Protesters play Judas Priest's ‘Breaking the Law’ over stolen NYC police radio
The protesters steal the New York Police Department (NYPD) radio to play Judas Priest “Breaking the Law.”
New York city has witnessed both powerful and peaceful protests following the death of Gerge Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
During such unrest, the protesters steal the New York Police Department (NYPD) radio to play Judas Priest "Breaking the Law."
According to a tweet by 'US Protests: News & Updates' the protesters were able to steal the NYPD radio for the third consecutive night and opted to blast the "British Steel" classic as a way of taunting the cops.
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PRIEST singer Rob Halford told Classic Rock magazine that "Breaking The Law" was conceived from an idea brought forth by guitarist Glenn Tipton.
Watch official music video of 'Breaking the law' here
"It turned out to be one of the all-time classic metal riffs," Halford said. "As I recall, the bulk of the song was conceived when we were at Ringo Starr's old house, recording the album. Great as the music was, the lyrics had their place. And they just arrived out of thin air. Breaking the law: where on earth did that come from? I haven't a clue. But it tapped into an angst that PRIEST had never really covered until that point."
Halford went on to say that he has never gotten tired of performing "Breaking The Law" in the 40 years since the song's initial release. "Every night it's a tiny bit different to any other, and I still get a massive adrenaline rush on hearing those twin guitars fire up," he said. "It's also a great crowd participation number. Everyone's had a confrontation with a copper and likes to scream about breaking the law, don't they?"
