Why kk left

We had to look for a new singer. I just lost my sister two weeks ago; she was You know, you never know. I was a loyal, loyal guy. You've mentioned Kiss in our conversations. As Judas Priest were touring with Kiss in , was there a particular Kiss member you bonded with? I remember playing pool with Peter [Criss] and Ace [Frehley] and stuff like that, having a beer. There was quite a bit of that happening. All of the guys are good guys, but we got to know Gene a little bit, because he would quite often come to some shows and hang out in the dressing room.

I think we were playing the Palladium in New York in the '70s. We did three nights there, and the Kiss guys came. What was your favorite memory of the tour?

We just went out there and did it, whoever we played with. We had a confidence about us, really. We put on a performance as well, together with the guitar playing. There was always something happening.

Downing finally revealed the reason he quit heavy metal icons Judas Priest in , and admitted relations with his former bandmates were not at their best.

The guitarist was replaced by Ritchie Faulkner in - and Priest have since released two albums, Redeemer of Souls and Firepower. I guess there was no particular right or wrong — some people have more tolerance than others, and it takes a bloody miracle really to stay together for 40 years.

Someone has to give. And it has to be give and take. But inevitably, it becomes a bit of an imbalance, and I like to think that democracy is always the best policy. But Rob actually released two albums and did his own tour in the exact year before I left. Rob has just released two albums in the last year, and we are only releasing an EP? I thought that maybe I will sing in Bollywood for one year, and then I will compose for myself as a singer-songwriter.

But I was really enjoying the kind of songs I was getting. So, that one year changed to 22 years. Read Composing music is an extension of my being: KK. But, now I want to shift my focus to independent music again.

However, he does not regret doing so. It was my decision and I trusted myself with it. If you see the songs that I have sung in Bollywood , you will realise I have done a variety [of them].