JUDAS PRIEST Manager Says KK Downing Was Nervous And Almost Out Of His Depth During JUDAS PRIEST’s ROCK HALL Performance

Judas Priest’s manager, Jayne Andrews, recently spoke to Gloria Butler’s “Gabbing With Girlfriends” where she talked about former guitarist K.K. Downing.

The two reflected on Judas Priest’s recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and performance, which also included former guitarist K.K. Downing:

“It was a bit strange, to be honest, because I dealt with everything for [K.K.] and Les Binks. Les, I’d never met him before. I never had any reason to have any dealings with him.

”But he seemed really nice, really friendly. He came and introduced himself to me. We bumped into him at the airport; they were on the same flight as us. And Ken just kept himself to himself. Even when he got on stage with the band, he didn’t really communicate much with anybody.”

After Gloria Butler pointed to the situation as “sad” and “bizarre,” Andrews added:

“Well, it was, because, to me, if ever there was a time to try and build bridges, that was it. It was such a massive accolade for all of them, for [K.K.] and for Les and for Rob and Glenn and Ian and Scott. And [ex-Judas Priest drummer] Dave Holland, who’s no longer with us, but he was inducted.

“We all said, any grievances or problems, we put them behind us. This is a very positive time. And that’s the way we looked at it. And it’s just a shame that [K.K.] didn’t seem to look at it the same way…

“It’s sad for him, really, because it shows, I don’t know. It shows, really, that all the things that he says, when he had the opportunity, he didn’t take it. He could have stuck his head around the door, in the dressing room, ’cause they’d arranged separate dressing rooms.

“Well, there’s five of them [in the current lineup], anyway, in the band, so you don’t need another two in there as well. It was better, because, obviously, I didn’t know what would be happening, how the atmosphere would be. […]