Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.
ADAM LAMBERTI think the responsibility of pop stars is to liberate the masses. In that everyone can be whatever they wanna be.
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There’s a certain amount of mind control that happens. Everybody is living in a world where they’re being controlled.
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I’m proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.
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I try to go throughout my daily life just as if nothing has changed, but you don’t have much anonymity anymore, which feels really good.
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You can march to your own beat. It’s so hard sometimes in our country because conformity is the way things are pushed.
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When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience – they love it.
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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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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 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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I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.
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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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When I was kid, I remember playing ‘Vogue’ by Madonna over and over and over again.
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Fame is a very strange animal.
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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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A lot of my male vocal influences are British – people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.
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Bowie’s been a huge influence on me. I remember early on, my dad pulling out the ‘Diamond Dogs’ album, and the cover alone just grabbed my attention. I think I was probably around 12.
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I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.
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All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.
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There’s a certain level of pageantry with ‘Idol,’ and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.
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Female performers have been doing this for years – pushing the envelope about sexuality – and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.
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The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with,
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For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I’m aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.
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I’m very inspired by past music.
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Los Angeles can be a really sad city.
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Wait a minute, I’m a fan of yours; you can’t be a fan of mine!
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Nowadays in pop, there’s not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high – it’s not as common as it once was.
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After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
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