Adam represents a change in perception, he has pushed boundaries to the brink of what we believe, he has proven his claim that “sexy is sexy”. Adam is conquering the world with his powerful alpha personality, audacious masculine beauty, his openness, intelligence, whimsical charm and the most technically beautiful voice in the music industry today.

The paragraph you just read is actually the last paragaraph of this article. I LOVED the ending paragraph, so I put it first because I can…bahahaha.

Seriously though, re-read those words and tell me you didn’t get the chills as you finished it. Every word in that paragraph is exceptionally correct. Many thanks to the universe for creating this spectacular specimen of the ultimate alpha male. He is absolutely changing, pushing, and conquering, but ultimately he is living proof that “sexy is sexy”.

Now feel free to read this article by Kerry Kolsch in it’s entirety, it explains alot!!!

Enjoy:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5543216/adam_lambert_the_alpha_male.html?cat=2

***THANK YOU TO CAROL FOR FINDING THIS IN THE FOLLOWING VIDEO, AND FOR SENDING IT TO ME TO SHARE WITH YOU***
At 2:31 he starts screaming “get out” and then I think this is when he kicks the security guard blocking the fan and then he says the “take my picture bitch” comment at 2:47. What a true Alpha man, as the other delicious article says!!

XO~SUE~GLAMB#10

I saw this article and thought we could have some fun with it. Reading through these gave me an idea…

I want to hear YOUR favorite Adam Lambert moment OF ALL TIMES!!!! Even if you have posted it here a thousand times, or better yet, have never posted it here at all, I want to know what your ALL TIME FAVORITE MOMENT IS!!!!

Was it an interview, a song on Idol, one of his videos, or a picture that means something to you? Think about it and then decide, then just tell us about your favorite Adam Lambert moment/moments. Let’s see how many special moments there are out there and maybe we can get HIM to see why we love him so much!! I want EVERYONE TO JOIN IN ON THIS ARTICLE, the more there are, the more love we will pass on to Adam. Have fun with this, I can’t wait to see…

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latimesblogs.latimes.com:
April 14, 2010
‘Idol’s’ Top 9 share their favorite Adam Lambert moments
April 14, 2010 | 9:39 pm

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After Tuesday’s performance show, we asked most of season 9’s Top 9 (Tim Urban eluded the question somehow) for their favorite Adam Lambert moment, be it from last year’s “American Idol,” his career since or their Vegas experience with the season 8 runner-up as their mentor. Read on for some major Adam adoration…

Siobhan Magnus: “Just meeting him was incredible; his presence is really big and he’s just so positive and genuinely kind. He said he would figuratively be throwing glitter at me, and I felt it up there.”

Lee DeWyze: “Last season, he was amazing. There’s too many [performances] to pick, but when he was mentoring us, he was really honest, which is really good for me. He told me exactly what he thought about my song, and what he thought I should do with it. It was really cool for me to hear him be that honest.”

Crystal Bowersox: “Having Adam tell me that he wouldn’t change anything about the song, that was really, really cool coming from someone who’s a great entertainer, and then we talked about lighting and presentation. I got some good info out of him.”

Katie Stevens: “I loved when Adam sang ‘Feeling Good’ last year. That was one of my favorite songs. He came down the stairs and all cool, and with the light in the background and it got bigger and he did his whole riffing crazy ridiculous chops thing. Having him as a mentor was just incredible, because he knows what we’re going through, so he’s able to give us the best feedback.”
Casey James: “He was a great mentor, he had a good vibe. Immediately when I met him, he had a good energy, I was comfortable, I didn’t feel awkward singing him the song, and then when he gave me the feedback, it was actually really hands-on constructive feedback. It was really great.”

Andrew Garcia: “My favorite is when he mentored me; he knows what we went through, because he’s been through the same thing. He’s really on our level. When he was a contestant, he was never scared, he had all this confidence. He’s a really cool guy.”

Aaron Kelly: “Adam Lambert is such a great performer. Last year, on every single performance, he was consistent. And having him as a mentor was really cool because he’s been through this before, and he pretty much knows what’s right and wrong, what we should do. I mean, he’s got the experience.”

Michael Lynch: “My favorite Adam Lambert moment is hearing about his reputation from the crew and from our handlers. He was always prepared, a super good kid; he’s just one of the people they talk the highest about. To me, that’s something that’s important. I always want my reputation with the people I work with to be good, and to see that about him, that he’s one of the people they talk about out of all the seasons, that’s my favorite thing about him.”

– Shirley Halperin

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It’s time for Part Three of this four-part interview. Here, Adam talks about his time in “Wicked,”  being in a long-distance romance, and his audition for American Idol.
~Carol~

So you left “Wicked” to become a rock star?I came back [to Los Angeles] and took some promo shots and started rehearsing. We had a handful of songs. I don’t know if any of them were great, but it was a start. At the time, we believed in them. We did a couple gigs here and there. The band was called the Citizen Vein. We performed at the Knitting Factory one night, the Cat Club on Sunset, and a club in Hermosa Beach. We did three gigs and that was it and we recorded a couple things, like rough recordings, and I don’t know, it didn’t quite click. We kept writing and doing things, but then I got into my first relationship and I fell in love and I was going out a lot. I was dressing up, just living my life and having a great time. Falling in love was major. It changed everything, because up until then, I was 25 and I hadn’t been in love. I felt like there was a part of me that was like, “I don’t understand something about life, like a big thing.” I listened to these songs on the radio or CDs or I’d see these musicals about people being in love with each other and what that feels like and what heartbreak feels like and the joy of what love is and I had sex but I’d never been in love and just didn’t get it. It was really interesting because during and after that relationship, everything changes. It’s like, “Oh, that’s what they were talking about.” I thought that was so corny before and now I am crying because I totally identify with what that feels like. So that was a big turning point for personal growth. 

I went to Burning Man… which was another big eye opener. People living in this utopian society and how beautiful that idea is — and after Burning Man, I looked for social outlets here in L.A. that were part of that underground scene, not the typical bar scene but more of a neo-hippie movement.

Adam is on the left and Cheeks is in the middle
You know, these underground clubs downtown. That was a really fun community to become a part of. Then I did a production of “Debbie Does Dallas” in Lake Tahoe. It was a topless revue at Harveys Casino. I was desperate. I could not find a job. It was going to pay me. They were going to put me up. It was with Anita Mann, the woman who did the cruise ship. I went up there and I was missing the person I was with and I was miserable because I was in a long-distance relationship and the show, when it was pitched to me, sounded like it was going to be a different situation and it tuned out to be not the most professional situation in the world. There was hardly an audience. They wanted to see boobs. They didn’t want to hear me sing, so they would talk. It was not a good gig.

I heard they were rehiring for the Los Angeles company of “Wicked,” and it had been about a year since I had been out of the touring company. They were going to form a new company and I thought, “I don’t know why I left. That was so stupid. I need to get that job.” And so I begged. They said, “Why did you leave? We don’t know if you’re just going to leave again. It’s a liability for us.” I told them, “No, no, no. I was stupid. I was lonely on tour. I wasn’t satisfied and had outside opportunities. I really want to be in a sit-down company and then I can work on all my outside stuff and still work on the show,” and they said fine. So I came back and I opened the L.A. company of “Wicked.”

As Fiyero again?

The understudy, yes. Exactly the same thing.

For the same actor?

This was a different guy. He was out a little more often, so I got to go on more, during the almost two years we were open here.

So you stayed for the entire Los Angeles run?

I stayed. I lived right down the street from the theater, and I really enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great job, and it was nice to have money again in the city and live my life. There was a producer I started working with. He was forming his own publishing company for placement in film and TV and advertising campaigns, so they hired me to be a songwriter. And so I would go down there a couple days a week during the day and lay stuff down and write and really started to build a nice collection of music and I felt like it was at a much better level. I’d learned more about writing, about pop hooks, how it all works. Through trial and error, we got some good stuff. I was doing some session work here and there, so I was really starting to move toward, “I really think I should go for this now.” I felt more confident and I started getting frustrated with “Wicked.” I felt they weren’t promoting me and it wasn’t satisfying. I started performing at clubs, just to get my name out there. I was going to release music. I really got into the idea of becoming a solo act. I think a couple years before, the idea of that really scared me because I was concerned about, “How are people going to think of me?” and “I’m never going to have a private life if I do that.”

I didn’t think I was ready for that. I didn’t think I could handle it and then I really got into the idea of it. I had turned 26 and felt, “I’m getting old and I still haven’t been to New York yet.” I knew there was work for me in the theater and I could move to New York and probably work there, but I’m particular and I never really considered myself the best actor in the world. I wanted to be myself, so I was less and less enchanted with the idea of musical theater. There weren’t a lot of shows that were interesting to me musically or conceptually. I wanted to do my own thing. So I started experimenting, doing club acts and the pop/dance thing.

I sang and I had two dancers and we were wearing really wild clothes and then I was doing stuff with Upright Cabaret. It was like the New York tradition of having all the show actors and people in town come together and sing, like Joe’s Pub [in New York]. I met a lot of great people through that and got a lot of attention.

Where did you think this was all leading?

I put my faith in the producer that I was working with, Monte Pittman, that when all this music was finished, he was going to do all the work to get it out there, and he did do a lot of work. But he had just come from New Zealand. He was really established there, but he was new here, like an outside player. So I didn’t know how quickly that was going to happen, and I wondered, “What are my other options?” And last year when “Idol” was on, we were all watching it at “Wicked” and everybody would discuss their opinions of who did better and why, and then somebody said, “Adam, you should audition for that,” and I thought, “Yeah, maybe I should.”

 This happened during Season 7?

Yes, but I watched a lot of the seasons. Not all of them, but a lot of them.

When did you first watch the show?

I watched the first season. I remember Kelly [Clarkson] was on and she was great. I was really excited, but I didn’t think they were going to like me. I thought I was too out there.

You are a little out there!

I am a little out there, but I’m kind of a strategist in that I knew what I could get away with and what I probably couldn’t get away with, so I tried to dumb myself down for the first couple auditions. You know, look a little more normal, dress a little bit more low key.

Where did you audition?

In San Francisco. I drove up with two of my best friends. The next morning I had gotten an hour’s sleep because I was really anxious, and right as I auditioned, I reached this epiphany where I thought, “You’re about to be 27. What do you have to show for yourself? You’ve done a couple shows. You’re working. You know you can pay your bills but do you want to do something great? Do you want to do something major and launch yourself? Yeah, I do,” and I knew that “Idol” was going to be, if I could get it, such a platform. I’d seen people that had been on “Idol” and were eliminated playing leads on Broadway, and I knew that’s the way New York is now. If you’re on TV and you’re a celebrity, you can get a lead in a Broadway show. I thought that’s what I should do because they don’t seem to want to promote me at “Wicked.” The worst-case scenario is that it would enhance my career in the theater and the best-case scenario is that I could do really well — and I didn’t know what it was going to be.

You knew the odds were against you, but that was OK, right?

Yes. I walked into the first audition with the judges, and Simon and Kara said, “You’re theatrical.” I had a feeling it was going to go down like this. They’re going to be, “Oh, he’s too Broadway,” even though I don’t feel like I actually am when I sing. I’m theatrical, but I don’t think that it’s necessarily musical theater.

What did you sing at your first audition?

I sang “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley and then “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and they said, “Don’t sing ‘Crazy’ at the next audition because they can’t get the rights to it and everybody tries to sing it.” I sang [“Rock With You” by] Michael Jackson and they wanted to hear another one so I sang “Bohemian Rhapsody” and that’s the one they ended up showing on TV.

Were you a Queen fan?

I’m a huge Queen fan. Freddie’s the man. He’s the voice. Just the musicianship required to sing that kind of music is really high. It’s very melodic and rangy and dramatic and I appreciate all that.

Could you ever have imagined while auditioning with “Bohemian Rhapsody” that a few months later you’d be on stage singing lead vocals with Queen?

Weird. It’s weird full circle stuff all around. It’s thrilling, but it almost loses its impact in a funny way, like, “Oh, of course I’m onstage with Queen.” What the hell’s going on? “Of course, KISS.” I can’t believe it. This can sound very pretentious if taken the wrong way but I almost feel like I’ve been preparing for this my whole life. I do feel this is what I’m supposed to be doing and I have a fatalistic view on life that things happen for a reason. I feel like everything that’s led up to this point has prepared me for this. It’s the whole “Slumdog Millionaire” thing, where it’s like his whole life like leads up to that moment and the only way he gets through that moment is because of all of his experiences. I went to see “Slumdog” as this was all happening and I was just in tears because I was so touched by the concept of that movie. And I wouldn’t have done what I did on the show had it not been for what I’ve gone through and my experiences in my life and what age I’m at. I wouldn’t have been that confident. I would have been second guessing myself. I would have been really busy people-pleasing as opposed to just doing what I do. It was meant to be now.

–Fred Bronson

This is the kind of thing that just makes me insane. . .

Adam’s accounts, including Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, and his email have been hacked.  Someone purposely broke in or gained access to his passwords and took electronic control of his life.  Many of the tweets you have read in the last day haven’t even been from him, but rather, from the hacker.  And while the hacker may have thought it a cute practical joke, it really isn’t funny.  It causes extra work and stress not only for Adam, but for the companies who manage these social networking sites and his email provider.

I’m not sure I could maintain a sense of humor about this - thank goodness Adam can.  I guess the up side is that you know you “have made it big” when you are worth hacking!

The Twitter exchanges between Danny and Adam as the whole thing was going down, went something like this:

@dannygokey

- Hey tweeters Adam asked me 2notify u all that his Twitter account as been hacked and he’s working on regaining control of it.  Let peeps know

@adamlambert

- hey guys it adam just got my twitter running back

@dannygokey

- Hey u all me and Adam are gonna bubble tweet the truth.  Apparently someone on his account posted right after I did saying it’s him

See the humorous bubble tweet from Danny Gokey and Adam here:  http://www.bubbletweet.com/index.php?id=uf3qt

Sources:

http://www.rickey.org/?p=19776

http://www.rickey.org/?p=19716

~Dana {CatEyes}

Yes, the confetti from the Idol season finale is long ago swept away.  The “after Idol” TV blitz is in the rear view mirror.  So what is a fanatical fan to do whilst waiting on something new from Adam? 

• Watch (and rewatch) all the iTunes videos
• Keep re-charging the batteries on my iPod
• Google until the wee hours of the morning for “Adam Lambert” + other strange keywords
• Hunt for new YouTube videos - even when the quality is poor and there is no audio!

Hmmm…are you doing some of these same things too?

So I began to notice many subtle Adam Lambert “moments” as I watch and rewatch, listen and relisten.  Things I didn’t necessarily notice, or hear, the first time around…or even the second.  Things that only a fan with extreme enthusiasm would notice.  So here are my Top 3 Adam Lambert Moments:

3.   The trance-like state Adam pulls himself out of at the end of “If I Can’t Have You.”  You can watch it here at 2:34,  http://adam-lambert.org/if-i-cant-have-you-disco-theme-week/.  Adam said he wanted to do a song he could emotionally connect to, and WOW, did he!  He had to physically shake himself out of his meditative absorption (his “Zen state”) to transition to the judges comments. 

2.  This one isn’t just one moment, but a whole pattern of moments for Adam.  He has a natural ability to respond to negativity and still come across as polite, and any criticism or controversy or frenzy just seems to roll right off of him.   The “Whatever” comment works well for him, and he has used it several times!

1.  And my favorite is…   It has to be the eyebrow lift at the very end of “Beth.”  I could watch that move a thousand times.  (You know you want to watch it again too:  http://adam-lambert.org/adam-lambert-performance-with-kiss/)   iTunes could have gotten away with charging more money for the download of this video…and it wouldn’t have had anything to do with KISS!

And I’m sure there are a hundred more.

Give me YOUR Top 3 Adam Lambert “Moments!”

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Adam Lambert sing ‘It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday’ during his graduation at Mt Carmel High School in 2000.

ADAMAZING!!

YES, he looks different but he doesn’t look bad at all. Some people said he looks really fat? He’s always being slim.

His vocals sounded good too.

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When “American Idol” judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson announced on “The Tonight Show” that former San Diegan Adam Lambert was likely to be one of this season’s top two finalists, they were getting a little ahead of themselves. After all, that was in March and the “Idol” finale wouldn’t air until May 20.

But for theater producer Kathie Urban, the judges’ predictions of greatness were about 18 years late. Urban has known Adam Lambert would be big news since he was a little boy.

“Adam was one of those kids who just had it,” said Urban, executive producer for the Metropolitan Educational Theatre network, also known as MET2. “He had the vocal ability and the acting ability. He was the whole package.”

With his love of death-defying high notes, vampy theatrics and material that ranges from classy (“Tracks of My Tears”) to trashy (“Play That Funky Music”), Lambert, 27, is still the whole package. And he has arrived on the “Idol” stage just in time to save the most popular show on television from becoming the most predictable show on television.

“I think Adam has definitely kept this season from flat-lining,” said Entertainment Weekly senior writer Michael Slezak, who blogs about the show for EW.com. “It has been a little bit serious this season. Tons of ballads, tons of sad songs. Then Adam will come out and sort of explode onto the stage in this fireball of energy. And the fact that he does it without ever missing a note is what makes it work.”

In a season devoid of controversies – even dizzy judge Paula Abdul has been relatively coherent – and unsuitable train-wreck contestants, Lambert is the weekly wild card.

From his glitter-rock romp through the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” to his mournful take on “If I Can’t Have You” from the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack, Lambert never forgets that Fox TV’s singing competition is also a show – a really big show with an influential audience that isn’t likely to forget about him.

“He has a reputation for experimentation that most Idols don’t have,” said Sean Ross, vice president of music and programming at Edison Research, a New Jersey-based media company that consults with radio stations. “He comes to the table with people wanting to see what he does next and wanting it to be something a little bit different.”

Now one of four remaining finalists vying for the “Idol” title and record deal, Lambert got much of his artistic education through local children’s theater groups, where the skills he learned playing Peter Pan and Huck Finn helped him turn the “Idol” stage into his own playground.

“Adam was always a mover; he was someone who wanted to make people feel things,” said Lynne Broyles, Lambert’s former vocal coach. “The stage is home to him. It’s like he’s always been there.”

At the age of 9, Lambert began performing with the Children’s Theatre Network – now MET2 – the company founded by Urban’s late husband, Alex. A few years later, Lambert also started taking voice lessons from Broyles, who later formed the Broadway Bound Youth Theatre Foundation.

Lambert performed with both groups until he graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 2000 and headed to Los Angeles, where he still lives. In San Diego, he started in the ensemble of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and ended up playing lead roles in “Big River,” “The Secret Garden” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

“He was given the opportunity to play so many different parts, and it helped him learn to be a real chameleon,” Urban said of Lambert’s time with MET2, where students play multiple roles throughout the run of a play.

While the Urbans were teaching Lambert to be a quick-change artist, Broyles was helping him push the boundaries of his voice, allowing him to follow in the platformed footsteps of Queen’s Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson, childhood favorites he still admires.

Vocal exercises and singing techniques helped Lambert hang on to his boyish falsetto as he got older, and acting classes taught him how to turn raw emotion into stagecraft.

“In our classes, we got into some real intense acting techniques that helped the students focus their emotional energy,” Broyles said. “You have to know enough about yourself to know what you can bring to an audience, and even as a young child, Adam was very in tune with his soul.”

Knowing how to put himself into a song has paid “Idol” dividends for Lambert, whether he was turning Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” into a slinky seduction number, or singing a vulnerable rendition of Smokey Robinson’s “The Tracks of My Tears,” which earned the singer a standing ovation from Robinson himself.

Lambert’s ability to put on a vocally dazzling show has made him a favorite with “Idol” fans, who have cast enough phone and text votes to keep him in the competition through nine elimination rounds. His crowd-pleasing talent also has helped him shrug off baggage that has weighed heavily on previous contestants.

His résumé includes a European tour of “Hair” and a stint in the Los Angeles production of “Wicked,” but he hasn’t been criticized for being too theatrical, as Constantine Maroulis was in season four, or too professional, as San Diego’s Carly Smithson was last year after it was discovered she had recorded an album as a teenager.

Photos of Lambert in drag and kissing other men surfaced early in the competition, leading to a rash of news stories speculating that he could be the first gay or bisexual “American Idol” winner. Fox TV keeps “Idol” contestants away from the press, so Lambert hasn’t commented on the brouhaha. Racy photos have derailed past contestants, but they haven’t been a problem for Lambert or his fans.

“No one really cares what pictures Adam has floating around on the Internet,” Slezak said. “If people enjoy what you’re doing as an entertainer, they don’t focus on the things that don’t matter that much.”

Wednesday, a surprise drop in viewer votes put Lambert in danger of elimination for the first time this season. But early elimination from “American Idol” wasn’t a problem for Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson or for Chris Daughtry, who went on to sell more than 4 million copies of his debut album.

“Regardless of where Adam Lambert finishes, everyone (in radio) is going to want to hear his first record,” Ross said.

Lambert will be part of the “American Idol” tour, which comes to San Diego July 18. After that, there is no telling how far he’ll go. But the woman who helped Lambert find his voice is pretty sure he won’t be losing himself along the way.

“Adam never thought that he had a free ride. He was always wanting to grow and always wanting to find that next great vocal,” Broyles said. “Whenever he did something new or special, he would never say, ‘Wasn’t I great?’ He would say, ‘Wasn’t that fun?’ ”

Many responses have hit my e-mail inbox about my recent musings on Adam Lambert. Some readers appreciate my explorations of the musical scenes that inform his approach; others find them irrelevant, even disgusting. A few e-mail writers seem to think my mentioning Lambert’s ties to gay culture is an attempt to discredit or demean him — as if being gay equals being corrupt or “less than.” I find this disturbing. More justified, I think, is the question some others ask: Ann, what about his singing? Isn’ t that what makes Lambert so special, after all?

Yes, of course! Lambert’s voice is a rare instrument. Without it, his performances would merely be glitzy entertainment. To put it another way, he’d be Normund Gentle. Confrontational style attracts controversy, but it can’t raise deeper emotions. For that you need real talent, the kind that can move even those who never meant to pay attention.

Lambert sings in a certain way partly because he learned that method doing musicals and cabaret as well as glammy rock; he’s been working onstage since childhood and is well-trained. But a very particular gift allows him to go beyond the average show tune belter — or the average heavy-metal squawker. I think this gift puts him in a league with some of the best singers of the rock era. It has to do with the passaggio — his ability to transition from the lower register to that killer falsetto.

A friend who is a singer pointed this out to me (thank you, Erika Gunn!). She noted that many of the vocalists we find most unearthly and stirring can go from their earthy chest voice to the more piercing head voice without stumbling into the weak, constricted zone that often plagues singers as they make the leap. One blogger described it this way: The voice is like a stick-shift car, and the passaggio is the area of shifting, that risky spot where you’d better be both flexible and totally in command.

There’s a lot of interesting technical stuff written about the passaggio. I’m no expert on vocal technique, so let me leave my thoughts within the territory I know: the effect of a certain voice on listeners. Lambert’s natural range is fairly high — he’s a tenor emerging at a time when most rock-oriented singers are baritones, like those kings of the “Idol” jungle, Chris Daughtry and David Cook. (R&B singers are a different matter altogether; the lingering influence of Michael Jackson means that soft, high voices still do well in the field.)

What’s most striking about Lambert, though, is way he can linger in between registers without cracking, wavering or producing a “tight” sound. That’s why his rendition of “Mad World” struck many as his best performance of the season. It lived in that space. The way Lambert’s voice moves gives definition to grace, the way an Olympic skater does when executing a triple toe loop.

I was first convinced that Lambert’s talent goes beyond that of the average “Idol” striver when I saw the Youtube clip of him singing “Dust in the Wind” at the Upright Cabaret in Hollywood. Oh, my God, I thought. Idol is going to have its own Antony! Except he’s younger, more conventionally handsome and not wearing a dress.

Lambert had put me in mind of Antony Hegarty, the hugely gifted art star who uses his near-castrato vocal tone to convey his thoughts on the androgynous nature of love and life’s transitory flow. I wondered how such a delicate creature could survive the harsh grooming that “Idol” demands. (And I’m not the only “Idol” watcher to note the Antony connection.)

Since then, though, Lambert has shown more than that one side. He’s put his scariest Axl face forward for a metal-hard version of “Born to Be Wild” and regularly reached for notes that Janis Joplin might have dared. He’s earned comparison to Freddie Mercury and a standing ovation from Smokey Robinson. Lambert shares two things with all of those great singers: an urge to scale the wall of any melody and the knack for unsettling expectations that come with such a talent.

All of the greats I’ve mentioned pushed through the personae that might have otherwise held them in check. W. Axl Rose, in his prime, was not just the premier heavy-metal singer but the man who took metal into totally new territory. Joplin remains one of the only women to have fully commanded the male-run clubhouse of hard rock. As Queen’s frontman, Mercury made glam rock at once more androgynous and, paradoxically, more manly. And Robinson: His moonglow voice defied racial and gender stereotypes.

Lambert is hardly as formed as these greats. He has a long way to go and much to prove before he stands at the door of the pantheon. But his singing ability, at least, gives him the right to try. And that’s why we just can’t stop talking about him.

— Ann Powers

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/04/adam-lambert-the-singer.html

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Everything related to Adam Lambert’s brother Neil is going to be posted here so keep checking back for more pictures and ’stuff.’ Before I get a million e-mails asking this question let me just give you the answer: YES, HE IS STRAIGHT.

Go get him ladies.

He is a very good writer and I’m really digging his humour. I can definitely relate. Reminds me of Maynard from ‘Tool.’ Pictures and posts from his blog below:

 

 

 

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From Neil Lambert’s Blog

“Take it all in, Neil”
by Neil on Apr.23, 2009

Lately I’ve been getting comments from people on here, via email, and real life and they all say the same thing: “Your life has forever changed because of American Idol. Take it all in, Neil! It’s gonna be a wild ride!”

My first reaction is to roll my eyes. I don’t feel any different, it’s just that my only sibling is a nationwide sensation at the moment. Also, why must I “take it all in”? If my life is changed forever, won’t there be taking-in time later on? Can’t I just take it in gradually instead of all at once? Why spoil it, you know?

Lately, though, I’ve begun to wonder. Perhaps my life has changed. Maybe I just don’t realize it which is why I don’t feel any different. So, today I decided to put this whole “your life has changed” premise to the test:

This morning I woke up for work just like normal. Besides a bit of extra drowsiness, I felt no different. Pulling on my clothes and brushing my teeth felt the same, my slightly disproportionate gut didn’t look any smaller, and my new haircut from last weekend still looked dorky. “It’s all in how you carry yourself, Neil,” I told myself. Nodding my head in agreement, I hopped in the car.

And that’s when it began. Cars seemed to part for me. Pedestrians scrambled over themselves to allow me the right of way. They shook their fists in praise of my awesome lineage. Other cars joined them, honking in agreement: Adam is talented, everyone loves him! You are related to Adam, everyone loves you! It’s simple logic, really, and I was suddenly a bit ashamed of having never though this way before. I eased onto the freeway, admiring all the Normal People going about their mundane lives. They will surely never get the opportunity to sit in the 5th row at a taping of the nation’s most popular television program simply because they followed one of the contestants out of the womb three years later! I could scarcely remember what it was like to live that way. So…. ordinary.

Cop car. Shit. I guess nothing’s changed. OR HAS IT?! I repeated my mantra for the day, that fame and glory are a state of mind. I stopped and the police officer followed suit. He approached my passenger side.

“License and registration, please.”

“Of course, officer,” I said while I shot him a cool and collected smile. He has no idea, of course, that I’ve been taking it all in for the whole morning and I am, naturally, a changed man. I continue to smile. The officer shoots me a quizzical stare while double checking the name on my I.D.

“Are you…?”

I didn’t want him to have to embarass himself. We both knew how that sentence was going to end: “…related to Adam Lambert?” Why not save him the trouble?

“Yes. Yes I am. Is there a problem, officer?” I beamed at him. So this is what it’s like, being indirectly famous. Life is good! Soon this cop would be stumbling over himself in apology. He had no idea who the fuck I was. I decided this time I would be merciful.

After a lengthy and frankly uncomfortable Field Sobriety Test, I realized my mistake. Do not finish police officer’s sentences for them. I can guarantee you that the end of their sentence, 99 times out of 100, is “…drunk?” and not “…Adam Lambert’s brother?”

Lesson learned: you are not cool. If complete strangers on the internet assume that your life is radically changing but you aren’t seeing the effects, that’s because your life is not radically changing. It’s not because you somehow managed to be unobservant over the course of the last few months, it’s because you are still lame. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but I’m glad it happened sooner rather than later.

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Seasonal Disorder

by Neil on Apr.10, 2009:

This morning I woke up and everything was gorgeous. After half a week of miserable, rainy weather, I was pleased to see sunlight glinting off of the assorted glass containers strewn across my desk.

It wasn’t just nice weather though, it was incredible weather. Two birds were fucking on my windowsill extolling this particularly glorious Friday. There was a hint of pine in the air.

God himself appeared to me in a sunbeam and said, “Stop masturbating, Neil, and listen to me. I exist, and I want you to walk with me along the beaches of Santa Cruz while I explain the intricacies of the universe to you.”

“Sorry God,” I said. “My boss pays the bills around here, not you, and I unfortunately have to work. Besides, I’m sure the weather will be beautiful over in San Jose.”

30 minutes later I’m half way over the mountains encased in fog. The entire day was a miserable, rainy mess.

Fuck my life.

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My brother is on American Idol today

by Neil on Jan 20, 2009

My brother Adam is going to be on American Idol Season 8. Perhaps I’m biased, but I think he should win.

It’s already a done deal, really. The rest of them should just go home. A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N I-D-O-L contains the word ‘Adam’ first of all, and unless there’s a guy competing this year named Ericn Iol, I really think that he’s got this thing locked up. Plus, the world greets Obama and Adam on the same day. Coincidence? Not a chance.

I encourage all of you (5 people who read this) to watch at 8pm PST on Fox. It’s gonna to be grand. Feel free to add your comments about his performance to this post so I can ride his coattails to e-fame. I’m a social network climber, big deal.

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Leaving Los Angeles

by Neil on Jan.05, 2009

I can’t recall exactly when the end of my LA trip begins. Adam and I sit around on Saturday brainstorming potential songs he could sing.

It’s funny: when we were kids, Adam annoyed the hell out of me when he sang along to songs on the radio. A song will play and he’ll sing along, oftentimes wildly improvising on what the artist recorded. I guess I always thought of it as a way to show off or compete with the singer to prove he is better than whoever is on the recording. He usually is. But in his apartment, I realize that Adam does this whether anyone is watching or not. Improvising helps him decide how he will sing it when someone is watching. Now I listen to him wail and I smile instead of cringe. I see in that private space the same side of him that I see in myself when I put on my favorite tracks and pluck out some notes along to it on my keyboard, alone in my room. It is for no one’s sake but my own.

We talk about unrequited love and his thoughts on the subject. He says things about his current situation that I said in that very same apartment two years previous.

Sunday is spent waiting for my ride back to Santa Cruz to arrive. I’m supposed to have breakfast with my friend Maggie but we mutually flake on each other. We speak on the phone instead, catching up on the last few months. I’m reminded why we became friends in the first place.

When I was 13, I had a friend who was 24. I did not find this strange. In fact, at the time, she was the only friend I had any genuine fun with. I don’t know if it was because I was an old soul or because she was young at heart, it must be a mixture of both. We drifted apart when I became an angsty teen, though I am happy to say we are friends once more even if it is currently peripheral.

Now she is 34, a mother. I’m 24, some guy. We speak on the phone as if nothing has changed except that my brother may or may not be imminently famous and I may or may not be moving to another country. It is a rare thing to have a friend purely because the two of you have compatible personalities and not because you both work together, or because you are both in college or in the same city.

Sometimes the most important friends are friends with seemingly nothing in common. Sometimes the best brothers are brothers that have nothing in common until you spend a weekend with them.

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LA Day 2
by Neil on Jan.02, 2009

I get a ride to Adam’s apartment to find out that we have completely miscommunicated. He is waiting for me at another location. No problem, I think, I’m in an adventurous mood. I’ll just kinda…. walk around Hollywood and wait for him to show up. Adam informs me that there is a public library somewhere in the East. Perfect. So I set out, imagining myself an explorer with walking stick in hand.

During my trek in search of the library I pass a house with a sign out front: “Psychic Readings: Tarot Cards of the Past, Present, and Future”

First off, that’s some poor presentation, Miss Chloe. By your wording I’m thinking you own a Tarot card museum. You should have been able to predict that many of your fellow citizens would be similarly confused. That you didn’t is the first indication that you are a bad psychic. Moreover, the entire house has bars on the windows and doors. Sooo, I’m going to pay you to read my fortune when you can’t even sense premonitions of impending breaking and entry at your home? No, not convinced.

I think of going in, but ultimately choose to save the $15 it will cost to make this post more interesting. I walk on, plodding my way through the urban wilderness in search of my true destination. Along the way I see a Scientology Library across the street. Christ, I hope this isn’t the library Adam had in mind. Again, I briefly entertain the notion of entering the library: “I’m here to research the study of science? I’m pretty sure I’m in the right place.” They’ve probably heard that one before. Maybe I’d say, “My engrams are, like, totally disrupting my destiny. I… I had a very loud birth,” while stifling some unexpected tears. Again, probably been done. Once again I move on in search of my true destination.

I finally find the library and silently rejoice. Of course I go straight for the Science Fiction section. Fahrenheit 451 instantly catches my eye. Hell yes! I’m ashamed to admit to not having read this book until now. Well, dear readers, that will quickly be remedied. I manage to get through one chapter before Adam arrives. It was good. It was really good, in fact, and every time I read something that exudes that level of quality right off the bat I think, “I should write. Not with the intent of contributing anything to the literary world, but because this author so obviously receives such pleasure from arranging words in the way that he does. I’m sure there are untold pleasures that await me if I put a pen to paper, too.”

But then Adam, or anyone else really, appears and my train of thought breaks. Suddenly I find myself riding around in his friend’s car petting her dog, Attila, and the inspiration evaporates. This happens to me quite frequently in many facets of my life: music, writing, pretty much anything creative. I always find myself content to observe, analyze, comment. It’s… hollow. What’s the point of living if you don’t create anything.

And then through some sheer luck or perhaps something more, I recall the quote at the beginning of Fahrenheit:

Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things. - Ray Bradbury

I know it sounds fleeting, but I think there’s a lot to learn from that. I’m going to attempt to live in this fashion more often.

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LA Day 1

by Neil on Jan.02, 2009

I slept in a tent last night. In LA. It turns out that upon leaving Santa Cruz, that nagging feeling I kept having that I had forgotten something was not for nothing. About an hour into the drive I slapped my forehead, gripped by the realization that my sleeping bag and pillow were sitting safely at home. So I slept in a tent at a friend’s house in her backyard. I should be clear: “tent” connotes some sort of squalor but I would venture to call this a luxury tent. It had electical outlets. Laptop, desk lamp, music, and my favorite: tons of blankets that her cat had seemingly lounged upon all day. So obviously my allergic response was potent. I made it through the night.

Now I’m on my way, to meet Adam at his house. I have no idea where I’ll be sleeping tonight. Maybe I won’t sleep? I don’t know. I think at some point I’m just going to give in and get a hotel room to make my life a lot easier.

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Sayounara Japan
by Neil on Jan.28, 2009

Last night the Embassy of Japan’s website was updated with information about who is scheduled for an interview for the JET program. I am not on the list. Yes, I checked it twice (three times in fact. Once this morning just in case I was dreaming). The myriad of reasons my application was not selected aren’t worth ruminating upon. I’ll never know why I was rejected because they don’t send a letter explaining the decision.

Well, Japan? You think all your applicants know what “ruminate” means? Fuck you.

It’s like Japan broke up with me last night. We were going strong, so I thought. I mean, sure, I hadn’t heard from her in a while but I didn’t sense any tension last time we spoke on the phone. We were going to move in together in August, but I guess that’s what you get for planning too far ahead.

She called last night to say, “Neil. Look, it’s you not me. I’m actually seeing 2,478 other guys right now. I don’t really care that they know how to properly use ‘ruminate’ in a sentence. I don’t even know how to use it in a sentence. Don’t call me, I’ll call you. Actually I won’t. Bye.”

So I shed some tears after realizing the full weight of our breakup. Particularly vexing is the embarassment I’ll have to endure when my friends ask, “How’s Japan doing? When are you moving in with her?” I’ll have to reply that, despite my talking about her all the time, we actually weren’t in a relationship. We went on a date once, that’s it, and I didn’t even get a kiss goodnight. But this whole time I’d been bragging to them about how we slept together.

Surprisingly, the bitterness hasn’t kicked in yet, just the disappointment. I guess I’m still in denial. When it does, though, you’ll know. Now this website has no future purpose which I guess is fitting considering I don’t either.

Now I’m just some college kid (not so) fresh from graduation with no plan, no short-term goal. Don’t worry, dear readers, I’m going to attempt to find a silver lining to all this. Perhaps now I’m better equipped for some serious fraternal coattail riding? I can ride those babies all the way through August, hopefully. I’m free to find a better job now, knowing I won’t be leaving in July.

Whatever that near future happens to be, Japan now has nothing to do with it. What should I do instead? I’m pretty open to suggestions at this point.

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A Trip to the Land of Locusts

by Neil on Jan.01, 2009

Talkin’ about L.A. there, but I wanted to be all cryptic and well read. I’m going to visit my brother there. On Thanksgiving we had this spectacular blowout of an argument.

You know those arguments you get into which start off innocently enough:

“Could you pay attention to the directions so we don’t get lost?”

“I don’t know. COULD YOU EVER MANAGE TO INTERACT WITH HUMAN BEINGS ON A BASE LEVEL THAT DOESN’T MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A FUCKING SHITHEEL?”

Surprisingly enough, I was the one with the mild shot across the bow and he was the one reducing me to splinters. So it turned into us trading blows for the sole purpose of cutting the deepest. He totally won, which sucked. Since then we’ve made amends and this will be our first test run of our not being dicks in each other’s presence since Thanksgiving. I’m anxious to see how it goes, though I’m pretty sure it’ll be fine.

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Neil just sent me an e-mail saying it’s ok to post the source. PLEASE don’t post a comment with OMG YOUR BROTHER IS SO HOTT!!!

Thanks.

SOURCE: http://negativeneil.com

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Adam Lambert confessionals are weekly updated personal vlogs from Adam via the iPhone.

A lot of our confessionals got deleted… sorry. We keep posting and they keep deleting them. Please submit links on the comments so everyone can see them.

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Kris Allen talks about Adam Lambert as his roommate:

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Adafect: The ultimate level of perfection, which can only be achieved by Adam Lambert. As close to godlike as any mortal can get. Uses: Adam Lambert is so adafect!

Adam and the Also-Rans: “American Idol” season eight and the “American Idol” tour.

Adamafied: To be under Adam’s spell.

Adamaholics: Those who are addicted to Adam.

Adamaniacs: Millions of crazed Adam fans who just can’t get enough of his amazing voice and overall sexy style.

Adamatoepoeia: Any onomatopoeia used when watching/ listening to/ reading about Adam — i.e. groaning because you can never be that sexy (argh), squealing when you see him (squee), etc.

Adamdose: An overdose on Adam. Often brought on by too many viewings of the photo thread.

Adamflies/Adamaches: The feeling of nervousness and excitement we get on Tuesdays and Wednesdays knowing that a new Adam performance/outfit/viewing is only hours away!!

Adamlaphic Shock: What happens when one goes too long without seeing Adam pictures and hearing Adam’s music.

Adamnator: Kind of like the Terminator, but used in the context of Adam on “American Idol,” when he’s leaving the other contestants quaking in their boots from his awesome talent.

Adam’s Eve: Official new name for Monday. (Meaning the day before Tuesday when we can see Adam perform again!)

Adomized: What happens to a song when Adam injects his magic and changes the atoms of the song.

Baby Glambert: A Glambert age 14 or younger.

Dark Lord Screamanova: The name Danny Gokey fans gave to Adam. The Glamberts are called the Loyal Minions of the Dark Lord Screamanova.

Fanadamsizing: Fantasizing about Adam.

Fanbert: Male fan of Adam Lambert. Also see: Manbert.

Glambacile: Those who aren’t familiar with the Glambert dictionary.

Glambertize: As in fixing oneself up so that you look a fraction as good as Adam. Example: Girl please go glambertize yourself, ’cause you’re looking a hot mess right now.

Glambilly: Redneck Adam fan and proud of it.

Glamdiggers: A style of pants with lace up sides usually worn in warm weather. They are designed to end mid-calf or just below the calf. More recently, the length of the pants has been shortened to just below the knee in some designs usually made with leather or Egyptian cotton.

Lambercrastination: Procrastinating on doing things non-Adam-related.

Lamberlove: That unexplainable feeling of intoxication and addiction we have for Adam.

Lamberman: A man who loves Adam, like Randy Jackson. Also see: LamberMancrush.

Lambertize: Adam makes every song his own — the song has been Lambertized.

Lambots: What we become when we are mesmerized by his awesomeness.

Lambucks: The coffee you drink in the morning thinking about Adam.

SHDDG: Smokin’ Hot Drop Dead Gorgeous, a.k.a. Adam’s inner and outer beauty.

WWAD: What Would Adam Do? Use this when you are about to post/ say something not so nice. Rethink it and ask yourself, “What would Adam do?”

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Adam Lambert Questions & Answers from American Idol:

Q: Who is the person that you would most like to meet?
My grandfather who passed away shortly after I was born.

Q: If you have 24 hours to do anything you wanted, what would you do?
All expenses paid shopping spree.

Q: Who are your musical influences?
My parents for having so many classic records for me to discover.

Q: How do you plan on differentiating yourself in the competition?
By being true to myself no matter what. Also, by putting on a show.

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Sometimes my lack of filter gets me into trouble. I have a big mouth.

Q: What’s been your favorite moment so far?
Making friends with fellow contestants.

Q: Do you think the audition process was fair?
Yes.

Q: Do you have any good luck charms?
Late grandfather’s ring given to me by my mother.

Q: What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I’m obsessed with astrology.

Q: Who is your favorite judge and why?
Paula for her positive energy and support.

Q: If you couldn’t sing, which talent would you most like to have?
Dancer.

Q: What’s your proudest moment?
Falling in love.

Q: What’s your most embarrassing moment?
I don’t get embarrassed!

Q: Do you have any rituals or things you do before you perform?
I do a handful of deep, slow breaths and take a hot shower.

Q: What album would your friends be surprised you own?
Missy Elliott.

Q: What are your personal goals in life?
To continue performing and support myself and my family while doing so.

Q: If you don’t make it on American Idol, what will you do?
Keep writing and recording.

Q: What other talents do you have?
Actor.

Q: Do you have any formal singing training?
Yes.

Q: When did you first start to sing?
When I was 10 years old.

Adam’s favorite quote: “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace” - Jimmi Hendrix.

Adam’s Favorite Male Artists: Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Lenny Kravitz, David Bowie.

Adam’s Favorite Female Artists: Katy Perry, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Goldfrapp, Madonna.

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Making the video, Adam Lambert comes in at 1:17, showing off his art history knowledge:

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He comes in at 0:50 :



I like to do the same, but watching ‘Dexter’ on Sunday nights

What CD’s would people be surprised to know that they own? Watch and find out!



… Can’t wait until Adam does his version of Bob Marley

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In ways this summarizes why we LOVE Adam Lambert so much: