This interview from Albany was so funny! The questions are original, the mood is completely relaxed, and Adam is so funny! He talks about the infamous Tongue Dive and gives his opinions on who he would and wouldn’t Tongue Dive with! I know you’ll enjoy this as much as I did! 
~ Carol ~
This is somewhat of a mish mash of things that I had either missed or had not seen before today.
First off, I have FINALLY posted the pictures that our very own Donna W. had taken at her Foxwoods concert!! Poor Donna sent them to me right away, then I couldn’t get them to transfer on to the site, totally my fault I’m sure. Now, she has resent them to me and you guys are going to FLIP OUT when you see these, they are G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S…. THANK YOU DONNA!!
Then there are some Washington, D.C. pictures, that I have included, that were taken before and after the show. Take a look at how cute Adam looks all clean and au natural…and so relaxed!! YAYAYAY!
I also have an interview or two for you… I hope you like them!!
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pics via: Donna W.
pics via:adam-pictures.com
pic via: @RCAPromo
Adam Lambert Interview:
video via:TyBentli
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Adam Lambert Talks Importance Of Rhinestones, Pre-Show ‘Rituals’
‘We get in front of the mirror and kind of play every night,’ Lambert tells MTV News of makeup artist Sutan on Glam Nation Tour.
By Jim Cantiello/mtv.com
Believe it or not, Adam Lambert does not wake up with rhinestones affixed to his cheekbones. The pop star, currently headlining his in-demand Glam Nation Tour, gets creative with his glittery stage makeup moments before showtime.
“We get in front of the mirror and kind of play every night,” Lambert told MTV News backstage at a recent sold-out New York City tour stop. “We just create and it’s fun. So sometimes there’s like rhinestones stuck all over [the] side of my head. Sometimes we give a little Eastern bindi action. Sometimes there [are] no stones whatsoever,” he added.
The “we” Lambert was referring to includes makeup guru Sutan, who has long been among Lambert’s circle of friends. But fans may know the flamboyant makeup artist from his stint on “America’s Next Top Model.”
“He’s so funny and has such a great energy, and I really like his work,” Lambert gushed.
Rhinestones and face glue, however, aren’t the only tools Adam needs to prep for a show. In order to maintain his powerhouse, octave-jumping voice, Lambert has finally zeroed in on a secret weapon: aerobics.
“I never used to be one to do any sort of ritual before I performed and just recently, at the start of this tour, I decided to start coming up with a routine. And it’s really helped me,” the singer said. “I exercise; I do like a cardio thing. If I’m in a hotel with a treadmill I either run for 20 minutes or I get on a stationary bike,” Lambert continued. “It makes you feel good, it gets the endorphins going. It also kind of helps warm up the voice. And then I do a [proper] vocal warm-up.”
As fun as the face painting is, the “Idol” star knows that ultimately, it’s all about delivering the music. “Those two things — just a little exercise and that vocal warm-up — keep me at my best. With fans “waiting out on the street, people are so dedicated, they deserve the best,” Lambert said.
His Glam Nation Tour continues through September, before heading overseas later this fall.
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I AM working on getting the New York videos up, BUT, my modem is dying so sometimes I can get alot posted and sometimes it is better to do short stuff like this. I am buying a modem TONIGHT!!
I will have last nights and tonight’s up before you know it!!! Right now,
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Adam Lambert share surprise kiss/lick with his cute bass player; talks to “ET” about his first solo tour
By Greg Hernandez on Jun 23, 2010 1:39 pm | Comments (0) |
I cannot possibly keep up with all that is going on in Adam Lambert’s exciting universe right now but I try!
On the Adam Lambert Fan Page on Facebook, there is this new photo of Adam last night at the Nokia Theatre in New York City’s Times Square sharing what one fan describes as a “kiss-lick” with his cute bass player Tommy Joe Ratliff!
This occurred during a major stop on the Glam Nation Tour which is Adam’s first solo tour.
Adam talks to Entertainment Tonight about the tour and says his butterflies are long gone: “When I was putting together the show there was a little bit of pressure and I was a little nervous about it. … The nerves are all gone — and now it’s more excitement. Now it’s like, I can’t wait to show this to everybody. I can’t wait to share this with my fans.”
Adam, who appears on ET today, promises his fans a dazzling show with plenty of songs from his album For Your Entertainment and lots of dazzling visuals.
“There are nods in there to Boy George, there are nods to Michael Jackson maybe, to ‘The Matrix’… There’s a little something for everybody and it’s all kind of put together in this big melting pot.”
Watch the video for Adam’s thoughts on the upcoming one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, and for more behind-the-scenes excitement from his concert.
Adam’s Glam Nation Tour across the U.S. wraps up September 21 in Washington. In the meantime, you can help the star support education through the “Glam a Classroom” campaign.
video via:jonamty1
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You gotta love snippets of Adam!! Even though these are short and sweet, I didn’t want you to miss out on them.
JoJo’s Tiny Talkshow - Adam Lambert
video via:theADVENTURESofJOJO
Adam Lambert talks MMVA’s
video via:Voodoo346
Adam talks new video
video via:adse1994
Adam Lambert - IIHY Video Promo (ET)(05-19-10).ts
video via:AdamBackup
Twitter love for Adam:
~@watkins70 No…we have “making of” footage. Adam is so talented & what’s wierd - NICE. The production values are Jackson-esque.
~@Allyriane_ OH NO my friend. @adamlambert provided over us the best behind-the-scenes footage I’ve seen..costumes. .dancers. .off the hook.
~@BradBesseySince you won’t see @adamlambert at American Idol Finale…see him on ET tomorrow night - awesome music vid for “If I Had You.” It’s HUGE!
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Today, Adam will perform If I Had You on The Ellen Show!!
via:ellennewsletter@wb.com
…You do not want to miss the show on Wednesday! ROBERT PATTINSON IS GONNA BE HERE! (I wrote that in all caps so you can tell that I’m screaming.) He’ll tell me all about his new “Twilight” movie, “Eclipse.” And he’ll let me stare into his sexy eyes.
If that weren’t enough, another guy I love is stopping by this week… the very talented Adam Lambert! He’ll perform “If I Had You,” and I’m gonna find out who he thinks will win “American Idol.”…
@TheEllenShow~Me & @AdamLambert. I should get him to do MY eye makeup next time! http://twitpic.com/1p6kt9
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AS OF RIGHT NOW, THESE VIDEOS ARE WORKING! IT MAY GET TAKEN DOWN THOUGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT!!
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Interview via:chloes47mjsbigblog.com
Video via: ldykiwi123
Yesterday Adam tweeted…
~adamlambert~@theellenshow had so much fun on your show today! Always the best, most positive energy!! Bam!
~adamlambert~Unfortunately not performing on Idol Finale. Guess they have plenty of artists booked. Catch me on Ellen tommorow and Leno on Friday.
~adamlambert~R ur fav stations playing If I Had You? My band and dancers & I are having so much fun performing it! Excited for video(dun in 3/4 weeks?)
Plus, don’t forget to set the dvr’s for Friday night as well. Adam will, once again, be performing on the Tonight Show!!
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WOO-HOO, If you weren’t excited before, YOU HAD BETTER BE NOW!!
This is only the beginning of some 2010 summer memories that will last a lifetime.
Bring on the GLAM NATION TOUR!!
YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!
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@adamlambert~Wango Tango! I love my Band and Dancers!!! Thank you Monte, Tommy, LP, Cam, Brooke, Terrence, Taylor, Sasha!
@adamlambert~I love my fans who showed up to Staples tonight! Next up: THE GLAM NATION TOUR!
KIIS 102.7 Interview:
WWFM:
FEVER:
SLEEPWALKER:
IIHY:
RE-TWEET IF YOU LOVE ADAM LAMBERT!!!
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**WARNING**Stunning photograph below.
It is one of those pictures that will take your breath away.
I don’t feel that I even need to add anything more to this post…
except to say to leave YOUR thoughts on this photo in the comments below!!
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via:@hooplamagnet
You can pre-order INROCK June issue featuring Adam here: http://stores.magazinecafeny.com/-strse-4396/.-IN-ROCK-JAPAN/Detail.bok
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Most of these questions are the ones that you and I could answer in our sleep, but fun to read nonetheless. I never get tired of reading anything about him so I figured most of you are the same way, lol!!
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Interview with Adam Lambert
Image credit: Warwick Saint, courtesy of Sony Music
Adam Lambert: Living the Idol Dream
BY Viola Chen - Port Moody Secondary, Port Moody BC | May 10, 2010
Most of American Idol’s biggest stars aren’t, well, Idols. Sure, superstars Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood lived up to their Idol titles, but the careers of top 10-ers like Chris Daughtry, Clay Aiken and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson have inarguably outshone the winners of their respective seasons. In fact, you may not even remember who won the last season of American Idol – but someone you won’t forget is runner-up Adam Lambert.
Unpredictable, flamboyant and vocally gifted, Adam Lambert’s over-the-top performances consistently impressed judges and viewers alike in season eight of the hit television show. With his debut album For Your Entertainment taking the music industry by storm and his post-Idol career skyrocketing, there is no better time to be Adam Lambert.
I recently got the opportunity to meet up with the glamorous star before one of his two sold-out shows in Vancouver. Unlike other products of modern Hollywood, the humble musician answered questions with astounding honesty and integrity. Self-admittedly “so freaking open about everything,” Lambert’s sincerity is evident and every one of his answers was followed by a modest shrug or charming grin. Lambert opened up about his experience on Idol, his musical aspirations and his rising superstardom.
Following his childhood dream of being a star from high-school theatre to Broadway to the big time, this is one Idol performer who’s got it figured out.
YT: You released For Your Entertainment in November 2009 and it debuted at No. 3. How does its success compare to your expectations for it?
AL: When it debuted at No. 3, I was pretty shocked. I didn’t expect it at all. I think that the pre-sales really were a big part of that because a lot of people were anticipating what I was going to do and they wanted to get a copy. I was thrilled. It was very validating.
YT: You worked with so many distinguished artists and songwriters on your album. What was it like working with them?
AL: It was amazing. I would pinch myself all the time. It was like, “I cannot believe I’m doing a track right now written by Pink.” I would’ve never seen this a year ago… sitting in a studio with Lady Gaga was a trip; I was beside myself. I mean, these people are the best at what they do and I get to make music with them. This was my dream; this was why I auditioned for American Idol. It was for these chances.
YT: What do you think differentiated you from your other competitors on Idol?
AL: I wasn’t afraid to be over-the-top. When I have the adrenaline, it’s easier for me to go crazy than it is for me to be subtle. I think my style differentiated me, I think my range differentiated me… I was just different from people who were normally on the show.
YT: What was it like to go back to Idol as a mentor?
AL: It was amazing, I mean, it was an honour. Obviously, I’m just at the start of my recording career. I’m not an expert on how to be a recording expert, but I do know how to perform. I think I can provide the sort of insight as in, “Oh, I was doing this too. I’ve been where you are,” kind of thing.
YT: What do you think of Ellen DeGeneres as a judge?
AL: She’s great. I mean, I think what’s so great about her is that she brings an everyman perspective. She’s like the average viewer who is not a music industry person. I think that’s important, to have that view on the judging panel.
YT: On one of this season’s episodes, Simon referred to Idol as a “shortcut to success.” Do you think that’s accurate?
AL: I think that can be true to a certain extent. It’s pretty quick… the flip I mean. When I think about it, I have really strong doubts that I would be signed onto a major record label if it wasn’t for American Idol. I mean, I’m different. I’m openly gay and I dress differently. I was trying to go about doing a different type of sound and I have strong feelings that if I had submitted something in front of a producer, they probably would’ve been like, “Eh, I don’t know about this.” The good news about Idol was that it got me out there and it built me a fan base. It also showed that I could perform live, which is something that a lot of performers don’t do. It’s something that’s coming back – thank God – live performance. That really helped me; it put me on the map. If it hadn’t been for Idol, I don’t think it would’ve happened.
YT: How do you deal with the negative stuff in the media?
AL: I’m pretty good at letting a lot of it roll off my back. You can’t take these things personally; you can’t let it bug you. But there are times when I’m like, “Oh God, that was mean!” Then I get frustrated. I just try to ignore it as much as I can; it’s really hard though. I try to bring as much love and positivity that I experience from my fans. There’s also a lot of opposition, because I’m different. A lot of people are scared of something that’s different and you know… it is what it is.
YT: On Twitter, you recently tweeted that you will be “beyond family-friendly.” What were you referring to?
AL: (laughs) I was kind of taking the piss… I was just being sarcastic. Honestly, it’s all about the song Whataya Want From Me. The song is about vulnerability. It’s definitely a song of more honest emotion. It’s not really flashy; it’s not controversial in any way. It’s more of a broadly appealing concept. The performance [on Idol], on the other hand, was why I made the joke. (laughs) A lot of people were like, “Oh, I can’t have my children watch this!”
YT: What’s one thing that fans don’t know about you?
AL: I don’t think there’s anything! I’m so freaking open about everything that I think everything’s out there. I have no secrets!
(chuckles mischievously)
YT: Where would you like to see yourself in a few years?
AL: I hope that I have another album out. I hope that I have toured. Maybe even tried a movie musical of some sort… I don’t know, hopefully, I’ll just continue to entertain.
Outtakes:
Image credit: Alexandra Barrow | Viola Chen interviews Adam Lambert in Vancouver, BC
Adam Lambert Outtakes
BY Viola Chen - Port Moody Secondary, Port Moody BC | May 11, 2010
YT: What do you think about the reviews so far of For Your Entertainment?
AL: I think they were pretty accurate. I mean, I didn’t read all of them because I think they’re all pretty subjective. Everyone has a different opinion. I’ve read reviews of music and films before which made me go, “Uh, I totally disagree,” (does the “uh no you didn’t” finger waving) so that doesn’t really take much precedence in my life.
But there were a couple of them that were on the line of saying, “Well, it just feels like the album is wearing him and he’s not wearing the album. There are so many styles on here that it’s kind of hard to wrap your head around.” I think that was valid, but in a way, I think that was also intentional. I wanted people to be like, “Wait, is that Adam?” I like that. I like albums that show different colours and sides and genres. I didn’t want to do something that was in one box. I mean, I would get bored…
YT: How would you describe your live show?
AL: I just give it my all. I give it a ton of energy and I try to sing the… heck out of everything. There are fans that have expressed, “Oh you know, we like it when you do a little more rock.” The live shows have a little more weight to them. The live instrumentation kind of gives the show a more rock feel, but all the songs on the album are kind of in the middle anyway. They’re all kind of stuck between the electro-land and the rock-land.
YT: Which mentor gave you the most influential or helpful feedback while you were on Idol?
AL: Smokey Robinson was pretty amazing. Slash was pretty amazing. I don’t know; it’s hard to say. One of the two of them probably; those were the two I remember distinctly.
YT: Was there a sort of moment or epiphany you remember when you decided that you wanted to make music for a living?
AL: Well, I’ve been doing musical theatre all throughout my childhood, and it had always been a hobby and a social group kind of thing. I was still involved in it into high school and I realized that that was what I wanted to do with my life. I’m an entertainer, that’s what I do. It just comes naturally to me.
I thought that I was going to go to college, get a musical theatre degree, go to New York and be on Broadway. That’s what I thought was going to happen for me. And then I got bored of college, dropped out after five weeks and I realized that I’m not a classroom person. I’m a working-on-the-job learner. So, I started auditioning and doing plays.
Slowly but surely, I built up my level of professionalism, got better jobs and got hired for Wicked, the national tour. That was the highest level of profession that I had gotten into at that point. It was a Broadway production. I was like, “Finally!” This has been my goal and now I’m pretty much where I had always wanted to be. I was around 24 or 25 at the time.
After about three months, I realized that it was a great job but I wasn’t fulfilled artistically. It just wasn’t for me, so I started making music and exploring other options. I was really infatuated with the idea of being a rock star. (laughs) I had a band and I started writing some music. I started listening to a lot more pop music; I loved both rock and pop. Right around there, around the time I was 25, I decided to try to make it as a recording artist. I didn’t want to do theatre; I just wanted to be an artist. I wanted to be me, not somebody else.
YT: Who did you consider as your musical influences when you were growing up?
AL: I listened to a lot of Broadway soundtracks, like show tunes. I was obviously a huge fan of Michael Jackson and Madonna. When I got into high school, I started listening to more and more pop music. There was Christina Aguilera, Destiny’s Child, Timbaland, Missy Elliot and No Doubt. There was even some rock music that I was listening to. I liked Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. I had a Pearl Jam CD. (guffaws) There was so much stuff from that era. When I got older, I discovered the music of the late ’60s, ’70s. I really got into music from the past like Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. That’s when I started making music.
YT: If you could model your career after anyone’s in the music industry, whose would it be?
AL: I don’t know. I mean, Michael [Jackson] was definitely amazing, the way that he would make amazing music and accompany it with epic visuals. Madonna was great because of her reinvention. These are artists that have long reigns. But I don’t think there’s anybody I can compare myself to, because I’m kind of my own thing.
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Here you go you guys, this is a great interview from Switzerland where Adam and the interviewer get along quite well. I think if you try hard enough, you can picture him sitting there talking to you!!
In this interview they cover topics from make-up, to Adam’s favorite WWFM lyric(coincidentally mine too!)and why he loves it, his making out with Tommy and Ke$ha, and he even tries on a piece of the interviewers clothing… interesting stuff I might add. He is just so freaking cute in here that you just want to be his best friend!!! I know I do!! Check it out,
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Adam Lambert is continuing on his World Domination Promo Tour. He just landed in Finland yesterday. Well, it was more like 2 days ago considering the time zone differences, but for what it’s worth, it was May 1 on the calendar! He must be finding the Finns (edited, thanks FinnFan!) very beautiful, with amazing eyes. Both Adam and Tommy are tweeting about that! He gave another amazing performance of Whattaya Want From Me? on Finland’s X-Factor and lent some valuable advice for reality show contestants. Gosh, he ought to be going down in some record book for giving the largest number of different performances of the same song. And they’re ALL beautiful! I can’t wait to see him in his new hat! I wonder what it looks like?!?
Enjoy these tweets and videos!
~ Carol Glamb #7 ~
Off to Helsinki!!! 3:19 AM May 1st via Echofon
#Looking forward to a full day here in Finland! Scandinavia is so full of beautiful people! about 14 hours ago via web
# Thanks to all the fans who came to Stockman in Helsinki today! Thanks for all your positive energy and all your gorgeous Finnish eyes! about 5 hours ago via Echofon
Adam performing with his full band on X-Factor:Finland
Adam Interviewed on Finnish X-Factor. Everyone must be fluent in English there, because the contestants are sure responding to his comments!
Here you go guys, beautiful Adam pics, interview, and performances. This is a work day for me so this is all I could get on here before having to leave :(… hope you like it!!
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**RED CARPET VIDEO UPDATE**
photos via:mj
Adam Lambert talked with The Dish Rag at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday (Apr. 17) about how things are changing for gays in show business:
video via:Zap2it.com
And here is his performance of Music Again as well as a partial video of Fever…
video via:Libracats:
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This is a FAN-tastic article talking about the amazing Adam Lambert!!
Kudos to Robbie Woliver for saying it like it is now, and always shall be, ADAM LAMBERT= THE GLAM GOD!
This is a good one…
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Rock god Adam Lambert schools and scorches ‘American Idol’!!
TV Review: Adam Lambert’s performance of “Whataya Want From Me” on American Idol
By Robbie Woliver/www.examiner.com
Adam Lambert, the runner-up of American Idol Season 8—and to be completely factual, the most talented and certainly most exciting contestant ever to appear on the show—returned this week to mentor this year’s stable of contestants. His appearance was a major success for the struggling show, which has seen its viewership drop and has encountered much bad press of late about the very disappointing group vying for the title that even the brilliant Lambert didn’t win. He garnered high ratings the same way he drew millions during his reign, but yet his appearance was a terrible blow to the show. It only further made it perfectly clear that no one this year was even near his league, except for Crystal Bowersox. No, her performance style is hardly as thrilling as Lambert’s, nor is she as innovative, but she sure as hell can sing. As for the others, Lambert’s advice to them before he even picked up a microphone was more exciting than their performances.
In our previous review of Lambert’s mentor night, it was discussed how Adam shamed the final nine just by showing up. He was on fire, and wanted to shake some life into the group, ready to stir up a languid couple of months and some god-awful performers.
Wednesday night, as Glambert took the stage to sing, he owned the moment and performed unquestionably the best four minutes of this entire yawnfest of a season. Considering this week’s theme, Lambert was the Maybelline Elvis, all eyeliner, 8-inch-high, coal-black pompadour, sharp-looking metallic jacket and a voice that could wake the dead. He was commanding, forceful, mastering every note known to man. He was sexy. Intense. He was everything a superstar should be. He was this generation’s King.
With green lasers shooting in his direction and hypnotic green-smoke special effects, Lambert swooned through the slowed down start of “Whataya Want From Me,” his current hit, and built to that familiar, dramatic crescendo that had us enthralled only a year ago. Remember this past Tuesday when Siobhan, the Adam wannabe (she’s not, by far), started her “Suspicious Minds” so slow and then built the second half ending with her predictable screech? Well, that’s not how Adam did it. Siobhan, take a lesson.
The song itself is wonderful. Written by Pink and Max Martin, it was released at the most opportune, though perhaps unscheduled, time for the then-fledgling star. Anticipation was high for Lambert’s first live post-Idol appearance, and the American Music Awards landed the big “get.” But Lambert, all wired from the pressure and excited about debuting with his new band, let loose a little too much for some, simulating S&M and sexual acts both hetero and homo during his performance, the live debut of his first single, “For Your Entertainment.”
It’s a shame he performed this curious song on the stodgy, irrelevant AMAs instead of, let’s say, on the MTV Video Music Awards, because there that kinky performance would have been heralded. On the AMAs he was ripped apart, even though the performance was brilliant. The song is a decadent one. It was just the wrong TV audience, and he certainly lost fans. But he didn’t need those who retreated. He is currently as popular as it gets in contemporary music. His large legion of fans are widespread, diverse and hopelessly devoted.
So how does someone “recover” from a perceived fatal error at one’s career start? Lambert was lucky. On his new album, For Your Entertainment, there sat a beautiful ballad that dealt with peeling away perceptions and layers of fame. The battle for a performing artist between one’s self and the persona on stage was the tug he was living. “Whataya Want From Me” is that song. And it worked. Not only did it race up the charts, it salvaged his almost-wasted career, redeemed him and seemed to refresh and redirect him.
Here he now back on the Idol stage, the prodigal son returned, being all rock god-y before a sea of absolutely delirious fans. (They don’t even scream like that for their current eye-not-ear candy Tim Urban and Casey James.) Lambert woke the damn place up. He reminded everyone what this music reality show was supposed to be about. Where are the Kelly Clarksons? Where are the Fantasias battling the LaToya Londons and Jennifer Hudsons? Where is the pristine voice of Melinda Doolittle? Daughtry? Where is even Lilly Scott? Where is the drama? The skill? The inventiveness?
When interviewed by Ryan Seacrest after his performance, the always gracious Lambert said, “I owe this show everything.” And that’s true, but it works both ways. Adam brought hip cred to Idol that was desperately needed, and which was quickly lost when the less provocative Kris Allen won.
Through his triumphant battle-storm of a performance and his personable demeanor, Lambert taught a master lesson in Rockstar 101. Afterwards, the camera panned to the pathetic three up for elimination—Tim, Mike (whose constant mugging is unbearable) and Katie. The trio stood sadly, looking pathetic and defeated in their casual clothes with their slouched shoulders. Following the fiery, glammed-out Lambert, the difference in charisma and talent could not have been more obvious.
A suggestion: Crown the deserving Bowersox with the title next week and end the tired run. Simon certainly doesn’t want to be there anymore. And then bring Adam on the road to select next year’s contestants. Oh, and have him perform every night.
Simon’s always waiting for a “moment.” Well, he sure got one with Adam’s thrilling, knockout performance. Lambert is one of a kind—and that’s, simply, the best.
IN OTHER WORDS: Love this guy. End of story.
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P/S Remember to re-tweet this story!!
I just watched this TV Guide video snippet of Adam and I thought I’d share it with you guys. TV Guide thankfully put out the individual snippets so we don’t have to waste our time watching those other idols, hee hee.
It is so cute to see him from way back when, granted WE all know where he is now! Hey, that is US he’s talking about… you know, the touchy-kissy people. Awwwww he thinks we are cute… back at ya sunshine!!
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video via: tvguide
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Entertainment Weekly put a photo gallery with 8 stunning photos of Adam on their website, accompanied with a short interview in which he revealed awesome news about the upcoming tour! He also talked about his surprise on getting so far on Idol, and his favorite tv show. Read on for the interview..
Lambert on his expectations going into American Idol
”I honestly didn’t feel like I would get that far on the show. I thought, I’m not as conventional as American Idol usually likes. I just didn’t expect the judges and the audience to be as supportive as they were. Week after week, when I got through, I said, ‘Wow, this is, like, working out!’ I didn’t think I’d get to the end.”
On coming out
”I’m very comfortable with my sexuality, and very, very open about it, and have always been out, since I was out of high school. Then, when those pictures came out right before [the] Idol [top 36] started, and I was faced with the media asking me about them, I was like, What am I going to do, deny that they’re me? But what I didn’t want was to put a label on myself, because I think there may have been people in our country who might not have looked past that.”
”I think by not putting a label on myself, maybe it was helpful in letting people see past all that, past putting me in a box based on my sexuality. And then after the show ended, and after the competition was over, and I had made my mark, so to speak, I felt like then it was appropriate to talk about my personal life.”
On the fallout from the American Music Awards
”The thing I was disappointed about is that it did start to take the focus away from the music. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is our best teacher, in my opinion. I was in the moment, I was just expressing a song, I was just having a good time. Then I heard the backlash, and I realized, OK, alright, I pushed a little too hard this time around. Maybe it wasn’t the right second first impression. I can stand by that. But I don’t really feel like I have to make an apology, because I don’t feel like there was any wrong done. Maybe it’s not just the most broadly appealing performance style. Let’s put it that way.”
On an upcoming tour
”I think it’s probably going to be springtime. I’ve started talking to management about putting something together. I think it’s not going to be a standard arena tour. I think we’re going to do something a little different. My big goal is I want to create a show. I want to do something that’s very visually dynamic, and is a little more interactive feeling than your typical arena tour. So we’re looking at venues that are probably going to be a little smaller and a little more intimate.”
What he wears when he’s hanging out at home
”A full sequined jumpsuit! [Laughs] Obviously, there are all these photo shoots and appearances where I get all done up. I love dressing up, putting on eye makeup and over-the-top clothing. But when no one’s looking, when I’m just kicking it with friends or family or by myself, I’m, like, [in] sweatpants, t-shirt, no eye makeup — except maybe what was on the night before.”
On his favorite entertainers of the year
”Yeah, probably Lady Gaga. She just inspires me with her creativity and her out-of-the-box thinking. She’s not afraid to take risks and to be different. She dances. She’s visually interesting; she’s got costumes. And she’s a great musician.”
On his favorite TV show of the year
”I haven’t been up on my media all that much. I watched True Blood, that’s probably my favorite show. I just love the tone of it. I really like what they’re saying. In many ways, they’re talking about our current civil rights issues, but the under the guise of they’re vampires. It’s really sexy. The actors are fantastic. The storylines are captivating. I just love that show.”
Here are the photos that went with it. Verrrrrrry niiiiiice!! 
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsAdam talks about his ‘identity crisis’ after Idol and mixing styles on his album.
By the way, this proves our point several months ago when people were arguing ‘Adam should not win american idol because he is going to be controlled by 19 Entertainment!’
Obviously, that does not make one bit of a difference as stated by Adam on this interview (or Daughtry).
Someone even wrote a huge article on ‘Why Adam should not win American Idol’ right before the finale, maybe someone can find the link.
This interview is AWESOME and funny, it will make you laugh * guaranteed.
Since it is a pretty long three part interview, be sure to come say hi to us on the chat, below to your right hand side.
Part 1. They talk about the AMA performance including how he turned his fall into a ‘ninja roll,’ the improptu kissing, ABC’s statement and more:
Part 2. They talk with fans, more about the creation of ‘For Your Entertainment.’ He even reveals that he has never had piercing in private parts
Part 3. They talk about Lady Gaga and more about his album.
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Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsI just received this from Julie @ Billboard.com. Enjoy:
“Hey Fernando!
Julie here from Billboard.com.
Less than a year after the ‘American Idol’ wild child burst onto the scene in an explosion of glitter and leather, Adam Lambert readies his first album and prepares to kick off his first tour. In an exclusive video interview, Adam tells us about 2012, his new album and what to expect from his tour. ‘Costumes, glitter, loud, lights and……..dolphins’ are on that list! He also gave our magazine editors a great cover story interview.
http://www.billboard.com/#/features/adam-lambert-the-billboard-cover-story-video-1004044836.story
Adam shared the cover with Season 8 winner Kris Allen. Feel free to check out his interview as well.
This is a must read for all Adam Lambert fans so please feel free to share with your community.”
Adam’s honesty comes through loud and clear in this interview by Joshua Miller from Pride Source’s Between The Lines. The Pride Source Media Group is Michigan’s largest publishing company that specifically targets the emerging LGBT community.
~ Carol ~
Every TV you turn on, every magazine you read and everywhere you turn, everyone is talking about Adam Lambert. Before securing the runner-up spot on “American Idol,” he worked the club scene, tearing up the stage with his androgynous sense of style, vocal power and a range that would make Mariah Carey jealous. He’s also been a Rolling Stone coverboy - on which he came out (finally!) - and was totted as one of People Magazine’s “Hottest Bachelors.” Lambert, who’s been recording his debut album, is currently performing on the “American Idols Live! Tour 2009,” which stops at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Lambert spoke with Between The Lines about handling the sudden fame, drag queens and the songs that make him cry.
After years in Los Angeles trying to “make it” you hit the big time with “American Idol.” You must be on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. What is the hardest to cope with? The hardest part has to be maintaining my friendships. I’m so busy, and I don’t want my friends to think that I’ve forgotten them. It’s also difficult because old acquaintances now want to be my new BFFs, and it’s so obvious why. It’s flattering, but difficult to read people’s true motivation.
It seems that so many contestants on “AI” crumble under the pressure. How did you stay so focused? The pressure is definitely intense, but I’ve always enjoyed feeling busy and fired up to do projects. The extra expectation helps me deliver a stronger performance. I tried not to see the show as a competition, more as an opportunity for exposure and experience. That helped keep me less intimidated.
What can we expect from you on the “American Idol Tour”? Expect sickening wardrobe and eye makeup. I’m also closing my set with an amazing David Bowie medley that gets disco-house at the end.
Is there one song that you have heard that you connected with on such a level that you wish you had written it? “Eclipse” by Robyn - heard it for the first time and wept. It reminds me of my ex and I. Also, “Come Home” by One Republic made me cry as well. It was written about an army wife missing her man, but to me it meant asking for love itself to come to you.
Any advice for struggling artists? Those auditioning should find a way to set themselves a part from the crowd. Think commercially though - this is the music business. If you sing well, they are gonna be more interested in how to market you. Consider the type of artist you’d be, and bring all that to the audition. Your song choice, look and presence are just as important as your abilities as a singer.
Give us five words that would accurately describe an Adam Lambert performance.
High. Fierce. Beat. Horny. Fun.
What was the last song that you listened to that you honestly enjoyed?
“Lose You” by Peaches
You have said you would love to work with artists like Lady Gaga and Madonna. If you had to pick one artist to sing with dead or alive who would it be? I would be honored and so intimidated to sing with the late Freddie Mercury.
Who is your favorite drag queen? Out of fairness, I can’t pick one. I love drag queens for the bravery, expression and attitude they bring to the scene.
Describe your music-making process. I am a team player. I enjoy co-writing where a couple people sit around and throw ideas out and everyone picks the best lyrics for the song. I also make suggestions for the production of the track as well. As long as I am involved in the creation of the song, I am thrilled.
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 interview is the first in a series of four with Adam Lambert, published recently by Fred Bronson of The Los Angeles Times. Many of you may have read these already, but I wanted to wait until all four were published before I started posting them.
This interview series with Adam is by far the best I’ve ever read him. The questions are more than the standard ones asked by every other reporter. He gives answers that are much deeper and more personal, and really tell more about him.
This first-of-four articles begins at Adam’s infancy and goes to when Adam dropped out of Cal State Fullerton at 18, worked at Macy’s, moved to North Hollywood and ended up getting his first job on a cruise ship.
Please enjoy!
~Carol~
“American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert sat down with writer Fred Bronson for a wide-ranging interview. In Part One, Lambert talks about his early musical influences.
We know from watching “American Idol” that you were raised in San Diego, but where were your parents living when you were born?
I was born Jan. 29, 1982, in Indianapolis, Ind. I believe I was conceived on their honeymoon in Puerto Rico. I should have a little T-shirt that says, “Conceived in Puerto Rico.” They had me about nine months after their wedding.
My parents moved me out of Indianapolis when I was about a year old. My mom and dad said: “This isn’t the right fit for us. We want to go somewhere else.” So a job opportunity opened up for [my dad] in San Diego and we moved.
Where in San Diego did you grow up?
North County, mostly. When we first moved out there, it was Rancho Bernardo and then we ended up moving when I was 4, maybe 5. Right around the time my brother was born, [we moved] to Rancho Peñasquitos, which is just inland of Del Mar, and that’s where we settled.
What is your earliest memory of music?
My dad was a college DJ, so he had a really huge record collection and he is very proud of it. There was always music playing in the house, all vinyl. He was a Deadhead, so there was some Grateful Dead, which I never really got into. There was a lot of classic rock. Bob Dylan. Bob Marley was playing a lot. My dad has really good taste in music.
Do you remember playing his vinyl albums?
At some point later in my life he would let me touch the records. That was a big deal though because I didn’t know what I was doing.
Where else did you hear music? Did you listen to the radio or shop at a local record store?
I never was a big radio listener, probably because my dad listened to his records. As I got older, I had a stereo and I had tapes. I was more into playing the tapes than the radio.
I remember going to the Wherehouse and buying the two-for-one CDs. The first tape I remember having was Paula Abdul’s “Shut Up and Dance” remixes tape, which I was very into. I remember having an Elvis karaoke tape.
And singing along to it?
Oh, yeah. This karaoke machine was really cool. I also had Wilson Phillips, Mariah Carey’s “Emotions.” These are my first CDs. I remember them quite clearly.
When did you realize you had musical talent?
At 10 years old, I was put into a musical theater company, a children’s theater company. I was really creative early on and I think my parents were trying to figure out what I wanted to do. I had a lot of energy. I was hyper and they put me in indoor soccer and T-Ball and I didn’t really love it. I was in the Cub Scouts at one point. They tried everything — swimming lessons and other activities — but I was very creative at home and wanted to play dress-up and make believe and recite things, so they figured that theater was a natural fit.
I got into all the musicals and the first time I realized [I had talent] I was doing a production of “Fiddler On the Roof” and there’s this scene where this Russian guy has a featured solo in the “L’Chaim” number. It’s like a bar scene. He’s the big guy that holds the note forever. It’s that big showoff moment, and I was playing that part.
How old were you at that point?
I was 12 or 13 and I really enjoyed singing it and all of a sudden, everybody was saying, “He’s got a really great voice,” and there was all this buzz. All the parents were saying, “He can really sing,” and the director said, “You sound great. Do it again,” and he was showing me off, having me do it for all the other kids. That was when I started taking voice lessons and knew this is something I really like. I’m good at it.
And that was kind of my thing. I didn’t like doing stuff unless I was good at it and I didn’t like trying to get good at something. I wanted to just do what I was already good at. Like soccer, I was having to work at it so I didn’t like it. I didn’t like to practice piano, it was so foreign to me. But there was something about singing — the idea of using my voice, I was very comfortable with that.
A lot of my early singing was more mimicking. I copied things. That’s how I learned how to sing at first, by copying.
What were you copying? Songs from musicals?
A lot of theater stuff. I listened to a lot of cast albums. I had “Les Miz” and “Miss Saigon.” I was obsessed with “Phantom of the Opera.” I remember when the revival of “Grease” came out, I had that CD. Right as I was going into high school, “Rent” came out. That was a big deal. The cool thing is that my dad had the concept recording of “Jesus Christ Superstar” and showed it to me, and “Tommy.” That was really cool for us because it was his world and my world kind of coming together, the idea that they were musicals. He loved that we had something in common and we both loved the “Jesus Christ Superstar” recording and we sat and we listened to it a couple times.
In 1994, there was a production of “Tommy” at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, and that’s how it became a Broadway show. We went together and he got really into it.
Was “Tommy” the first Broadway show you ever saw?
No, I remember seeing “Phantom of the Opera” in L.A. when I was a kid and it was very exciting and I think “Les Miz” came through the Civic Theater in San Diego. “West Side Story” was on tour. I remember seeing a couple national tours come through. When I was a kid, because I had gotten into theater, my younger brother started getting into it, too, and my mom got us head shots and an agent up here in L.A. So we would commute for auditions all the time.
For theater?
Hardly ever for theater. It was for commercials, TV, jobs like that. I did one commercial when I was a kid and you can hardly tell it was me. My brother got a ton of work. He was luckier than I was.
What was the commercial?
It was a Century 21 commercial. I must have been 11. I ran around with a dog in the front yard and they did a crane shot. I was out of school for the day and I thought it was the coolest thing. That was the first professional thing.
Were you cast in any of your high school’s musicals?
Yes, back in San Diego, as an after-school activity. Plus I was in the Metropolitan Educational Theatre for eight years. It was run by a man named Alex Urban.
Is that the theater group we saw you visit on “American Idol”?
Yes. That was a highlight. I also worked with a woman named Lynne Broyles, who is my voice teacher. And she had a little community theater company and we did some performances with that. Then in high school, I was in chorus and I was also in the drama club and I sang with a jazz band, so I had a bunch of different outlets. And there was also a thing that they did in high school called Air Bands. It’s a big deal in San Diego and it’s almost like a staged music video. Everybody lip syncs but it’s like a performance. It’s hard to explain. It’s like a choreographed staged costume concert. You know, if you look at Janet Jackson or Madonna or Michael Jackson, their concerts are really stylized. And it was like kids taking music and creating medleys and costuming and building sets and creating a storyline through them. It was this big competition in San Diego and I got really involved in that in high school and I look back now and realize there was so much that went into it and I got so passionate about it that I think that kind of mentality of putting together a show from start to finish is definitely going to come in handy in the future. It did on “Idol,” [the idea that] I had to put a number together.
What did you learn from taking voice lessons?
I reconnected with my voice teacher because of “Idol” and I invited her to come to the show. I asked her, “What was it like when I first came in? What was going on?” And she said, “You had this seamless sound to your voice, but you wanted to understand it. You wanted me to explain physically how it worked all the time and when you couldn’t hit a note, you wanted to know why and you wanted to fix it.” She told me, “You were really intense about it,” and that was very interesting to me. I remember [bringing her] the “Jesus Christ Superstar” recording and all those high screams that they do, and I said, “Teach me how to do this,” and she replied, “You don’t teach that sound. That’s something you just make. I think you might have to get older to make that noise.” So I waited.
Aside from the commercial you did when you were a child, what other early professional work did you do?
At about 16, I auditioned for the Starlight Theatre, which is an outdoor theater company down in Balboa Park. It’s a semi-professional thing; we got paid a little bit but it wasn’t union. We would literally have to freeze for planes going over because it’s right in the path of the San Diego airport. So there were little stoplights in the orchestra pit and if a plane was coming, it would go yellow and red and you would freeze. It was crazy.
I was in the ensemble for both “Hello, Dolly!” and “Camelot” and then the next summer, I did shows at Moonlight Amphitheatre, in Vista up in North County. I did “The Music Man” and “Grease” and I played Captain Hook in “Peter Pan.”
While you were doing this theater work, were you also listening to rock music?
In high school I started watching MTV and listening to pop music. As random as it sounds, I was really into Missy Elliott and I remember that Britney and Christina had just come out and ’N Sync and Backstreet Boys. I liked all the dance remixes.
You mentioned being in a jazz band during high school, so you were exposed to all kinds of music.
When I was younger, I listened to a lot of musical theater and then as I got older, I wanted to hear cool pop music.
The jazz band would have guest singers for their concerts and that was a really good educational experience too because that was the first time that I was singing with a full band. Even in the theater company, we didn’t have an orchestra. It was all piano because it was cheap. But then at Starlight, there was an orchestra and all the school musicals had an orchestra, so I started finally getting experience working with a full band. But the jazz band was cool because it wasn’t musical theater. It was swing standards, so that was a departure for me and I did some Sammy Davis Jr. You know, standards like “Paper Moon.”
Were those standards new to you?
I had heard them here and there but a lot of them were new and I would have to learn them. We did some blues. It was very educational. And then in choir, we were like a classical choir. So we were doing a lot of Latin and various languages and it was all a cappella and very orchestral and complicated. That taught me a lot about using my ear and harmony.
At this point, did you know what you wanted to do with your life?
I wanted to perform. Even in high school, I was saying, “I want to be on Broadway. I want to go do theater.” So I had this dream that I was going to go to New York and do Broadway and go to college first. My grades weren’t ever amazing because I was so distracted with all the outside activities that I never really cared enough. I was like, “Eh, I don’t want to do my homework. I don’t want to study for the test.” I just got by. I was a B student and so I didn’t have good enough grades to get into the good schools for theater. I wanted to go to NYU. I wanted to go to Cincinnati. I applied to them and I didn’t get into any of them. I did get into California State Fullerton.
Were you a drama major?
I went into the school as a musical theater major because they had a BFA program for musical theater and right as classes began, I had started rehearsals for “Grease” at Moonlight and it was my first time playing a part. I was Doody and I was so excited that I got to sing my own song and that I was going to be in the show and featured and I was so distracted that I didn’t go to class at all. And so by the fifth week, I didn’t really want to go to school. The show had closed and I wanted to learn on the job. I thought I could get more jobs, and it was kind of wishful thinking. It was a little idealistic. Youth, you know, but I thought, “How can I be in school anymore?” The last 18 years of my life, I’ve been learning and I want to live and I want to go and be in the real world. And I had sat through a couple classes and I thought, “I’m not going to learn anything here. They’re saying stuff that I already know.” I was being a little bit ridiculous, and I learned the hard way that it doesn’t really work that way. I left school and my dad said, “I’m not paying your bills. You’ve got to get a job.” So I got a job working at Macy’s in Orange County at the Main Place mall right near Fullerton. I was doing retail and I stayed there for about six months and then I moved to North Hollywood. I had a couple friends that had moved up. I hung out with them and I was miserable. I couldn’t find a job. I couldn’t work. I was fat. I was a little lonely, and then I got my first job, which was on a cruise ship. I was 19.
– Fred Bronson
Just like the rest of us, Rolling Stone knew a good thing when they saw it!
Watch and read about how Adam’s album is coming along, what fans should (and shouldn’t!) do to get his attention, what music he is currently listening to, and what he has learned about his own performance from being on tour.
Where did all those bras and “gear” that landed on stage end up?
Video: http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/player/29580447
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The American Idols Live tour is in full swing, but Adam Lambert still has one eye on his debut album, due in November via AI’s 19 Recordings through a licensing deal with RCA. When Lambert stopped by the RS offices last week to discuss Paula Abdul’s departure from Idol, he stayed tight-lipped about any possible song names, lyrics or the album title — “Nope, can’t tell you yet — it’s all a surprise,” he says — but stressed that assembling the album quickly is only adding to its intensity.
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“We did a surprising amount of work before the tour started, we had about a month,” he says. “I got a lot of co-writing done, some great initial vocal material recorded, and just general collaborations with different producers.” His list of collaborators has grown to include OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder (Kelly Clarkson, Beyoncé), along with Lady Gaga producer RedOne, Linda Perry, Greg Wells and Sam Sparro. His only promises: “a lot of surprises” and “it’s going to feel really sexy.” (Watch Lambert talk about his first album in our video interview, above.)
On tour, Lambert reports his David Bowie medley of “Life on Mars,” “Fame” and “Let’s Dance” is “going over really well, and I have a blast doing it.” Fans are clearly having a good time too — the list of objects thrown at Lambert has grown from bras to light S&M gear, he reports. So what should fans do to get his attention? “Just clap and scream and have a good time,” he says. “It’s not about you guys getting my attention, it’s about you living your life in a positive way. If you feel sexy when you hear a song, just be sexy and feel gorgeous. You don’t need to throw a bra in my face to let me know that you feel sexy, though it cracks me up.”
Offstage, Lambert is currently listening to Muse’s new single “Uprising” (”It’s very glam rock and very cool”) as well as the new LPs by Kasabian and Peaches, and the latest from IAMX, one of the former singers from the Sneaker Pimps: “This recent one is gorgeous, it’s just epic and the production’s great, his melodies are awesome.”
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After after a month on the road with the Idols tour, Lambert says he has definitely learned a few things that’ll come in handy down the line. “When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience — they love it,” he says. “And getting a sense of interaction with them, I love that. It’s like a trial run, a test audience for things to come. I would love to do a live show with dancers and fashion and scenic elements — definitely bring my love of the theater to a concert-style performance.”
Okay, so I admit it – I just wanted an excuse to post this dishy photo of Adam! It was taken on July 17th outside the Staples Center while Adam was taking part in American Idol Live, which was being held there. (Thanks to ShowBizSpy for the photo.)
Also during the Los Angeles stop, MTV News interviewed Adam and asked about the upcoming debut album. Here’s what Adam had to say…“It’s kind of taking the best parts of music from the ’70s, like the classic-rock era, and trying to somehow fuse it with modern, dancier, electronic production. It’s kind of a fusion thing.” According to MTV News, Adam will not only be working with Lady Gaga producer RedOne, but with Greg Wells, the producer and songwriter behind hits by Pink, Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson. Adam is also reported to be working with OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, who wrote Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love,” as well as with Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful,” Gwen Stefani’s “What You Waiting For” and much more).
As has been widely reported already, Adam plans on mixing up tempos and styles on his new album. “It goes back and forth,” Adam said. “There’s some ballads, there’s some uptempo, there’s some songs that are a little bit more straightforward, current pop. There are some songs that are more dance; there are some songs that are straight rock.”
The reporter asks what’s his favorite song so far. ”I can’t tell!” Adam laughs. “I’m not allowed.”
The MTV article ends on this high note. “The music’s gonna be great. Just wait a couple months. You gotta be patient,” promises Adam.
Okay, so there’s not much here that we haven’t heard before, but hey, we still hang on every word that comes out of Adam’s mouth, don’t we?
I personally don’t really care what will be on the new album. I’m partial to rock, but I will buy it, listen to it, and love it regardless! What about you? Are you happy with the “fusion” that Adam promises, or would you prefer all rock or something else entirely?
Here’s the link to the MTV News article: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616491/20090717/story.jhtml
~~Jeanette, Glamb #5
If you were able to ask Adam a question, what would it be? And, no, we’re not talking ridiculous fantasy questions, like “Would you come over and clean my house?” or things that are too personal and we have no business asking. But if you were able to get a journalistic appointment with him, what would be on your list to ask? And get creative - ask the things we’d all like to know that no one else has thought of yet! Like, “How do you write your music?” or questions about the tour like “How do you sleep in the bus?”
Let it flow, fans!
~cmhagey~
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