There’s a certain level of pageantry with ‘Idol,’ and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.
ADAM LAMBERTMy dad is a Deadhead, my mom’s a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
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A lot of my male vocal influences are British – people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.
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I like adding little elements into the final mix. I’m more fond of the ’70s glam than ’80s. I have that style of vocals… there are a lot of pop artists who are using the glam vibe in their music. I’m part of that wave.
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No matter how much money, fame, and fortune you have, it doesn’t mean sh** if it’s not connected with love.
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The biggest risk I’ve ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myse
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Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.
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It gets better. It seems hard, you know, I think being different is always gonna be a tough climb.
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So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you’re doing something right.
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I’m very inspired by past music.
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Come out’ is so funny to me because I’ve never been in.
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We don’t have a lot of men on stage doing flamboyant or theatrical. We have a lot of female pop stars doing it, but where are the guys? Where’s the classic pop-rock showman?
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I definitely have my opinions that I’m very vocal about and I’m not afraid to put them out there.
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I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
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Pop is a little bit theatrical. That’s the whole vibe. That’s the point – is that it’s great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it’s a presentation. There’s a showmanship about it. And that’s why I wanted to be a pop star.
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I never really listen to what people say. My thing is that my favorite artists are artists that are theatrical.
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There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they’re blending the pop, dance and theatricality… but currently there aren’t a lot of guys who go there.
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