“I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.”
― Adam Lambert
“Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I’m trying to do that as well.”
― Adam Lambert
“People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I’m selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff… Chill out! And just enjoy yourself.”
― Adam Lambert
“I am gay, and I’m very comfortable with it.”
― Adam Lambert
“I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all.”
― Adam Lambert
“I wouldn’t ever give myself the label bisexual, but bi-curious, yeah.”
― Adam Lambert
“I started to realize I wasn’t like every other boy.”
― Adam Lambert
“I wasn’t unhappy, but I was a little like: ‘Is this it? Really?’ I was thirsty.”
― Adam Lambert
“I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it’s fast and broad.”
― Adam Lambert
“All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.”
― Adam Lambert
“I try to go throughout my daily life just as if nothing has changed, but you don’t have much anonymity anymore, which feels really good. People come up, and say hi and they enjoy your work.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think Lady Gaga is great and is changing pop music and bringing back a certain rock ‘n’ roll spirit, swagger to the game.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think the British audience might be more open-minded with some of my imagery and weird choices.”
― Adam Lambert
“There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they’re blending the pop, dance and theatricality… but currently there aren’t a lot of guys who go there.”
― Adam Lambert
“Nowadays in pop, there’s not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high – it’s not as common as it once was.”
― Adam Lambert
“My wish is for gay to become less of a label, and more of just one of many great colors in the collective box of humanity.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’ve been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn’t ever give myself the label ‘bisexual’, but bi-curious? Yea.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’ve been known to make out with girls from time to time. Couple drinks involved, you know. It’s fun. And who knows? Maybe it’ll go further someday. I don’t know.”
― Adam Lambert
“I have crushes on women all the time. I don’t have intimate relationships with them, but I find women beautiful.”
― Adam Lambert
“I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don’t think it’s a better way or the way, but it’s my way.”
― Adam Lambert
“Wait a minute, I’m a fan of yours; you can’t be a fan of mine!”
― Adam Lambert
“The biggest risk I’ve ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn’t going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.”
― Adam Lambert
“It’s been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I’ve experienced.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m proud of my sexuality.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’ve only dressed in drag three or four times.”
― Adam Lambert
“I have nothing to hide.”
― Adam Lambert
“I am who I am.”
― Adam Lambert
“I like ‘Rocky Horror.’”
― Adam Lambert
“Female performers have been doing this for years – pushing the envelope about sexuality – and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.”
― Adam Lambert
“I need to be able to explain myself in context.”
― Adam Lambert
“There’s a certain level of pageantry with ‘Idol,’ and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.”
― Adam Lambert
“I like to get real pretty.”
― Adam Lambert
“You can’t plan everything – if I did a performance exactly how I rehearsed it, it would be so boring.”
― Adam Lambert
“I worked at Starbucks when I was 16… It was all right.”
― Adam Lambert
“My mother was always supportive.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m not a babysitter.”
― Adam Lambert
“There’s no regrets for me.”
― Adam Lambert
“I was really beating myself up about performances and how I looked and this and that.”
― Adam Lambert
“I don’t like to look typical.”
― Adam Lambert
“When I was kid, I remember playing ‘Vogue’ by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.”
― Adam Lambert
“Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.”
― Adam Lambert
“A lot of my male vocal influences are British – people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.”
― Adam Lambert
“There’s not a blueprint for me to follow.”
― Adam Lambert
“’Come out’ is so funny to me because I’ve never been in.”
― Adam Lambert
“I don’t feel closeted.”
― Adam Lambert
“I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer – not on my private life.”
― Adam Lambert
“I have crushes on women all the time.”
― Adam Lambert
“There was a lot of me trying to be a ‘fixer.’ I was that kind of guy. I’d meet someone who had ‘so much potential’ that needed ‘help.’ I think that was kind of my curse for a long time.”
― Adam Lambert
“Conforming is not cool.”
― Adam Lambert
“The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with, that become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’ve sung other people’s music all my life.”
― Adam Lambert
“I get why certain actors want to stay in the closet.”
― Adam Lambert
“After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn’t have, or what I still wanted.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m trying to convey to my audience that you really can’t judge a book by its cover, and there’s more to the universe than you can see with your eyes.”
― Adam Lambert
“You know, if it weren’t for these fans, I wouldn’t have gotten as far as I did.”
― Adam Lambert
“I never wore full-on eyeliner in high school, but I wanted to.”
― Adam Lambert
“I was afraid to express myself for a while.”
― Adam Lambert
“I didn’t feel attractive in high school.”
― Adam Lambert
“I had a lot of fun with my costume designer.”
― Adam Lambert
“My first album was completed in three months.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’ve always been fond of the glam-rocker title.”
― Adam Lambert
“My M.O. is just do what you do and don’t feel like you have to make apologies for it. I’m sure there will come a point when I have to apologize for something, but not yet.”
― Adam Lambert
“I love myself and I am a good person.”
― Adam Lambert
“I breeze through Twitter – I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.”
― Adam Lambert
“Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think sometimes we’re meant to do something but things aren’t lined up correctly.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m very inspired by past music.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m inspired by history, different periods.”
― Adam Lambert
“When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience – they love it.”
― Adam Lambert
“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.”
― Adam Lambert
“I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.”
― Adam Lambert
“I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think it’s up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television.”
― Adam Lambert
“I’m so happy to be in a committed relationship.”
― Adam Lambert
“I haven’t had many relationships.”
― Adam Lambert
“When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.”
― Adam Lambert
“The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose.”
― Adam Lambert
“Right now, I’m not really thinking about marriage.”
― Adam Lambert
“In middle school, I really didn’t have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.”
― Adam Lambert
“My dad is a Deadhead, my mom’s a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.”
― Adam Lambert
“Los Angeles can be a really sad city.”
― Adam Lambert
“I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing.”
― Adam Lambert
“Pop is a little bit theatrical. That’s the whole vibe. That’s the point – is that it’s great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it’s a presentation. There’s a showmanship about it. And that’s why I wanted to be a pop star.”
― Adam Lambert
“I definitely have my opinions that I’m very vocal about and I’m not afraid to put them out there.”
― Adam Lambert
“I just talk a lot, that’s the problem.”
― Adam Lambert
“Fame is a very strange animal.”
― Adam Lambert
“I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.”
― Adam Lambert
“At least I can say that I’m honest.”
― Adam Lambert
“Bowie’s been a huge influence on me.”
― Adam Lambert
“So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you’re doing something right.”
― Adam Lambert
“I nitpick details.”
― Adam Lambert
“I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.”
― Adam Lambert
“For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I’m aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.”
― Adam Lambert
“Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.”
― Adam Lambert
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