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This statement from K.k. Downing makes sense now when it didn't before:

 

"I wasn’t happy with the band’s live performance. I thought it could have been better, not that the fans would notice," he argues to Guitar International. "To me, Priest was always a stealth machine and that’s what I liked about it. Even though you get older you still need to be able to deliver the goods. People came a long way and paid a lot of money to see us so you’ve got to make sure you still give 110 percent. I thought that should be inherent and what it should always be."

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This statement from K.k. Downing makes sense now when it didn't before:

 

"I wasn’t happy with the band’s live performance. I thought it could have been better, not that the fans would notice," he argues to Guitar International. "To me, Priest was always a stealth machine and that’s what I liked about it. Even though you get older you still need to be able to deliver the goods. People came a long way and paid a lot of money to see us so you’ve got to make sure you still give 110 percent. I thought that should be inherent and what it should always be."

 

A Stained Class Act! Top Notch!!! Like my pun? I love his "deliver the goods" pun!!

 

Let's face it Duck. It's fuckked, yet all a part of life. Eventually all of our bands that we grew up on and love eternally will be gone. I am sure to shed a lot of tears over the next decade.

 

"Sad Wings Of Destiny" are a reality. They are wilted and dry.

 

Signed,

 

"Losing It"

 

It's all connected Pat.

 

We are lucky to have been born during the perfect time on this Earth. Seriously.

 

I mean if I was born in 1958 instead of 1968 perhaps I could have seen all of the greats play live. But that's not the case. No regrets.

 

I'm fuckking 50 this Thursday.

 

Over 800 shows under my belt.

 

The Universe is good.

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This statement from K.k. Downing makes sense now when it didn't before:

 

"I wasn’t happy with the band’s live performance. I thought it could have been better, not that the fans would notice," he argues to Guitar International. "To me, Priest was always a stealth machine and that’s what I liked about it. Even though you get older you still need to be able to deliver the goods. People came a long way and paid a lot of money to see us so you’ve got to make sure you still give 110 percent. I thought that should be inherent and what it should always be."

 

A Stained Class Act! Top Notch!!! Like my pun? I love his "deliver the goods" pun!!

 

Let's face it Duck. It's fuckked, yet all a part of life. Eventually all of our bands that we grew up on and love eternally will be gone. I am sure to shed a lot of tears over the next decade.

 

"Sad Wings Of Destiny" are a reality. They are wilted and dry.

 

Signed,

 

"Losing It"

 

It's all connected Pat.

 

We are lucky to have been born during the perfect time on this Earth. Seriously.

 

I mean if I was born in 1958 instead of 1968 perhaps I could have seen all of the greats play live. But that's not the case. No regrets.

 

I'm fuckking 50 this Thursday.

 

Over 800 shows under my belt.

 

The Universe is good.

Imagine if you'd been born in 1948? You'd be a trad jazz fan, with a rack full of Count Basie albums. And you'd dismiss heavy metal as trash and laugh at Sabbath and Priest! :16ton:

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This statement from K.k. Downing makes sense now when it didn't before:

 

"I wasn’t happy with the band’s live performance. I thought it could have been better, not that the fans would notice," he argues to Guitar International. "To me, Priest was always a stealth machine and that’s what I liked about it. Even though you get older you still need to be able to deliver the goods. People came a long way and paid a lot of money to see us so you’ve got to make sure you still give 110 percent. I thought that should be inherent and what it should always be."

 

A Stained Class Act! Top Notch!!! Like my pun? I love his "deliver the goods" pun!!

 

Let's face it Duck. It's fuckked, yet all a part of life. Eventually all of our bands that we grew up on and love eternally will be gone. I am sure to shed a lot of tears over the next decade.

 

"Sad Wings Of Destiny" are a reality. They are wilted and dry.

 

Signed,

 

"Losing It"

 

It's all connected Pat.

 

We are lucky to have been born during the perfect time on this Earth. Seriously.

 

I mean if I was born in 1958 instead of 1968 perhaps I could have seen all of the greats play live. But that's not the case. No regrets.

 

I'm fuckking 50 this Thursday.

 

Over 800 shows under my belt.

 

The Universe is good.

Imagine if you'd been born in 1948? You'd be a trad jazz fan, with a rack full of Count Basie albums. And you'd dismiss heavy metal as trash and laugh at Sabbath and Priest! :16ton:

 

Hahaha!!!!!

 

You are a gem Pat! Thank the Metal Gods for that!

 

I love you buddy!

 

BLESSED!

 

In METAL!!

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This statement from K.k. Downing makes sense now when it didn't before:

 

"I wasn’t happy with the band’s live performance. I thought it could have been better, not that the fans would notice," he argues to Guitar International. "To me, Priest was always a stealth machine and that’s what I liked about it. Even though you get older you still need to be able to deliver the goods. People came a long way and paid a lot of money to see us so you’ve got to make sure you still give 110 percent. I thought that should be inherent and what it should always be."

 

A Stained Class Act! Top Notch!!! Like my pun? I love his "deliver the goods" pun!!

 

Let's face it Duck. It's fuckked, yet all a part of life. Eventually all of our bands that we grew up on and love eternally will be gone. I am sure to shed a lot of tears over the next decade.

 

"Sad Wings Of Destiny" are a reality. They are wilted and dry.

 

Signed,

 

"Losing It"

 

It's all connected Pat.

 

We are lucky to have been born during the perfect time on this Earth. Seriously.

 

I mean if I was born in 1958 instead of 1968 perhaps I could have seen all of the greats play live. But that's not the case. No regrets.

 

I'm fuckking 50 this Thursday.

 

Over 800 shows under my belt.

 

The Universe is good.

Imagine if you'd been born in 1948? You'd be a trad jazz fan, with a rack full of Count Basie albums. And you'd dismiss heavy metal as trash and laugh at Sabbath and Priest! :16ton:

 

Hahaha!!!!!

 

You are a gem Pat! Thank the Metal Gods for that!

 

I love you buddy!

 

BLESSED!

 

In METAL!!

:7up: :notworthy: :7up:

 

 

Hey Earl check out Sneap's latest band:

 

 

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This statement from K.k. Downing makes sense now when it didn't before:

 

"I wasn’t happy with the band’s live performance. I thought it could have been better, not that the fans would notice," he argues to Guitar International. "To me, Priest was always a stealth machine and that’s what I liked about it. Even though you get older you still need to be able to deliver the goods. People came a long way and paid a lot of money to see us so you’ve got to make sure you still give 110 percent. I thought that should be inherent and what it should always be."

 

A Stained Class Act! Top Notch!!! Like my pun? I love his "deliver the goods" pun!!

 

Let's face it Duck. It's fuckked, yet all a part of life. Eventually all of our bands that we grew up on and love eternally will be gone. I am sure to shed a lot of tears over the next decade.

 

"Sad Wings Of Destiny" are a reality. They are wilted and dry.

 

Signed,

 

"Losing It"

 

It's all connected Pat.

 

We are lucky to have been born during the perfect time on this Earth. Seriously.

 

I mean if I was born in 1958 instead of 1968 perhaps I could have seen all of the greats play live. But that's not the case. No regrets.

 

I'm fuckking 50 this Thursday.

 

Over 800 shows under my belt.

 

The Universe is good.

Imagine if you'd been born in 1948? You'd be a trad jazz fan, with a rack full of Count Basie albums. And you'd dismiss heavy metal as trash and laugh at Sabbath and Priest! :16ton:

 

Hahaha!!!!!

 

You are a gem Pat! Thank the Metal Gods for that!

 

I love you buddy!

 

BLESSED!

 

In METAL!!

:7up: :notworthy: :7up:

 

 

Hey Earl check out Sneap's latest band:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFbF5obZEc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETUx-taQ9yM

 

Pat!

 

I called one of my best friends who also loves Priest to talk about Tipton. He was sad and tears and chills. He told me about HELL!

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This statement from K.k. Downing makes sense now when it didn't before:

 

"I wasn’t happy with the band’s live performance. I thought it could have been better, not that the fans would notice," he argues to Guitar International. "To me, Priest was always a stealth machine and that’s what I liked about it. Even though you get older you still need to be able to deliver the goods. People came a long way and paid a lot of money to see us so you’ve got to make sure you still give 110 percent. I thought that should be inherent and what it should always be."

 

A Stained Class Act! Top Notch!!! Like my pun? I love his "deliver the goods" pun!!

 

Let's face it Duck. It's fuckked, yet all a part of life. Eventually all of our bands that we grew up on and love eternally will be gone. I am sure to shed a lot of tears over the next decade.

 

"Sad Wings Of Destiny" are a reality. They are wilted and dry.

 

Signed,

 

"Losing It"

 

It's all connected Pat.

 

We are lucky to have been born during the perfect time on this Earth. Seriously.

 

I mean if I was born in 1958 instead of 1968 perhaps I could have seen all of the greats play live. But that's not the case. No regrets.

 

I'm fuckking 50 this Thursday.

 

Over 800 shows under my belt.

 

The Universe is good.

Imagine if you'd been born in 1948? You'd be a trad jazz fan, with a rack full of Count Basie albums. And you'd dismiss heavy metal as trash and laugh at Sabbath and Priest! :16ton:

 

Hahaha!!!!!

 

You are a gem Pat! Thank the Metal Gods for that!

 

I love you buddy!

 

BLESSED!

 

In METAL!!

:7up: :notworthy: :7up:

 

 

Hey Earl check out Sneap's latest band:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFbF5obZEc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETUx-taQ9yM

 

Pat!

 

I called one of my best friends who also loves Priest to talk about Tipton. He was sad and tears and chills. He told me about HELL!

What does he think of them??

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Judas Priest open up on Glenn Tipton’s Parkinson’s battle

 

Exclusive: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Ian Hill talk about the moment guitarist Glenn Tipton admitted he could’t carry on due to his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and bassist Ian Hill have reflected on the moment guitarist Glenn Tipton told them he couldn’t carry on due to his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

 

It was revealed yesterday that the 70-year-old was suffering from the disease and would miss the majority of the band’s upcoming tour dates in support of upcoming album Firepower.

 

Halford says: “As we said in the statement, Glenn’s been battling with this for 10 years, he’s been touring for 10 years, writing for 10 years, recording for 10 years – and it was only until last Thursday that he came to the conclusion that it was not going to be.

 

“He said, and this is typically Glenn, ‘I can’t do this because it’s not right for the band. If I go out, it’s not right for the band.’

 

"He’s always thought about the band, always thought about the band first, so we know how difficult it was for him to make that decision and I think we were all relieved that he’s been able to find some balance and harmony in making that decision.”

 

Hill reports that they went through a similar situation with the guitarist when they were rehearsing for their Redeemer Of Souls tour four years ago and adds: “When he started then, he was shaky, but, as we went through, he was getting better every day. At the end of the second week, he was ready to go. He put in a superb performance on the last tour, and we were all hoping that was going to happen again. But after the first week, it was obvious to all of us that it wasn’t getting any better.

 

“But Glenn being Glenn, he’s nothing if he’s not a scrapper. He will fight tooth and nail to make it happen and in the middle of last week, in the middle of rehearsals, he had to admit it. We were all hearing this and we were living it with him. We felt every note.

 

“He came in and he made the bravest decision anybody will ever make, saying, ‘I can’t do it any more.’ There wasn’t a dry eye in the control room where we were sitting at the time.

 

“It’s not like he’s been stupid and fell off his motorbike or got whacked out on some drug – it’s not a stupid decision he’s made, he just can’t do it. He said, ‘Guys, my brain is telling my hands to do something and they’re not doing it’ and he had to admit that to himself as well as us.”

 

Hill confirms that the band will be taking Tipton’s equipment on the road with them so he can join them onstage for some songs, and adds: “When he was doing the album he was fine – he was okay for 10 minutes or so to run through a song. But standing there for two hours and after a while you can see he’s got no stamina there.

 

“But who knows? Strides are being made in medical science all the time, so we’re all hoping and praying that somewhere along the line somebody comes up with something that at least controls his symptoms if nothing else, so he can get out and at least play through a few songs with us on stage.”

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IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris says that it's "really sad" to see Glenn Tipton bowing out of JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming tour as a result of his battle with Parkinson's disease.

 

The guitarist, who is now 70 and has performed on every PRIEST album since the band's 1974's debut set, "Rocka Rolla", is not quitting the band, but simply cannot handle to rigorous challenges of performing live. Joining PRIEST for its upcoming dates will be the band's co-producer and HELL/ex-SABBAT guitarist Andy Sneap.

 

Speaking to SiriusXM's Eddie Trunk earlier this week, Harris said about Tipton: "He'd come to see us play with BRITISH LION [steve's side project] a couple of years ago in Birmingham and we had a good chat then, and he seemed pretty good, to be honest. But I think it's been up and down with it over the years and it's just probably got to the point now where he can't really carry on, which is really sad. But maybe he'll be… I don't know if he'll be out performing [with the band again]. He's indicated he might be able to do a couple of songs here and there."

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Earl, treeduck and I should record a chat online with one camera in each of our locations and put it on YouTube...that would make us superstars, man!!!

 

That would be incredible Rod!!!!! Get that interview with ROB!

 

ROD N ROB!!!

 

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Earl, treeduck and I should record a chat online with one camera in each of our locations and put it on YouTube...that would make us superstars, man!!!

 

That would be incredible Rod!!!!! Get that interview with ROB!

 

ROD N ROB!!!

 

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Holy sheep shit Rod! That is classic! You know I have an immature dirty mind but I honestly didn't even look at it like that! Punny! FUKK! You "crack" me up!

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