DOB: 8/25/1951
Where: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Height: 6'
Trademark
-Tattoos on his head
-Leather clothing
-His high multi octave singing voice
-His shaved head
-His beard
-His sunglasses
-Riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle on to the stage, especially to sing "Hell Bent for Leather", while also holding a whip or riding crop
Trivia
-His sister Susan Halford was married to Judas Priest bass player Ian Hill from 1976-1984, making Halford and Hill ex-brothers in law
-Halford was brought in as a possible singer for Priest when original singer Al Atkins left. Susan Halford, who was married to Ian Hill, mentioned her brother Rob was a singer and he was brought in to audition
-Sang for Black Sabbath in 1992 when Ronnie James Dio refused to take the stage in support of former singer Ozzy Osbourne's solo act
-During the early 1990s, Judas Priest's look changed dramatically. Getting annoyed with his receding hairline, Halford simply shaved his head bald and showed some new tattoos on it
-Despite owning several types of cars, he didn't pass his driving test until he was 38
-Lives in Phoenix, Arizona, but owns houses in San Diego, Amsterdam, Walsall, his hometown
-He shares a birthday with Kiss bass player Gene Simmons and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell
-Left Judas Priest in 1991 to pursue a solo career in the form of solo bands such as Fight, Two, Halford before returning in 2003.
-He's the current lead singer of Judas Priest
Personal Quotes
-My iPod is with me wherever I go. My iPod is all over the place - it's got Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Wagner, and then it goes into Slayer, Emperor, everything by Sabbath, everything by Queen, Tool, Pantera. I could just go on and on. I'm just a chameleon when it comes to music - all kind of music touch my senses.
-There are two kinds of music - heavy metal and all the crap they play on radio and show on MTV.
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