Rob Halford Makes Metal History
Studs, leather and rough talk are de rigeur accoutrements in mainstream metal, but the machismo-driven genre had always been worlds away from the slice of the gay male spectrum that shares its fashion sense until Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford came out during a 1998 MTV interview. "I've been a gay man all of my life," Halford told the network on camera. "It's only been in recent times that it's been an issue that I've been comfortable to address… This is the moment to discuss it." The Grammy-winning singer went on to say, "A lot of homophobia still exists in the music world, in all kinds of music… But that's something we have to address in our own lives." Then he added with a smile, "If you want to go through your Priest collection, you'll be surprised how many innuendos and how many metaphors are used. That was my way of getting my message out [then] for the people who cared to explore that." --Jessica Letkemann
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