--- title: "1 Metal Friend Quotes By Rob Halford" description: "1 Metal Friend quotes by Rob Halford. Plus more from Rob Halford and more Metal Friend sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/rob-halford-3592_accepting_it-tore-us-up-emotionally-hearing-someon_2957481.jpg" --- > [It tore us up emotionally hearing someone say to the judge and the cameras that this is a band that creates music that kills young people. We accept that some people don't like heavy metal, but we can't let them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/it-tore-us-up-emotionally-hearing-someone-say-to-the-judge-and-the/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/rob-halford-3592_accepting_it-tore-us-up-emotionally-hearing-someon_2957481.jpg) ## More by Rob Halford > [I didn't pass my driving test till I was 38!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/i-didn-t-pass-my-driving-test-till-i-was-38/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [The thing about gay people is that until we come out of the closet, we're always protecting other people: 'I can't do this, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/the-thing-about-gay-people-is-that-until-we-come-out-of-the-closet-we/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [I think that the fact of the matter is that metal isn't really part of the big picture of the gay, lesbian, transgender music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/i-think-that-the-fact-of-the-matter-is-that-metal-isn-t-really-part/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [We've always tried to convey these strong messages of strength and power and doing good in the world and, at the same time, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/we-ve-always-tried-to-convey-these-strong-messages-of-strength-and/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [When I come off stage, I just shut up. I try as best I can not to use my voice at all. You know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/when-i-come-off-stage-i-just-shut-up-i-try-as-best-i-can-not-to-use/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [If you go to the gym every day, it's not really good. Your muscles get fatigued. Your vocal cords are muscles - they get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/if-you-go-to-the-gym-every-day-it-s-not-really-good-your-muscles-get/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [I love all that kind of gothic Bram Stoker kind of thing. I love to get lost in that kind of escapism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/i-love-all-that-kind-of-gothic-bram-stoker-kind-of-thing-i-love-to/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [The great thing about Priest, in all the years that we've been making heavy metal music, is that we've always kind of carried this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/the-great-thing-about-priest-in-all-the-years-that-we-ve-been-making/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [Running away from something doesn't do anything except put distance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/running-away-from-something-doesn-t-do-anything-except-put-distance/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [On their debut, Korn brought a new definition of metal that was a game changer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/on-their-debut-korn-brought-a-new-definition-of-metal-that-was-a-game/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [Hey everybody, this is Rob Halford from Fight wishing you all a crazy heavy metal Christmas and an insane, wild manic New Year!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/hey-everybody-this-is-rob-halford-from-fight-wishing-you-all-a-crazy/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [If I was a billionaire, I'd have a warehouse full of Ferrari and Lamborghini, but I'm not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/if-i-was-a-billionaire-i-d-have-a-warehouse-full-of-ferrari-and/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [I discovered that I was gay when I was about nine or ten. I did go out with girls for a while, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/i-discovered-that-i-was-gay-when-i-was-about-nine-or-ten-i-did-go-out/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [You can't be dismissive of important things. You have to speak out, even if you don't get the results you would like to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/you-can-t-be-dismissive-of-important-things-you-have-to-speak-out/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) > [All I've got on my iPod is every single Queen song and every single Judas Priest song. Queen were an incredible heavy metal band.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/all-i-ve-got-on-my-ipod-is-every-single-queen-song-and-every-single/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metal-friend/rob-halford/#itemlist", "name": "1 Metal Friend Quotes By Rob Halford", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It tore us up emotionally hearing someone say to the judge and the cameras that this is a band that creates music that kills young people. We accept that some people don't like heavy metal, but we can't let them convince us that it's negative and destructive. 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