Recently chatting with Decibel magazine, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford talked about the fact that he is still performing and recording five decades after the band’s inception.
Here’s what the 70 years old singer said:
“Most people in England are retired at 50. You put your feet up; it’s the end. You start puttering around your garden and sitting in your deck chair with a cup of tea. It’s true that you thought back then that rock ‘n’ roll was a young man’s adventure, that even 50 is a stretch.
“There was a little kid at a [Priest] recent show. He was on his dad’s shoulders, and he knew all the words to all these Priest songs. He was like eight years old. I brought him up on the stage and signed his shirt. And that’s when I go, ‘please, god, give me another 50 years, because I don’t want it to end.’ I genuinely from the heart do not want it to end. So these are all just glorious moments to live to the full and celebrate every day, whether you’re on stage or not.”
He added:
“I am blessed. I’ve always said that once I start to sound like a British pub singer, just grab the mic from me [croons ‘Living after mid-niiiiight’]. I might end up on the Las Vegas strip in some dive bar. [Laughs] I love to get on stage. We all do, all of us in Priest. It’s a genuine desire to make that final part, complete the journey I spoke of before, when you’re playing live. That’s what it’s all about. That’s when it all makes sense.”
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Wow I mean what do u say? Rob is Judas Priest, he is Heavy Metal and i have seen him many times and hope to see him many more but nothing is forever but his music will live on and Rock us out till we drop. Definitely never a disappointment to see them live always a great show and Rob I’m gonna miss going to your concerts my friend and thank you for all the outstanding shows my friend. God Bless you in what ever you do when you do retire you deserve it, Ron Miles.