The mighty Judas Priest have been doing music for over 50 years at a stretch, and they do not possess any intention to stop it anytime soon. Judas Priest’s frontman, the metal god Rob Halford, recently spoke in an interview with Rock 108. In the interview, he mentioned that they do not have any plans to cease their work as long as they are in good health and the music sounds good.
The metal god says:
“My neighbor Alice (Cooper)—He lives about a cup of sugar away from me (here in Arizona)—We did some shows recently together in Europe. And I put a picture of he and I with our arms around each other and put the statement: ‘Still going strong.’
“I think if your desire is still there, if your passion is still there, if you can still deliver the goods, to quote a Priest song, if you’re moving along, and the machine’s not too wobbly, you can still get from A to B on one wheel. As long as it looks good and sounds good and all the other pieces are in place, why would you wanna retire?”
He adds:
“I wouldn’t know what to do with my life if I suddenly couldn’t do this beautiful work. I need to do it. It’s part of me that I need to do to live as a person because I love it so much. And I think I’m speaking for everybody in Priest. And that’s the leading light that pushes through. That’s what keeps you carrying on. You marry that instantly with our glorious fans here in America and around the world that have kept this heavy metal machine rolling because we can’t do this alone.
“We’d look pretty dumb going into an arena if there’s nobody in there. You need people there. That’s part of the experience. It completes you. A live show completes the love of your band. It’s like going to see your favorite basketball team or football team. You can watch them on the TV; you can get the shirt; you can see them on the internet, but going to see them live, going to support them live, is the ultimate commitment and dedication. So our fans are the biggest part of this story. We’re nothing without our fans. It’s true.”
Watch the interview with Halford on YouTube:
Halford stays very positive about the band’s future, and he suggests that they might have one more album left in them.
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