Judas Priest’s Rob Halford on coming out: “It’s never too late to set yourself free – I’m fucking here. I’m queer. Get fucking used to it”
Rob Halford has reflected on coming out in the late ’90s and how it’s “never too late”.The frontman of the legendary Judas Priest spoke to Fugues in a recent interview, where he was asked if other gay musicians had asked him for advice before coming out.
Halford publicly came out while performing live on MTV in 1998.He recalled: “Yes, that has happened, but I won’t name names because everyone comes out when it’s their time.
As we all know, set yourself free. It’s such a difficult thing for us to do, even now in 2024 because we still have this ongoing challenge of hate and bigotry and intolerance and divisiveness.
You think it would be a lot easier, but it’s not. The struggle is still very real for young people, and that’s where I hope any conversations I have with others do some good.”Halford continued: “You know, I read a story not long ago about a guy in his 90s who came out just before he took his dying breath.
