# Judas Priest:  K.K. Downing calls it Quits

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judas-priest-k-k-downing-calls-it-quits/579669>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 25, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judas-priest-k-k-downing-calls-it-quits/579669 "2011-04-25T16:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judas-priest-k-k-downing-calls-it-quits/579669/1 "2011-04-25T16:09:57Z")

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I’ve been off the grid for a week and am just catching up.

Did anyone else see this?:

[http://www.guitarsquid.com/Latest/kk-downing-explains-why-he-quit-priest.html](http://www.guitarsquid.com/Latest/kk-downing-explains-why-he-quit-priest.html)

Sounds like there is a story there - he cites a “breakdown in band relationships”…

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**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judas-priest-k-k-downing-calls-it-quits/579669/2 "2011-04-25T16:42:22Z")

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Now it’s not like Priest is in their prime or anything, and frankly haven’t released a great record since Painkiller but it’s still sad news just the same. Tipton and Downing are perhaps one of the greatest guitar duos to ever play hard rock. You can keep Priest going without Halford, but there’s no way to do it without Downing on board.

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**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judas-priest-k-k-downing-calls-it-quits/579669/3 "2011-04-25T16:56:59Z")

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Sounds like he didn’t think his cut was big enough or something. It’s a shame…Tipton/Downing/Halford/Hill _are_ Priest…c’mon guys, one last hurrah!

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judas-priest-k-k-downing-calls-it-quits/579669/4 "2011-04-25T17:10:32Z")

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In other news, ‘Judas Priest’ is still a band.