Here's something I did not know: Rob Halford is a spiritual person.
Speaking to Jamey Jasta on a recent episode of the Jasta show, Halford says prayer and belief in a higher power is what helped him sober up and he prays every day:
"When I got clean and sober 28 years ago, that was a major change in my life. And part of my recovery is just having this higher-power belief. And it works. It works, man. It really, really is important."
"There probably will be people listening to [this] podcast who don't have anything like that in their life, and that's great; it's all about acceptance. But I always say to people, if you're thinking about it, the simplest thing I do is I pray. I pray quite a bit, actually. And even if you don't believe in prayer, just have a go. Pray for a good day, or just pray for your friend, or whatever it might be. And it's amazing, man, 'cause it absolutely works. I guarantee, it genuinely does work. And now I'm sounding like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I'm just trying to express some of the things that are important to me on a day-to-day basis that make me able to walk out on that stage each night and do my work."
Halford wanted to make it clear that he wasn't trying to preach, just letting listeners into his world:
"I hope I don't sound like I'm preaching. I'm just trying to give [the] listeners just a little bit of an insight to what I think, again, is really important."
It's certainly notable that a singer many associated with Satanism in the 80s finds solace in prayer. If it helps you, Halford, more power to you, and congrats on nearly 30 years of staying sober.
[via Blabbermouth]
