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Judas Priest

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

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10 дек 2025 :	ROB HALFORD Says 'It Was Powerful And Moving To Be Able To' Sing Alongside OZZY OSBOURNE On JUDAS PRIEST's Version Of 'War Pigs'
10 ноя 2025 :
2 ноя 2025 :	RICHIE FAULKNER: 'I Joined JUDAS PRIEST On The Band's 'Farewell' Tour And I'm Still Here 15 Years Later'
22 окт 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST Donates $100,000 To Los Angeles Fire Department
21 окт 2025 :	See JUDAS PRIEST Perform In Chula Vista, California During Fall 2025 North American Tour
14 окт 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Is Still Dealing With 'Collateral Damage' On His Right Side After Experiencing Stroke
6 окт 2025 :	ROB HALFORD: OZZY OSBOURNE Was 'Very Happy' With JUDAS PRIEST's Cover Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'War Pigs'
3 окт 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST To Record New Studio Album In 2026: 'We've Got A Head Start' With Songwriting, Says IAN HILL
29 сен 2025 :	RICHIE FAULKNER On JUDAS PRIEST 'Pushing Forward' Musically: 'They Were Always Pioneers'
27 сен 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER On Becoming A Successful Musician: 'If I Can Do It, Anyone Can Do It'
26 сен 2025 :	Hear JUDAS PRIEST's 'Charity Version' Of 'War Pigs' Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE
21 сен 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's SCOTT TRAVIS On LES BINKS: He Has 'Always Been A Big Influence Of Mine'
17 сен 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's Version Of 'War Pigs' Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE Will Arrive 'Soon': 'We're Finalizing Some Artwork', Says ROB HALFORD
9 сен 2025 :	ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST's Upcoming North American Tour Will Be 'A Roller-Coaster Ride Of Sheer Metal Power'
2 сен 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's SCOTT TRAVIS On 'Nostradamus' Album: 'I Don't Think It Was Our Strongest Release'
27 авг 2025 :	ROB HALFORD Looks Back On JUDAS PRIEST's 'Turbo': 'When That Album Came Out, Everybody Wanted To Throw It In The Bin'
24 авг 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS On TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era JUDAS PRIEST Albums Not Being Available On Streaming Services: 'It's Probably A Delicate Situation'
22 авг 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS Says JUDAS PRIEST Will Release A Version Of 'War Pigs' With Vocals From Both OZZY OSBOURNE And ROB HALFORD
28 июл 2025 :	Watch: GLENN TIPTON Rejoins JUDAS PRIEST On Stage In London During Summer 2025 European Tour
25 июл 2025 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Pays Tribute To OZZY OSBOURNE During Scarborough, U.K. Concert
18 июл 2025 :
14 июл 2025 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller' Album In Poland
4 июл 2025 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller' Album At Italy's FERRARA SUMMER FESTIVAL
2 июл 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST Releases Cover Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'War Pigs': 'We Are Honored To Show Our Love'
13 июн 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST Launches 'Shield Of Pain' Tour Celebrating 35th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller' Album
22 май 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST Documentary, Co-Directed by TOM MORELLO, Coming From SONY MUSIC VISION

18 янв 2019

K.K. DOWNING Felt That Some Of His JUDAS PRIEST Bandmates Were 'Going Through The Motions'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was recently interviewed on the "Unchained" show, which airs on the 101.8 WCR FM Wolverhampton Community Radio station in Wolverhampton, England. You can now listen to the third part of the chat below.

Asked why he made the decision to quit JUDAS PRIEST in 2011 after spending 42 years recording and touring with the band, K.K. said: "It was a lot of things — it was an awful lot of things. It was a really hard thing for me to do. And it all boiled down to the fact that things had changed in the industry to going around the world, living out of the suitcase, going over trodden ground. All that's fine, but only if you get the reward of really getting off and enjoying the shows. But I wasn't. So there were certain things that [needed to] change. Yeah, sure, we're getting older, but I didn't feel as though we were pulling our weight, really, as we should and what we normally do as a band."

Downing continued: "Certain things were happening. I just felt that some of the guys [in the band] were more going through the motions. 'Cause I always said to the guys, 'Look, the older we get, the younger we've gotta play.' I stick to that rule. But it wasn't happening. Glenn [Tipton, guitar] was drinking a few beers before [going on] and during [the show], on stage, so, musically, it was making me feel a bit nervous. And Rob [Halford, vocals] was reading all of his lyrics off teleprompters and stuff like that, so I didn't feel he was connecting with the audience like he should as a frontman. And that resulted in Scott [Travis], the drummer, looking pretty bored every time I looked around at him. And so that was a major factor. That, plus, [for] a long time, I wasn't happy with the internal things, with how decisions were made and who was making them, and stuff like that. And on top of that, you start to think, 'I made an awful lot of sacrifices.'… I didn't have children and I deprived my family of me for so many years. I was away when all of my grandparents died. I was always miles and miles away. And with my mom and stuff like that, I just thought that I wanted to give them something back — a part of me — before it's too late for them or something happened."

K.K. said that there were probably "15 or 20 reasons" why he eventually decided to leave PRIEST, adding that his relationship with some of his bandmates and members of the PRIEST management team had deteriorated too far to be repaired. "I tried to tactfully rectify problems that were there, but it just got to the point where I thought that something got to give, something's gotta change," he said. "But everything has to run its course, I guess."

Downing also once again confirmed that he never had a chance to even contemplate the possibility of rejoining PRIEST following Tipton's decision to retire from the road due to his battle with Parkinson's disease.

"There was an opportunity for me to return when Glenn retired, but that didn't happen," Downing said. "I was disgruntled about that, really, because I felt that I would have been able to return, really, if there was gonna be at least stability and security in the music and the live shows. But having said that, it didn't happen, so I guess the writing's on the wall. But I just remember and look back on, incredibly fondly, everything that was achieved."

Last summer, Downing revealed that he sent two resignation letters to his bandmates eight years ago when he decided to quit JUDAS PRIEST. The first was described as "a graceful exit note, implying a smooth retirement from music," while the second was "angrier, laying out all of his frustrations with specific parties."

Downing later said that he believed the second letter was "a key reason" he wasn't invited to rejoin PRIEST following Tipton's decision to retire from touring.

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