TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS on JUDAS PRIEST: ‘It’s shocking that my era just got swept under the rug’

In a new interview with the White Line Fever podcast, ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer Tim “Ripper” Owens addressed his recent headline-grabbing comment that he never received a call from his former bandmates that they were finally joining the band Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. When asked if he ever thinks about what will make headlines in the music media while promoting a particular project, Tim said: “Well, I always think, ‘Ugh, what’s going to happen chatterbox Morning?’ Because you can do eight million words [in an interview] and then a word came out and they took it [and base an article around it].”

Tim added: “I knew it [my comments about the Rock Hall] would [turned into a headline]and I don’t mind talking about it, because look, they should’ve been in the hall of fame a long time ago. And then they asked if I’d go in, listen, I’m not going in, and that’s cool… Like I said, I feel like I’m going in anyway because I’ve been in the band for about 10 years [I did] two studio recordings and two live recordings and one DVD and one grammy Nomination. It’s good to see rob [Halford] and Glenn [Tipton] and ken [Downing] and Scott [Travis] come in there.”

Regarding the fact that he will not be included in the rock hall With PRIEST when some former members of other acts who only appeared on one album had made the cut in the past, owens said: “It’s strange. It’s not that nobody is surprised like I said before. And listen, I’m friends with the guys and I never badmouth my time in the band. It’s a business so your feelings may get hurt for a second but I still love the boys. But it’s shocking that my era [with PRIEST] just been swept under the rug.

“Like I said in the Rolling Stone article, would have been nice to call just to say, ‘Look, that’s not you [getting inducted into the Rock Hall].’ As I said in the article, instead of getting emails threatening me about something a promoter did in Australia,” he added, referring to his upcoming announcement “metal gods” Tour of Australia whose name the PRIEST The management apparently had problems with it. “But just a nice message saying, ‘Hey, they’re going in. We would like to thank you…’

“The funny thing is, the fans are like, ‘Man, get over it.’ I don’t bring up this stuff. We don’t start our interview and I’m like, ‘You know what? They didn’t let me in there.’

“It is what it is; I get it,” added Tim. “Again, it’s a business. I have a lot to do with myself. I earn my living with music. And it is what it is.”

owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band’s drummer got a videotape of him performing with the band PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST was then looking for a replacement for Halfordwho has since rejoined the band.

owens recorded two studio albums JUDAS PRIEST — 1997 “juguler” and 2001s “Demolition” – Before Halfordis back in the group.

PRIEST will receive the Musical Excellence Award in autumn 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Event that will honor Eminem, Dolly Parton, DURAN DURAN, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, EURYTHMICS and CarlySimon in the Actor category.

The Musical Excellence Award – originally dubbed the “sidemen” category when it debuted – is presented to artists, musicians, songwriters and producers whose originality and influence on music has had a dramatic impact on music.

Back in 2010, when the Sidemen category was renamed the Award for Musical Excellence, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation president Joel Peresman said The simple trader The category “gives us the flexibility to dive into some things and spot some people that aren’t typically spotted.”

JUDAS PRIEST is the second band to receive the Musical Excellence Award; the E STREET BAND was the first. Late last year OZZY OSBOURNE and SILENT PROTEST guitarist Randy Rhoads was one of the recipients of the Musical Excellence Award.

The induction ceremony will take place on November 5, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. It will be broadcast at a later date HBO and keep streaming HBO Max. There will also be a radio simulcast SiriusXM‘s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Radio Channel 310.

According to that hall of famethe JUDAS PRIEST Members inducted include current members Halford, Ian Hill (Bass),tipton and travisalong with former members downing, Les Binks (drums) and later drummer David Holland.

JUDAS PRIEST was previously on the ballot for rock hall Introduced in 2020 but did not receive enough votes to make this year’s class.

authorized to refer since 1999, PRIEST was also on the ballot for the class of 2018 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famebut was ultimately dropped from the inclusion list.

To be nominated, an individual artist or band must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.

Even if artists are eligible Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or their first single, iconic hard rock and metal bands like IRON MAIDEN and MOTORHEAD have yet to be recognized by the institution that has been admitted GUNS N’ ROSES in the first year of eligibility of this group.

That rock hall not recorded BLACK SABBATH until 2006 and METALLIKA followed three years later.

Eligible since 1999, KISS only received its first nomination in 2009 and was finally accepted in 2014.

DARK PURPLE was eligible for the rock hall since 1993, but was only included in 2016.