band be who they are.

Rob Halford

That's the life, really, isn't it? You write. You record. You play. And it never grows old.

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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.

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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.

Rob Halford

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.

Rob Halford

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Rob Halford

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.

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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.

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

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.

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

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