Rob Halford wants to record a Tony Bennett cover album

If it is true that appearances deceive, even Rob Halford can want to launch into a project far from what the public would expect from him. Thus, the Judas Priest frontman recently made it known that He is considering the possibility of recording a Tony Bennett cover album. Halford is a great fan of the late jazz and pop Crooner, who disappeared in 2023 at the age of 96. And now, at 73 years old, Halford believes he has conquered the right to affect any type of work he goes to do. In a new interview for “Ultimate Classic Rock”, the leader of the “British Steel” band said:

“There are really many musical things that I would like to do. The other day I sang Tony Bennett in the shower and I listened to my voice, thinking: ‘I really dare to consider doing such a thing?’ And then I said to myself: ‘I am an old man, I can do what he seems to me!’ And I love Tony Bennett.
I love all types of singers. My love for what the voice can do has always been a magnet for me: ideas, imagination. Like Lady Gaga who in Las Vegas carries on his jazz side. So yes, I’d love to. I don’t know how I could organize it, but if I want to do it, it is better to give me a move. “

Halford also stressed that Such an idea would not even have been taken into consideration when he was younger. However, today the musician feels that the world would be more open to such a thing. “At the time I would never have dared to do it. The label said: ‘No, this is what you are. Don’t deviate!’,” He said: “Now you can do whatever you want, regardless of where you are. I think we are in a wonderful moment, in which there is acceptance of music and understanding of the joy that brings music, without barriers. It’s fantastic! “.