Classic Rock magazine Judas Priest 's 50th anniversary and features an interview with vocalist Rob Halford , who reminisces about the day he met Bob Dylan .
The meeting was particularly special because it was one of Dylan's songs, "The Ballad Of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest," that inspired the heavy metal band's name. "I spoke to him for about three minutes when Fight was playing a show at Sony Studios," Halford recounts. "One of the guys from the record label said to me, 'Bob Dylan is here, do you want to meet him?' and I replied [enthusiastically], 'Of course, who doesn't want to meet Bob Dylan?'"
“So this guy took me into a room and Bob was there with about five or six girls around him,” he continues. “The guy from the record label came up to him and said, ‘Bob, I want to introduce you to someone. This is Rob Halford, he’s from the metal band Judas Priest.’ And Bob says, ‘Hey, how’s it going? What’s up?’ and I reply, ‘Hi, Bob, it’s great to meet you.’”
“Then he asks, ‘Where are you from?’ and I say, ‘From Birmingham,’ and he says, ‘Birmingham? [pause]. How’s Ozzy [ Osbourne ] doing?’ And then I was escorted out of the place,” Halford concludes.
While Rob Halford's meeting wasn't as glamorous as he hoped, there's another celebrity the metal god would love to "have tea" with: iconic pop singer Cher . In a recent interview, Halford spoke about his admiration for the diva and showered her voice and personality with praise. Learn more.
READ ALSO: A blunder: The day Ozzy Osbourne hugged the Brazilian flag at a concert in Argentina