ROB HALFORD - "I Have My Gay Metalhead Fans All Over The World"
December 4, 2009, 14 years ago
Dallas Voice has issued a new interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman ROB HALFORD. The following is an excerpt form the interview, conducted by Rich Lopez:
Q: Do you have a particularly gay audience?
A: "I have my gay metalhead fans all over the world. Sometimes they are so obvious from stage but it?s still a wonderful surprise."
Q; How cool is that?
A: "Some of these songs get into the Pride spirit and could even be a gay anthem like 'Light Of The World'.”
Q: It?s been more than 10 years since you came out. How has it been since?
A: "It gives me a lot of comfort and it was a weight off my shoulders. There is a lot of phobia in metal music, but me coming out chips away at that wall, bit by bit. It just crossed my mind that I had no negative feedback. Fans were cool, and that speaks volumes for the better world we?re in. We have come forward by leaps and bounds."
Q: What would surprise us about Rob Halford?
A: "People think with my leather and studs look that I?m part of that community. It?s just a look — I?ve never been involved with the leather community personally, but I respect and support people?s choices and decisions. Oh, and I can be a diva. I just wanna show up and record. I have my episodes, too. Sometimes the band just thinks, 'Oh, she?s having a drama moment'.”
Read the complete interview at this location.
