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Rob Halford<\/a>, the frontman of heavy metal band Judas Priest<\/a>, has revealed that he quietly married his longtime partner in a private ceremony last year.<\/p>\n Speaking on Scissor Sisters<\/a>\u00a0singer\u00a0Jake Shears<\/a>‘ “Queer the Music” podcast<\/a>, the 74-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer said the couple wed after more than three decades together.<\/p>\n The decision, Halford<\/a> explained on the episode dated Wednesday, Sept. 24, came after years of hesitation rooted in his partner Thomas’s conservative upbringing in Alabama.<\/p>\n “I stopped asking,” Halford said. “And then suddenly on one of our night walks, he goes, \u2018I think we should get married.’<\/p>\n “(I went) straight home (and got) on the phone to get a pastor.”<\/p>\n Halford spoke with Shears during a break on Judas Priest’s current North American tour with Alice Cooper. They are scheduled to perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on Oct. 14.<\/p>\n Halford said he and Thomas exchanged vows during a “beautiful, simple ceremony.” Only two close friends were present\u00a0– Jim Silvia, Priest’s longtime tour manager, and Silvia’s wife.<\/p>\n More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n Judas Priest & Alice Cooper Live:<\/span> 6:45 p.m. Oct. 14. Tickets start at $49. Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View.\u00a0www.livenation.com<\/a><\/p>\n “There were just four of us around the pool, around the cactus, the heavy metal cactus,” Halford said, “and it was over in an instant. But it was just a beautiful, simple ceremony.”<\/p>\n Halford added that getting married was symbolically important to him.<\/p>\n “It seems like you’ve completed something in your relationship, more than anything else,” he said. “The commitment goes to another level when you get married. It’s a great thing to do. And if it doesn’t work, that’s life. But I think after being together for 35 years, it’s working.”<\/p>\n