ROB HALFORD On Life As The Metal God - "As I Head Toward My 60th Year, It’s Pretty Amazing"
December 5, 2010, 13 years ago
JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke with John Sinkevics from The Grand Rapids Press recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:
On performing live: “I’ll tell you what’s the biggest kick for me is to walk into a cold arena, and all those people have been outside and they’re bundled up, and they’re ready for a great night of entertainment. If you can connect in that environment, obviously it’s like a green light to say your music is working. ... It’s the best feeling in the world.”
On the music biz: "“I’ve had a remarkable life in this business ... and to me, the two most exciting things are writing new songs and performing them on stage. The electricity from both of those has never left me. That’s what I think keeps me going because, internally, I know there’s another song to be written and another show to be done.”
On maintaining his versatile voice: “It used to be, (I was) going crazy and drinking and screaming my head off. I used to have some difficult moments. Now, I approach the whole business about being a singer differently. ... I try to rest my voice as much as I can. Sleep is the big thing. Physical rest is very, very important to singers.”
On life at the Metal God: "As I head toward my 60th year, it’s pretty amazing. Sometimes you stand there and you wonder how it’s all happened. It’s absolutely a remarkable story.”
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