
My gaydar goes off and on when I'm onstage. We had a few letters: 'I'm never gonna buy a PRIEST record again, I just burned every album that I owned by PRIEST.' Like it was the guys in the band's fault as well that you're gay, that kind of mentality, that Trumpist mentality of attack, attack, attack. Then if you come out, for the most part, it's one of the most uplifting, thrilling experiences of your life - but equally, you have to be prepared for the pushback. Speaking about the need for younger people to come out as gay publicly, Halford said: "If you stay in the closet, you're going to lead a double life. JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford talked to Billboard for its 2020 Pride Issue in which the magazine is spotlighting the experiences of artists and executives working in genres that are not always included in conversations about Pride in the music industry.
