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27 фев 2023 : |
ROB HALFORD On Sharing Microphone With DOLLY PARTON At ROCK HALL: 'I May Have Overstepped My Mark' |
17 фев 2023 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says IRON MAIDEN's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Nomination Is 'Absolutely Overdue' |
12 янв 2023 : |
DEATH ANGEL's MARK OSEGUEDA On JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'He's My Biggest Inspiration' |
10 янв 2023 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Celebrates 37 Years Of Sobriety |
13 дек 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'For The Longest Time, I Had A Real Problem With Nostalgia' |
28 ноя 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD On Singing With DOLLY PARTON: 'I Was Just Blessed And Honored And Thrilled' |
17 ноя 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Wanted To Make 'Biblical' An 'Informative' And 'Emotional Read' |
9 ноя 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Joins DOLLY PARTON For 'Jolene' Performance At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction |
9 ноя 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'Words Used Incorrectly Can Be Terribly Destructive And Hurtful And Painful' |
5 ноя 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Reflects On Being A Closeted Gay Man During 1980s Androgynous 'Glam Metal' Era |
3 ноя 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD On His New Book 'Biblical': It's 'A Really Cool, Funny, Interesting Book Full Of Inside Stories' |
25 июл 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Says His PSA Levels Were Elevated For Nearly A Decade Before His Prostate Cancer Diagnosis |
24 июн 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: FUNKO Pop! Figure Coming Soon |
24 май 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: Traveling All Over The Globe 'Makes You See How Small The World Is' |
4 май 2022 : |
Watch: ROB HALFORD, ALICE COOPER And SCOTT STAPP Perform At 'CoopStock 2' In Mesa |
20 апр 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Gets 'Biblical' In Upcoming Book |
17 апр 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Names New Litter Of Kittens For KITTEN RESCUE, Donates Personal Collection Of Autographed Cat T-Shirts |
13 апр 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Opens Up About His Cancer Battle: 'I Should Have Listened To My Doctors' |
2 мар 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Says Leftover Material From His 'Confess' Autobiography Is Being Used In Soon-To-Be-Announced Project |
22 фев 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Is 'Stoked' About Working On His Upcoming Blues Solo Album |
7 фев 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On His Cancer Battle: 'I'm Still In Remission' |
7 фев 2022 : |
ROB HALFORD Shares Photo Of His Bullet Containing LEMMY's Ashes |
19 янв 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Still Go Through Moments Of Depression' |
5 янв 2022 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On Staying Sober For 36 Years: 'I Live One Day At A Time' |
30 дек 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'There Should Be A Book Of LEMMY Quotes, Because He Never Held Back' |
24 дек 2021 : |
Which Band Is More Important: DEEP PURPLE Or BLACK SABBATH? ROB HALFORD Weighs In |
20 дек 2021 : |
Who Wore The Leather Biker Look First: ROB HALFORD Or FREDDIE MERCURY? The JUDAS PRIEST Singer Weighs In |
23 ноя 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD Says He Also Received Bullet Containing LEMMY's Ashes |
22 ноя 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD Says He Hasn't Heard K.K. DOWNING's New Band |
10 ноя 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: Why I Decided To Go Public With My Prostate Cancer Battle |
7 ноя 2021 : |
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21 окт 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Shares Hospital Photos Taken During Cancer Battle |
20 окт 2021 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'I've Never Listened To ROB HALFORD's Solo Stuff Except FIGHT' |
8 окт 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD Is Having 'A Lot Of Fun' Making His Debut Blues Solo Album |
29 сен 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says ROB HALFORD Wanted To Form New Three-Guitar Metal Band With Him A Decade Ago |
23 сен 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD Picks 'Ride The Lightning' As His Favorite METALLICA Song Of All Time |
16 авг 2021 : |
HALFORD - Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl Re-Issue Of Resurrection Album Slated For October |
12 авг 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD And His Brother To Launch 'Hails & Horns' English Bitter Ale |
18 июн 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Honored As Kentucky Colonel |
14 июн 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'Honesty Brings You Peace' |
8 июн 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Reflects On Coming Out As Gay On MTV: 'It Was Very Unplanned' |
12 май 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD Has Enough Material For His Debut Blues Solo Album |
13 апр 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Urges Heavy Metal Fans To 'Do The Right Thing' By Getting COVID-19 Vaccine |
23 мар 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Receives Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine |
12 фев 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD Says His Spiked Platform Heels Were A Gift From LZZY HALE |
27 янв 2021 : |
ROB HALFORD On Music-Streaming Payouts: 'There Needs To Be A Universal Agreement That Is Fair For Everyone' |
25 янв 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Opens Up About Being Sexually Abused By His Father's Friend: 'It Was Terribly Confusing' |
21 янв 2021 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On His Public Indecency Arrest: 'It's Something I Have To Talk About' |
25 дек 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Has No Regrets |
24 дек 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Reveals 'Greatest Piece Of Advice' He Has Ever Gotten In Music Business |
23 дек 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Dons Santa Claus Outfit For Holiday Photo |
20 дек 2020 : |
Why Is There Little Mention Of K.K. DOWNING In ROB HALFORD's Book? The JUDAS PRIEST Singer Responds |
15 дек 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'It's A Miracle' That I've Been Able To Stay Sober For More Than 34 Years |
9 дек 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Says Recording Audiobook Version Of His 'Confess' Autobiography Was 'Amazing' Experience |
2 дек 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Talks Shaking The Queen's Hand Illegally And Hooking Up With A JUDAS PRIEST Fan At A Truck Stop (Audio) |
28 ноя 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST Frontman ROB HALFORD - "Be Proud Of The Way You Look, The Way You Are, Because You're A Beautiful Person" |
27 ноя 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On Sobriety: 'The Tough Part Is Living On A Day-To-Day Schedule' |
24 ноя 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'I Used To Have A Massive Crush On SEAN CONNERY' |
20 ноя 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Breaks Down His 10 Favorite Albums |
18 ноя 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD On Positive Feedback To New Autobiography - "It Just Shows You How This Unconditional Love Is Within Our Metal Community; We're A Special Bunch Of People" |
12 ноя 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Still Get Bullied Occasionally On The Internet' |
29 окт 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Says His Collaboration With NERGAL Will 'Definitely' Happen |
22 окт 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Offers Update On His Debut Blues Solo Album: 'It'll Be Ready When It's Ready' |
20 окт 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Picks RONNIE JAMES DIO As His 'Rock God': 'It's All About The Voice' |
14 окт 2020 : |
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12 окт 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Hasn't Read K.K. DOWNING's Book, Still Hasn't Listened To JUDAS PRIEST's TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era Albums |
9 окт 2020 : |
Why Do So Many Heavy Metal Fans Love Cats? ROB HALFORD Weighs In |
6 окт 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On LGBTQ Rights: 'We Have A Long, Long Way To Go Before We Get Complete Equality' |
5 окт 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Hasn't Spoken To K.K. DOWNING In 'A Long, Long Time' |
2 окт 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Says Being Gay Is Not A Choice: 'It's In Your DNA' |
30 сен 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says 'Confess' Book Title Was Inspired By 'Game Of Thrones' |
29 сен 2020 : |
HALFORD Judas Priest frontman details threesomes in new memoir |
29 сен 2020 : |
Listen To JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Read From His Autobiography 'Confess' |
25 сен 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD Looks Back On His Time Away From JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Was In A Different Place Professionally' |
24 сен 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Looks Back On His 'GEORGE MICHAEL Moment' |
19 сен 2020 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'I Loved Drinking And Drugging… Even Though The End Game Was Self-Destruction' |
17 сен 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says He Once Tried To Seduce IRON MAIDEN's PAUL DI'ANNO |
7 сен 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says He Has Commenced Work On His Debut Blues Solo Album: It Sounds 'Great' |
24 авг 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says 'Some People Will Be Shocked' By His 'Confess' Autobiography |
29 май 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD's Autobiography, 'Confess', Gets Official Release Date |
5 апр 2020 : |
JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD Shares Meme Of Him Posing As 'Tiger King' Star JOE EXOTIC |
25 дек 2019 : |
ROB HALFORD Says Making New Christmas Album With Family Members Helped Him 'Decompress' |
19 дек 2019 : |
ROB HALFORD Looks Back On Coming Out As Gay 21 Years Ago: 'In My World Of Metal, It Was Kind Of A Big Leap Forward' |
7 ноя 2019 : |
ROB HALFORD's Autobiography, 'Confess', Due In Fall 2020 |
23 окт 2019 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says Christian Right In U.S. Is 'Pushing The LGBTQ Community Under The Bus' |
21 окт 2019 : |
ROB HALFORD Releases 'Morning Star' Lyric Video From 'Celestial' Christmas Album |
7 окт 2019 : |
ROB HALFORD 'Would Love' To Do A Duet With WILLIE NELSON: 'He's Like A God' |
4 окт 2019 : |
Listen To ROB HALFORD's Version Of Christmas Carol 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' |
8 сен 2019 : |
ROB HALFORD To Release New Christmas Album, 'Celestial', In October |
18 июн 2019 : |
URIAH HEEP Singer Defends ROB HALFORD Over Phone-Kicking Incident: 'I Can Sure Understand The Frustration' |
19 фев 2019 : |
ROB HALFORD Comments On OZZY OSBOURNE's Latest Health Scare |
25 окт 2018 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'BABYMETAL Are One Of The Most Unique Metal Experiences In The World Right Now' |
18 сен 2018 : |
ROB HALFORD On Gay Rights In America: 'Sometimes It's Like One Step Forward, Two Steps Back' |
28 авг 2018 : |
ROB HALFORD: ARETHA FRANKLIN Had The 'Power To Touch You And Move You So Deeply With The Emotion In Her Voice' |
8 июн 2018 : |
ROB HALFORD Has 'Talked About Collaborative Opportunities' With BEHEMOTH's NERGAL, GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE |
13 апр 2017 : |
Watch ROB HALFORD Perform 'You've Got Another Thing Coming' With JIM BREUER On 'The Comedy Jam' |
11 апр 2017 : |
ROB HALFORD To Perform 'You've Got Another Thing Coming' With JIM BREUER On 'The Comedy Jam' (Preview) |
6 апр 2017 : |
JUDAS PRIEST Frontman ROB HALFORD - More Details Revealed For The Complete Albums Collection 14-Disc Box Set; Pre-Order Launched |
30 мар 2017 : |
ROB HALFORD's Work Outside Of JUDAS PRIEST Spotlighted On 'The Complete Albums Collection' |
23 июл 2016 : |
Video: ROB HALFORD, STEPHEN PEARCY, MARK SLAUGHTER Perform With HAIRBALL At Badlands Motor Speedway |
20 май 2016 : |
VINNIE PAUL Remembers Meeting ROB HALFORD For First Time |
1 дек 2015 : |
ROB HALFORD, FREDDIE MERCURY Make Russian Edition Of MAXIM's List Of 'Gays We Respect' |
5 ноя 2015 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Still Wants To Make A Blues Album |
21 июл 2015 : |
ROB HALFORD Says Collaboration With LADY GAGA Is Still On His Bucket List |
26 мар 2015 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Signs With SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT And LEGACY RECORDINGS For Catalog |
17 мар 2015 : |
Will ROB HALFORD's Never-Published Novel 'Library Of Tears' Ever See Light Of Day? |
11 ноя 2014 : |
ROB HALFORD Says Listening To Canadian Singer MICHAEL BUBLÉ Is 'Exciting' And 'Inspiring' |
24 окт 2014 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'Rock Isn't Dead. It's Alive, It's Thriving, And It's Exciting' |
28 авг 2014 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'To Get Ahead In Rock 'N' Roll, You've Got To Do Something That Somebody Else Hasn't Done Before' |
7 июл 2014 : |
HALFORD Says Controversy Over DICKINSON's Teleprompter Comments Is Much Ado About Nothing |
28 май 2013 : |
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Would Love To Be In The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME' |
18 май 2013 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'When Metal Has Been Blamed For Violence, It's Only Happened In The States' |
6 дек 2012 : |
HALFORD - Live In London 2CD Set Released |
14 окт 2011 : |
HALFORD: \'Resurrection\' Performance Clip From \'Live At Saitama Super Arena\' DVD Available |
12 окт 2011 : |
HALFORD: \'Live At Saitama Super Arena\' DVD, Blu-Ray Out Now; CD Version Due In November |
29 июн 2011 : |
HALFORD: \'Live At Saitama Super Arena\' DVD, Blu-Ray Due In October |
18 дек 2010 : |
HALFORD: Multi-Camera Footage Of \'Diamonds And Rust\' From Madison Square Garden |
9 дек 2010 : |
ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST\'s Final Tour: \'All Good Things Come To An End\' |
20 ноя 2010 : |
HALFORD - \'Like There\'s No Tomorrow\' Video Available |
4 ноя 2010 : |
ROB HALFORD: My Favorite BLACK SABBATH Album |
26 окт 2010 : |
HALFORD: Quality São Paulo Footage Available |
23 окт 2010 : |
HALFORD: Quality Lima Footage Available |
20 окт 2010 : |
JUDAS PRIEST\'s ROB HALFORD Speaks Out On Anti-Gay Bullying, Suicides |
15 сен 2010 : |
HALFORD: \'Made Of Metal\' Animated Video Released |
4 сен 2010 : |
HALFORD: \'Made Of Metal\' Album Details Revealed |
26 авг 2010 : |
HALFORD: Footage From Hartford OZZFEST Available |
12 авг 2010 : |
HALFORD: New Single \'Made Of Metal\' Now Available |
19 июл 2010 : |
HALFORD Plays First Show In More Than Seven Years; Video Footage Available |
26 июн 2010 : |
HALFORD To Release \'The Mower\' Single |
19 май 2010 : |
ROB HALFORD Interviewed At \'Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation\' Awards |
6 май 2010 : |
HALFORD: \'Live In Anaheim\' DVD Preview Clip Available |
4 ноя 2009 : |
HALFORD: \'Get Into The Spirit\' Video Released |
24 окт 2009 : |
HALFORD - Winter Songs Release Schedule Revised, Free Song Now Available |
11 сен 2009 : |
HALFORD To Celebrate Holiday Season With \'III - Winter Songs\' CD |
2 сен 2009 : |
HALFORD\'s \'Three - Holidays\' To Receive Japanese Release In October |
13 июн 2009 : |
\'METAL\' MIKE CHLASCIAK Announces Solo Album Title |
20 мар 2008 : |
FIGHT Box Set, HALFORD DVD Details Revealed |
31 авг 2007 : |
HALFORD: 'Drop Out' Available For Free Download |
16 июн 2007 : |
ROB HALFORD: 'Metal God Essentials – Vol. 1' To Be Released As Limited-Edition Digipack |
4 фев 2007 : |
HALFORD: 'Forgotten Generation' Video Available On YouTube |
3 июн 2006 : |
ROB HALFORD Creates New Company To Produce And License Future Solo Releases |
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26 мар 2024
ROB HALFORD Says All The Music Is 'Ready' For His Debut Blues Solo Album
Rob said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "You may have heard occasionally here and there that I've had this ambition at least to make a blues album. Because metal, all rock and roll comes from the blues; everything in music comes from the blues to a great extent. And so, because I'm a blues fan, I've always wanted to explore that territory. And so, going back a few years, my brother and my nephew Alex, Ian Hill's son on bass, and a friend of ours, we did the 'Celestial' Christmas album together. And then, towards the end of those sessions, I said to the guys, 'Why don't we just make a blues album?' Okay, that's a simple idea, isn't it? So we have the music ready, we have all of these songs ready to go, and it's just about timing. Timing and planning is so important in our world, in music. So that's one thing I would really like to do, and when I get the time to do it, I shall do it."
Two years ago, Rob explained the inspiration for his blues album, telling Joe Rock of Long Island, New York's 102.3 WBAB radio station: "I love the blues. Without the blues, we wouldn't have rock and roll. The blues was born here in the United States and then slowly mutated into all these incredible styles and different dynamics and variations. Man, I think back to those originators, like Little Richard, Bill Haley, the anchor of the blues like Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, all these great people. So I was listening to those great performers as I was growing up as a kid. I love the blues, man. And I think most metal musicians would acknowledge the blues for playing such an important role."
Halford continued: "So, here's the deal. I made a Christmas album with my brother and my nephew and some friends recently called 'Celestial', and while we were there, I was saying to the guys, 'I've got this thing about knocking around some blues ideas.' And that's all the guys needed. So they went away while I've been busy with PRIEST and we put together a substantial amount of material. And when I find time, we're gonna bang it out. I'd love us to play in a room live together, 'cause they're really talented. My brother is a drummer. My nephew is a bass player; he's the son of the great bass god, Ian Hill [of JUDAS PRIEST]. And then we've got J.B. [Jon Blakey] on guitar, who was with us on 'Celestial'. So we're gonna keep it simple. But I'm excited. I've got all the stuff on my phone, like we do — that's a danger — and I listen to it, and I get stoked about the possibility. So it'll happen eventually, I'm sure."
In May 2021, Halford told Kyle Meredith that he already had "enough material to make a [blues] record." He added: "The only thing that I threw at the guys was do what you feel you wanna do in terms of ideas. I did give 'em a list of some of my favorite blues styles and blues performers as a little bit of a template for the guys to bounce off of."
Rob reiterated that his upcoming blues album will be a varied effort covering a host of different styles and sounds. "You could go into one specific area and stay in that place and focus [on that and make] little subtle changes here and there, but much like the 'Celestial' album, I think this effort should just be a little texture of every taste of all these different blues flavors," he explained to Kyle Meredith.
As for how his lyrical approach will be different for his blues album compared to the songs he writes for PRIEST, Halford said: "The blues is the blues. We all feel the blues, but you can have the happy blues as well as the sad blues, and you can have all of these characters in blues. The opportunities for stories for some of them, similar to the PRIEST inventions of fantasy, like the Sentinel or the Painkiller or any of those great characters that were created. You can throw your lyrics wherever you wanna throw them if they're connecting with the music.
"Messages in music are vital, 'cause we like to hear stories that we can relate to or attach ourselves to, in reality or in fantasy," he continued. "So that's gonna be an adventure for me. I love to sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper, 'cause that's how I do it, and just think. I have an idea, and I just throw some bullet words down instantly, and that's how the seeds start to grow."
A few years ago, Rob stated about his interest in making a blues record: "When I first became a musician in my late teens, I started to hear the extraordinary roots of the blues — Bessie Smith, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters. They gave me the buzz… It's something I want to do because I want to explore what my voice can do in that wonderful world. That's how I learned to do a lot of that soaring, sweeping, and screeching. And also I discovered that I've got a voice that can go in different octaves, directions, and different kinds of projections. It's a combination of a sense of adventure and just being inspired by those guys, those wonderful singers. It's a mixture of everything but mainly a discovery of what the voice can do."
Back in 2015, Halford told Newsday.com that he was interested in recording a blues album and pursuing other non-heavy metal projects because he wanted to find out what his voice can do. He said: "I've always felt that [the blues is] very much a part of my background and musical roots. I don't know what kind of blues album I could do because there are so many different facets [to explore]. Maybe I'll just mix it up. As far as stuff out of the metal world, I'm a fan of people like Michael Bublé and Michael Feinstein. I've always been a fan of [Frank] Sinatra and Tony Bennett and Elvis [Presley]. I'd love to hear what my voice would sound like in that kind of musical mix, with wind instruments, trumpets and sax, piano, just that big-band sound."
Halford credited his vocal versatility and ability to take his voice in "different directions" as the main reason he was "so interested in trying these other opportunities." He said: I think if I had a voice that was different to what it is and was a little more in one focus, maybe I wouldn't be as adventurous about my ideas. But because my voice is able to do those different things, it's instinctive and natural to see what else I can do."
Halford released his autobiography, "Confess", in September 2020 via Hachette Books.
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