Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner and Within Temptation’s Ruud Jolie talk about their love for Star Wars

judas priest‘s richie faulkner and within temptation‘s root jolie He recently appeared on Side Jam with Brian Reisman and talked about their love. “Star Wars”. Richie I also talked about him priestconnection with lucas film and work together christopher lee. Richie and Ludo We became friends in 2007 within temptation tour when Richie He was a guitarist in the backing group of lauren harrisdaughter of iron maiden bassist steve harrisAnd they bonded over the franchise.

LudoHe is a member of the 501st Legion, a worldwide costume organization that requires accurate costume for membership. “We have about 100 members or more in the Netherlands. We have outposts and garrisons in every country and every state. I mean, I’m part of the Dutch Garrison, which is part of the 501st Corps. And each state in the United States has its own garrison. And yeah, it’s fun.” Otaku are everywhere. ”

He added, “I got approval for a new costume last week or two. So, for those who don’t know, I named it TK, which is the code name for Stormtrooper. And now I’m also TB. So… [Return Of The Jedi] Biker Scout. That costume is much more comfortable because you can actually sit on it. So during a long Comic Con visit, it’s very convenient to sit down as it has a zipper [so you can pee]. ”

Richie He said his past guitar picks have included images of the Millennium Falcon and bounty hunters.

“I remember when we went out together. LaurenI previously had “Star Wars” “And it was really… me throwing it at people,” he said. The amp was equipped with Gamorrean Guard. It was really to keep people from throwing things at me, because it was like: Like me, I like “Star Wars”. We created some picks and [that] I entered priest In the same way. In fact, I had to get a license from. lucas film. I think I had to send 5 of each. lucas film or lucas arts. I don’t remember which one it was, but I could only make a certain amount of each. ”

Richie Continued: “Our manager [Jayne] I used to work lucas film Go back in time. She had contact information there. When she contacted them, they said, “Yes, you can, but you must follow these conditions.” So we did that. It was super limited. I don’t have it, but I played the bounty hunter edition and the ship edition. I think there were 6 of each. ”

name of faulknerother bands, elegant weaponis derived from “Star Wars”.

“What I wanted to use was [Obi-Wan Kenobi] Intro speech Richie Said. ”rainbow I used to have “The Wizard of Oz” intro [for their concerts]. it was dorothy talking with toto. “We’re over the rainbow.” I can’t remember exactly what it was. I wanted to have it Obi-Wan Kenobi talking about [imitating the voice of Sir Alec Guinness] A more civilized era, before the Dark Ages, before the Empire, elegant weapons, and then the song begins. But it would probably cost $1 million, or something like that, to license this monologue. ”

Richie “I wonder if it could be done using AI, with a similar voice. It wouldn’t cost anything. I don’t know the technicalities of it. I mean, ‘elegant weapons’ is about the instruments we play, but it’s also an excuse for me to refer to it.” “Star Wars” And a lightsaber. ”

Richie I also remember working with christopher lee (alias Count Dooku (in the prequel trilogy) on the latter’s final album, “Charlemagne: Omens of Death”.

“This was his last song, which was great. They had some songs that were very orchestral-driven and they wanted me to arrange them so that a metal band could play them. So I had to take these songs and create a guitar part and a drum part. We came up with some riffs and stuff, and we made a song out of it. The vocals were the same, the structure was similar, but it was like a metal band. I sent them about seven or eight songs and they emailed me and said, ‘We want more.’ So I made them even more metal and it became cool. But I’d never played on records or anything like that. I only wrote and arranged some of the lyrics. ”

faulkner I was able to meet a legendary actor.

“He was great.” Richie Said. “It was a different time to talk to a man like that. As you can see, he had different ideas and perspectives on things. There was a war going on in Syria at the time and he had some opinions about it too. He’s a very nice and kind person and he’s been through a lot not only in his acting but also in his personal life. It was an honor to meet him.”

Going back to 2018, faulkner and priest singer rob halford drew similarities between the universal themes of “Star Wars” And the music priest In an interview with Billboard, halford He declared this at the time. ”judas priest teeth “Star Wars” — There’s a title — because we’re always fighting evil. we are giving you hope. ”

“We’re getting back to that perfect blend of fantasy and reality.” faulkner Furthermore, pay attention to the fantasy lyrics of songs such as: “Painkillers” and “Sentinel” and more social topics with music such as. “break the law” and “Children of the Sun”. “the “Evil never dies”those universal messages are portrayed in a fantastical way,” he explained. “Star Wars” — Same message, but far away, on another planet. ”