Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Raymond Tiptonis an English Grammy Award-winning guitar player and songwriter. Often noted for his complex playing style and classically influenced solos, he is best known as one of the lead guitarists for heavy metal band Judas Priest...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth25 October 1947
thinking appreciate band
I think we all appreciate it now just how lucky we are to be in a band like Judas Priest.
england management problem
Shortly after that, we got management problems over in England, and Judas Priest asked me to join.
song night yeah
Yeah, but on the U.S Tour we threw a new song into the set almost every night. Of course, you can't do too many new songs every night as they've never heard it.
change way band
Sadly, I've seen a lot of bands hit that sort of peak and then eventually start supporting again, you know, which we will never do. We always put a lot of thought into the way that we are going to go, and we always change.
night joy able
We love not just Judas Priest music, but we love heavy metal and we love to get out on that stage every night and perform. It's a joy to be able to do it.
song luxury tailors
I've got the luxury to tailor make the songs so I can sing them.
musical band working-with-others
It was about working with other musicians, but more than that it's about exploring musical areas that you could never do with the band you're in, in my case Judas Priest. You could tackle musical areas and lyrical areas that wouldn't be appropriate for Priest.
priests judas judas-priest
Back in 1994 there was no Judas Priest.
home missing too-much
Too much down time makes us miss home.
funny-travel our-family hardest
The hardest part is to travel, and to be away from your family.
song player guitar
In my first bands I was a singing guitar player, but if you heard any of those songs you wouldn't describe me as a singer. But I can make it work.
song writing ability
My vocal ability is very limited, but I'm fortunate in that I can write the songs around my vocal limitations.