Rob Halford admits that his idea of a four-piece Judas Priest went wrong: “I’m not the first musician to have a crazy idea”

Fans of metal band Judas Priest were disappointed by the band’s recent decision to sack Andy Sneap as the band’s second guitarist on tour. The band had planned to play future tours as a four-piece with only one guitarist.

However, fan reaction soon led the band and its staff to reconsider the decision, and the band eventually cancelled its intention to continue to tour as a four-piece.

Now the band’s frontman Rob Halford admits in a recent Billboard interview that the idea was doomed.

“That all came from me, it didn’t come from the band. Of course, that blew up in my face, didn’t it? To have done something like a four-piece now would’ve been just not right, ridiculous, insane, crazy, off my rocker, have a cup of tea and relax. It’s kind of water under the bridge now. I think my heart was in the right place, but I’m not the first musician to have a crazy idea.”