	See AC/DC's Entire Arlington, Texas Concert During Spri... 31
	Would GARY HOLT Have Joined METALLICA If He Had Gotten The C... 28
	ROB HALFORD Says K.K. DOWNING's 'Place In JUDAS PR... 24
	TOBIAS FORGE On GHOST's Phone 'Ban' For 2025 ... 23
	SCOTT TRAVIS: Why JUDAS PRIEST Doesn't Perform Any TIM ... 22

все новости группы

Judas Priest

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

http://www.judaspriest.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/judaspriest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJudasPriest

26 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's SCOTT TRAVIS Says 'It's A Great Honor' To Be Considered One Of Best Heavy Metal Drummers Of All Time
24 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST’s Entire Latin American Tour 2025 São Paulo Show; Fan-Filmed Video
21 апр 2025 :	ROB HALFORD Says K.K. DOWNING's 'Place In JUDAS PRIEST Is Permanent': 'I Wish Him All The Best'
20 апр 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS: JUDAS PRIEST Hopes To Work On Next Album In 2026
18 апр 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS: Why JUDAS PRIEST Doesn't Perform Any TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era Songs
16 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER On GLENN TIPTON: 'He's Doing What He Can To Keep Going'
15 апр 2025 :	Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS Dies; Band Issues Statement
13 апр 2025 :	IAN HILL Says Most Of JUDAS PRIEST's Concerts Are Professionally Recorded: 'We'll See Where It Leads'
3 апр 2025 :	RICHIE FAULKNER Says JUDAS PRIEST Has Already Talked About Follow-Up To 'Invincible Shield': 'We'll Have To Wait And See'
22 мар 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER: 'You Can Never Replace Someone Like K.K. DOWNING'
4 фев 2025 :	ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST's Musical Evolution: 'We Have Always Had An Eye On What's Happening Around Us'
19 янв 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On His Longtime Bandmates: 'We're Still Tremendous Friends And We Always Will Be'
8 янв 2025 :	IAN HILL Says RICHIE FAULKNER Is Reason JUDAS PRIEST Is Still Active 13 Years After Completion Of 'Farewell' Tour
4 янв 2025 :	IAN HILL Says JUDAS PRIEST Stays Relevant By Taking 'A Step Forward With Each Album'
24 дек 2024 :	TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He Was 'Confident' When He Joined JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Knew That I Could Sing Really Good'
17 дек 2024 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Plays Final Concert Of 2024 In Tokyo, Japan
10 дек 2024 :	ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Won't Perform Entire 'Painkiller' Album On 'Shield Of Pain' Tour
9 дек 2024 :	Watch JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Invincible Shield Tour Amagasaki Show; Fan-Filmed Video
5 дек 2024 :	ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Wanted To Be A Heavy Metal Band 'From Day One'
24 ноя 2024 :	SCOTT TRAVIS Says JUDAS PRIEST 'Needed A Definite Extra Kick In The A**' Before His Addition To The Band
21 ноя 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST Classic "Turbo Lover" Performed By Two Minutes To Late Night Crew; Video
9 ноя 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST - Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Shares HD Video Of Band's 2022 Induction Ceremony Performance
6 ноя 2024 :
5 ноя 2024 :	RICHIE FAULKNER: 'We've Got Ideas Coming Up All The Time' For New JUDAS PRIEST Music
31 окт 2024 :	RICHIE FAULKNER Says STEVE HARRIS Was One Of The First People He Told When He Got JUDAS PRIEST Gig
27 окт 2024 :	IAN HILL On Key To JUDAS PRIEST's Longevity: 'It's Love For One Another'

10 дек 2018

K.K. DOWNING 'Shocked' Even Himself By His Decision To Leave JUDAS PRIEST

K.K. Downing says that he "shocked" even himself when he decided to leave JUDAS PRIEST nearly eight years ago.

The guitarist, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011. He has since been replaced by Richie Faulkner, who was once the guitarist in the backing group for Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris.

Speaking about his decision to exit PRIEST after a 42-year run, Downing told "Sound Matters With Tom Leu" (hear audio below): "I was the guy that was really totally, totally dedicated. So that's why I even shocked myself, I think, to walk away and leave that. It was another point in my life, like I was 15 years old again, where I had to cut myself free and go to a better place, and that's what I felt I needed to do, and I had to be brave to do it. And that's another reason I wanted to do [write an autobiography] — to give everyone a better explanation of how that can happen to everybody, even myself."

He continued: "I thought I was tough in certain ways — not wielding the axe, but I thought I had a real, real tough personality that could endure and take anything. But I found that that wasn't the case — that I did have a breaking point."

sked to elaborate on the circumstances that led to departure from the band that he co-founded when he was still a teenager, Downing said: "I had firstly made an awful lot of sacrifices. And I didn't think I was getting the respect for what I'd done. I was the first one there back in the '60s, but it was real tough. I was there, trying to piece it all together and bring something to the table that was workable, and I did that. And I had to do a lot of things. It was tough, really, basically bringing about a lineup that I felt would endure and stay the course — with Rob [Halford, vocals] and Glenn [Tipton, guitar] and Ian [Hill, bass]. But it was a process of elimination getting to that point; it was tough. I did a lot of things. As I said, I stayed totally true and dedicated to the band. But I just felt that things weren't right. Things were good, but as we got older and things changed, it seemed to be that there was some complacency setting in, some respect not given where respect should have been given. The situation was not as democratic as it should have been. And so lots of things started to really get under my skin. The live performances weren't what they were supposed to be. [It] probably seemed to the audience that everything was spot-on, but it wasn't — it wasn't. And there were specific reasons for that. I felt the band was more like going through the motions, which I thought was unfair to the audience and to other bandmembers that really wanted to give 101 percent. Yeah, there was lots of reasons. I mean, lots of people have heard Rob in interviews recently, but Rob actually did release two studio albums in 2010, and he did his own tour with the HALFORD band. That was not good for somebody like me that was totally dedicated to JUDAS PRIEST."

Earlier this year, Downing revealed that he sent two resignation letters to his bandmates more than seven 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 believes the second letter was "a key reason" he wasn't invited to rejoin PRIEST following Tipton's decision to retire from the road due to his battle with Parkinson's disease.

K.K.'s autiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", was released on September 18 via Da Capo Press. The book was co-written by the Scottish author and journalist Mark Eglinton, whose previous collaborations include "Official Truth, 101 Proof" with Rex Brown of PANTERA and "Confessions Of A Heretic" with BEHEMOTH's Adam "Nergal" Darski.

Listen to "070: K.K. Downing" on Spreaker.

Listen to "070: K.K. Downing" on Spreaker.

-7


	( 23 )

Комментарии могут добавлять только зарегистрированные пользователи.
Вы можете зарегистрироваться на сайте или залогиниться через социальные сети (иконки вверху сайта).