Hahaha! Both of of them made the wrong step in the same time! And both of them are very talented kids. Thank you , Lord,one of them still on business(sort of). Another one spend a lot of time between courts hearings and rehabs .LOL
I think this tweet was just to get attention, however, she was at Adam's 28th birthday party. I don't know if she was invited individually, but she did come with her friend Sam Ronson, who was the DJ.
Ok, she's kind of a dope, but she does have good taste. An Adam-lover is ok by me. She must have twitter followers who will see this tweet. That's a good thing.
I always liked Adams hair that way. Adam has been working steadily and making good money from his concerts, and he is scheduled for several more. I think Lindsey has been working off and on, between court cases. She just finished a movie playing Elizabeth Taylor.
Lindsay has had a very dysfunctional life and I hope she will find herself. If she is inspired or appreciates Adam, I'm glad. He's a positive, beautiful beacon that hopefully can light her way. Adam's music and being is a positive energy that has a powerful effect that makes us feel good. Glad she feels the beauty of him.
I loved Adam in all white there,& his hair color..about Lindsay..yes,it could help him if her followers pay attention to BB's music..I do want to see the movie she made about Liz Taylor's life..it's coming up pretty soon;not sure of the exact date.
@ anom 8:10PM: YOU THINK that Adam is in the business( sort of)??? I disagree!He's just getting started w his Trespassing promotions,& concert dates!Lots of the holdup was Idol not telling him earlier if he was gonna be a judge or not;I DON'T think I'll be watching it on Jan. unless Adam is a guest singer,or judge( maybe by that time NM may be going-lol)!She's a resl cussing character,isn't she?
Talented child performers seem to have the misfortune of parents who mess them up in far too many cases. It's difficult to mature into a strong adult when your parents are sliding backwards into self indulgent leeches. I feel sorry for Lindsay and a dozen others who have crashed. It certainly can't hurt for her to admire Adam who had the benefit of a loving sensible upbringing........JAK
she is a very talented actress, young and there is still hope for her. It kind of worries me this tweet from out of no where. I hope everything is OK with her.
JAK here....Way OT but mildly amusing...My grandson calls me with celeb news each week. He's concierge at hotel in Orlando. He's sort of my own People Magazine. He checked in The Who band...Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were at the desk and my grandson said "I remember seeing Tommy, it was great." Pete said, "Kid you weren't born when Tommy came out, how could you remember it?" My grandson said " oh I know, it was an old movie when I saw it on TV with my Grandma." Roger groaned and said to Pete " I told you it was time to retire!" They gave him tickets to their show this coming Saturday and said "bring your Grandma!" ......When he called, I declined, but his Mom accepted so they have a date and backstage passes.
He also said "Grandma, Eva Longoria is here, she's the sweetest. prettiest miniature woman I've ever seen!"
CindyM (@CindyM421) Posted Monday 29th October 2012 from Twitlonger
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/jqfthd
"Interview, but order if you can --
Adam Lambert is the first openly gay artist to have an album debut at #1 on the US charts. Deliciously flamboyant and disarmingly charismatic, he spoke to Marc Andrews about fronting Queen, his Finnish boyf and the state of the American psyche.
DNA: So is your hubby (Finnish TV celebrity Sauli Koskinen) back in the States? Adam Lambert:We spent time in Japan together, which was really great. He is back in the States now. He lives with me. Does he say weird Finnish things to you at all? Sometimes, yeah. Most of the time they’re really good, though. The Scandinavian mind-set in general is very open.
Isn’t that why you’re with him? Yeah. It’s just getting to understand more about that culture.
Do you have lots of saunas? I wish I had a sauna at home and I think he really does, too. If this album cycle keeps going really well, maybe I’ll be able to build one [laughs].
Not sure how your new blond hair is going to go in the sauna, though! [Laughs] Oh, I’ll shower-cap it out with moisturiser.
So we have to say congratulations on your album Trespassing debuting at #1 in the US. Thank you! That was very exciting.
Where were you when you heard it had gone to #1? I was in the UK rehearsing. My managers told me. I was like “Woo! Fuck yeah!” I didn’t expect it. I think there might have been a cupcake or something, but I don’t need to eat my celebrations [laughs]. I think I did have a drink though, truth be told.
Jake Shears from the Scissor Sisters told DNA that you’ve really raised the bar now. I love him. That’s so sweet. He is a hoot, man. I haven’t seen him in a while. When I got to London he was there for two days and we tried to get together. He called me on the phone and he was so funny. He just had me laughing, but I was trying to get over my jet lag and I knew I had to do an interview early the next morning so I was like, “Dude, I can’t go out!” I’ve turned into a responsible young man.
That blond has gone to your head! It’s no fun doing the work when you’re in hangover recovery mode. It makes the promo stuff a lot more fun when you’re feeling fresh.
Part 2 They love you in the UK now because you’re the new Queen so to speak! Oh yeah, that was fun. An actual queen singing with Queen! It was unbelievable to be asked.
But Jessie J stole your thunder at the Olympics closing ceremony! Oh, but she was good. I wish I had one of those yellow long jackets that she had. I was like, “Damn girl, that’s fierce!” I wanted to perform at the Olympics and the Queen guys were curious about it, too, but the deal was that you had to be a UK citizen.
You’re with someone from Finland, which is the EU, which is close! Hey, the band is British and I’m a guest! I understand. I thought the closing ceremony was really cool celebrating British pop culture. I don’t quite fit into the British pop culture – maybe some day. Queen were so cool though.
Did you have to study Freddie Mercury to sing with Queen? I actually tried not to study Freddie Mercury. That was the big thing. I didn’t want to get too obsessed with the way he did everything. I thought that would be a corny choice – to mimic him. The important thing for me was not to stray too far from the original, but also to be myself. I had to tune out the versions in my head that I grew up listening to and think how I would interpret it. The respect thing was really important.
Are you likely to do more work with Queen? I’m not sure. It’s possible. To say that was the last time would be sad.
Tell us about American Idol! There are no secrets. I’m working on the video for my third single and a couple of other things, too. I’m still waiting to hear about the TV things. Of course I would do it. I do feel like I am an alumni and think it would be fun to do. I loved the show when it first came on.
You just want to hang with Mariah, don’t you? Yeah and borrow some of her hair products.
You and Aussie pop star Sam Sparro have worked on both your albums. How did that connection come about? He and I wrote a b-side on my last album and I thought it was amazing. I was so in love with it that I opened my tour with it. Sam is so talented, so funny and he’s rad. He’s got it going on – the full package.
He’s a black diva on the inside! Oh yeah! I definitely hear some Chaka Khan coming through on his new album!
We were surprised there was no Gaga involvement on your new album. Well, we did Fever on the last album together, which was really fun. It would have been a great single – tell my record label!
Do you get a say in those types of decisions about your career? I definitely am very opinionated and very present in the decision making and a lot of the planning, but it’s not 100 per cent me. There are a lot of things that go beyond the creative in this business and they are the things I let the professionals do.
When one of your singles doesn’t become a hit, do you get disappointed? The way I feel about charts is it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the competition aspect of the record industry. I just want the song to be heard. I don’t care if it’s #5, #10 or #15. We haven’t had a huge amount of success with the first two singles in the States it’s true, but you have to keep guessing.
Are you more an album artist now perhaps? That’s the exciting thing that the album charted so well. Radio has become very political and tricky and there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes in radio. The great thing about it is people bought the album and they are listening to it. That’s all you can ask for.
Part 3 Let’s talk gay marriage. Your thoughts? I always think it’s funny when people ask me about it, as if I’m going to say, “Oh, I’m really opposed to it,” [laughs]! Of course I support gay marriage. I think everybody should have equal rights, it’s as simple as that. If you look at the issue right now it’s a civil rights issue, at least in the States. It’s like, “Hello, I don’t care what your religion says, we should be able to have the same legal rights and be recognised in the same sense of what the word union means as heterosexuals!”
Do you get involved in this as a cause? I have, but I’ve gotten more involved in LGBT youth. I relate to that more strongly, because I remember being a teenager and growing up and feeling I didn’t really have a lot to reference.
Were you bullied as a teenager? Not necessarily bullied, but I definitely felt strange, like an outsider. People didn’t really screw with me that much, so I’m lucky. I grew up in San Diego, so it’s not a super conservative area. I definitely wasn’t open about it until later. I experienced little bits and bobs of discrimination even in the industry.
Frank Ocean came out after you… That was really brave. That album is really cool. What’s interesting is reading the letter he wrote – he never said he was gay, just that he had a relationship with a guy. What is interesting about our culture now is that everybody wants everything to be so black and white. People just can’t accept the idea that you can have relationships. I know plenty of people, male and female, who have had same-sex relationships at one point or tried it for a while. It would be nice if we could get to a point where we didn’t have to label everything so specifically.
Is that hard for you too because people always want to label you as a “gay artist”? Yeah, I am gay and an artist, but it’s not mutually exclusive and not everything I do.
Is this the glass ceiling you’ve broken down – that it’s not a big deal being an artist who is gay. I totally admit that sometimes I am fickle on it. I’ll be like, “This has nothing to do with my sexuality, this is just a part of who I am!” Then there are other times where I am singing about something to do with my sexuality, or I am making a strong statement about my lifestyle.
Like when you kissed your band member on stage! It didn’t necessarily mean that I was gay, I just kissed a dude, a bit like Katy Perry [laughs]. I look back and laugh at it now about how people got so tweaked about it.
Does this say something about America, that they’re more comfortable with guns than kissing? Oh yeah. Violence is fine, but sexuality is scary. People feel threatened by it, if it’s something that doesn’t fit into their ideal. Toting your gun around to “defend yourself” is being a man, in their eyes. I don’t understand that at all.
Part 4 Do you have a cause that you fight for – like Jake Shears is against circumcision? [Laughs] Um, no I’m not really on that train although I understand what he’s talking about. It’s an interesting debate. I’ve had conversations with my friends when they were new parents about their children. For me, it’s trying to be post-gay in an industry that is definitely not. The music industry is a little homophobic. The film industry has made some great strides in social progress and is leading the way.
Are you planning to do any acting? I definitely want to. I just filmed an episode of Pretty Little Liars which was really interesting. I play myself at a Halloween party – I’m Adam Lambert as Adam Lambert dressed as a vampire.
How True Blood! That’s my favourite show. I love it. What’s great about the show is that it’s funny. It’s using the idea of a vampire as a metaphor – vampires all of sudden coming out into the open and coming out of the coffin as a social metaphor for gay rights. They create that symbolism quite obviously all the time in the show. The way that they use the whole vampire myth is so clever. You have to look through the obvious to see what they’re trying to say with it and it’s a really great show.
Anything you feel you need to share with the readers of DNA before we finish? Um… [thinking] “Hey, girl, hey!” [Laughs]. I feel really good about this album because I feel I was able to give a voice to my circle of friends on some of these songs. It is a very universal album but I had the goal to write a few songs that were about my guy friends out at the club. Kickin’ In is about being with your boys and being stupid with them at the club. Someone also wrote and said, “Why is he singing about a girl?” I call a lot of my guy friends “girl” [laughs]. It’s lingo. Shady is all about cruising and I love that the album gets to go there really unapologetically.
@funbunn40 - I have often wondered why you havent been commenting lately as you are one of my favorites on this site. Can not begin to tell you how very sorry I am to hear of the death of your son. Can not begin to imagene the pain you must be feeling. Please accept my most sincere sympathy at your loss, and can only hope that the comments left by many of us bring you a moment of peace. . . . Adamluv
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Lindsay was at this Halloween party, and Adam, in all his Adamness (you know how he says he loves to talk and counsel people) probably talked to her about how to get back on track. Who knows?
@funbunn40, glad you're back. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hugs.
@ funbunn40 > I was just reading through the comments and noticed there has been a tragedy. I'm really sorry to hear that! It's devastating for anyone and NO WORDS can calm you enough to forget about it. I just wish you the strength of the heart and for your lost one the serenity of their spirit. Will never forget your passion for Adam's music and career here since the early days. I hope the same passion and our little support as ur glamily can help you overcome this. Lots of love... Take care of yourself.
I knew about Funbunn40's terrible loss back in July (via a tweet I read). I debated about saying anything here whereas I didn't think it was my place to do so. Now I wish I had knowing there would be so much love and support here for her. @Funbunn40- so sorry, I can't imagine what you've gone through. Thoughts and prayers have always been there for you and your family.
I think that Lindsay loves our Adam. She wants to help promote and support him. It is as simple as that. I Wish that more music Artist would do that same!!!
like adam lambert voice and his music;but dont like his endorsing obama hussien-obama took over 700billion dollars out of medicare-in order to pay his health-care over haulthat doesnt help a program that is going bankrupt and certainly doesnt help senior who depend on medicare.obama said in mtv-got this new from examiner;on hissecond term he wont approve gay marriage -perhaps change his mind? another thing;-IN UN SPEECH-HE SAID THIS-THE FUTURE MUST NOT BELONG TO THOSE WHO SLANDER THE PROPHET OF ISLAM?-OBAMA IS REALLY A MUSLIM ;KENYA MUSLIM HIS DAD AND HIS UPBRINGING A MUSLIM NO WONDER HIS MIDDLE NAME IS HUSSIEN.
I predate Obama than Mormon.He will fuck you in the day of his presidency.And all gays and poor people.Because for Mitt you must make as le $200,000 to be middle class. He officially said that doesn't care about 47% of Americans. So, good luck!
@12:54 You sound just like your snarky and arrogant president. And if you say others are not getting details correct about Obama, then you are wrong about Romney who was talking about campaigning not with the 47% (who depends on Nanny states) who are sure to vote for Obama. It's not about not caring for all Americans when sitting as president.
And now a word about the 47% Mitt dismisses because they don't pay Fed Income Taxes. The debris of our society. Do we have some citizens who are too old, too unskilled, too sick or too lazy to work or who just plain can't find work-yes-but the percentage of them is very very small.
That 47% is made up of households who make under $30,000 a year (though they do pay payroll and sales taxes) they are exempt. Senior citizens whose only income is Social Security, which they worked for and paid into, exempt. College students on financial aid and scholarships, exempt. Military personnel serving in combat zones, exempt.
Low income earners who receive Income Tax Credit and Child Tax credit (a law pushed and passed by Republican polititians when they wanted to make the Bush tax cuts for the rich), exempt.
In 2011 many of the largest corporations n America paid no Fed Tax, due to laws enacted during Bush years. In 2011 29,000 households making over a half million a year paid no Fed tax, also over 7000 people making over a million a year paid no Fed taxes. Bush again. This is what Obama wants to let expire Jan lst.
These people are Romney's base so I'm sure he wrote them letters apologizing for lumping them in with deadbeats.
Anon 1:24 to me it sounds like you are being the nasty snarky one. Here, watch this about what so many say is an arrogant president. What do you people see to get this impression? Sure, he gets defensive when someone accuses him of something he didn't do. As a matter of fact to me, I see way more of it coming from Romney.
I am sooooooooooo sick of people calling President Obama (btw, that's right PRESIDENT OBAMA) arrogant ... oh yeah, because calm, cool and collected is SUCH a DETRIMENT to holding the office of President of the United States... (yes, that was snark you detected there)... oh yes, because we want a hot head or quick trigger guy in the Presidency... we want the smartest guy in the room, and Romney may be that in the BOARDROOM, absolutely, but sorry poster above, Obama is intelligent as hell, scary SMART, deal with it!
Obama's school records are sealed and he is known to be a poor student and always absent. Why sealed? Why his supposed to be classmates do not even remember him in Columbia? If you are intelligent, he would have made a mark as a student and not forgotten.
@Anon 3:44 PM You are so full of s***. Sorry, but my patience is pretty much gone with the anti-Obama wank on here. You can have your opinions about Obama, thats fine and all, its a free country here in the USA, but that is pure and complete... crap. He is well educated and quite intelligent. No one gets to the place he is with poor grades and lazy habits. From his biography here:
"While living with his grandparents [in Honolulu, HI], Obama enrolled in the esteemed Punahou Academy, excelling in basketball and graduating with academic honors in 1979."
"Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science."
About that "Muslim" baloney that we keep hearing about..just throwing this in..
"It was during this time that Barack Obama, who said he "was not raised in a religious household," joined the Trinity United Church of Christ." (I'm very familiar with this denomination..I'm a member. Among other things, it is one the earliest churches/denominations to welcome and celebrate it's GBLT members and to have "openly" GLBT clergy. It is a Christian Church..and very liberal.)
"In February 1990, Obama was elected the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. He graduated from Harvard, magna cum laude, in 1991."
Sounds like he did just fine to me..So take your lies somewhere else please. Thank you.
Maybe Obama can release all his school records and Mitt can release all of his and we'll compare... I have a feeling one's grades will rise above the rest, just speculation on my part tho! Or better yet, Romney can release all of his tax returns for more than just a few years back, like his beloved father actually DID DO, and we'll take a close look at those numbers. I don't begrudge Romney his good fortune with his birth, or his subsequent opportunities and resulting wealth, but why no transparency?? Although now I am sounding like that A-hole Donald Trump, what a jerk!
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Hahaha! Both of of them made the wrong step in the same time! And both of them are very talented kids. Thank you , Lord,one of them still on business(sort of). Another one spend a lot of time between courts hearings and rehabs .LOL
I think she watched PPL between shout of vodka and some portion of cocaine. And Adam's image appeared in her sick brain! Isn't it a miracle?
8:14 -- Why so mean? Maybe she really loves Adam's music and Adam as a person, like the rest of us.
I think this tweet was just to get attention, however, she was at Adam's 28th birthday party. I don't know if she was invited individually, but she did come with her friend Sam Ronson, who was the DJ.
Ok, she's kind of a dope, but she does have good taste. An Adam-lover is ok by me. She must have twitter followers who will see this tweet. That's a good thing.
DRG
I always liked Adams hair that way. Adam has been working steadily and making good money from his concerts, and he is scheduled for several more. I think Lindsey has been working off and on, between court cases. She just finished a movie playing Elizabeth Taylor.
Lindsay has had a very dysfunctional life and I hope she will find herself. If she is inspired or appreciates Adam, I'm glad. He's a positive, beautiful beacon that hopefully can light her way. Adam's music and being is a positive energy that has a powerful effect that makes us feel good. Glad she feels the beauty of him.
I loved Adam in all white there,& his hair color..about Lindsay..yes,it could help him if her followers pay attention to BB's music..I do want to see the movie she made about Liz Taylor's life..it's coming up pretty soon;not sure of the exact date.
As far as Lindsay has 4,500,000 followers it's great that she tweeted Adam that she loves him:)
I hope Lindsay can get over her dysfunctional family and be a better person.
I wish her well.
@ anom 8:10PM: YOU THINK that Adam is in the business( sort of)??? I disagree!He's just getting started w his Trespassing promotions,& concert dates!Lots of the holdup was Idol not telling him earlier if he was gonna be a judge or not;I DON'T think I'll be watching it on Jan. unless Adam is a guest singer,or judge( maybe by that time NM may be going-lol)!She's a resl cussing character,isn't she?
Talented child performers seem to have the misfortune of parents who mess them up in far too many cases.
It's difficult to mature into a strong adult when your parents are sliding backwards into self indulgent leeches. I feel sorry for Lindsay and a dozen others who have crashed. It certainly can't hurt for her to admire Adam who had the benefit of a loving sensible upbringing........JAK
she is a very talented actress, young and there is still hope for her. It kind of worries me this tweet from out of no where. I hope everything is OK with her.
8:10 and 8:14 is our commenter with AMA and FM ocd. wow no talk about the Biebs tonight lady ? Y'all slipping?
dayum, Adam is a knock-out in that suit. Hubba Hubba !
JAK here....Way OT but mildly amusing...My grandson calls me with celeb news each week. He's concierge at hotel in Orlando. He's sort of my own People Magazine. He checked in The Who band...Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were at the desk and my grandson said "I remember seeing Tommy, it was great." Pete said, "Kid you weren't born when Tommy came out, how could you remember it?" My grandson said " oh I know, it was an old movie when I saw it on TV with my Grandma." Roger groaned and said to Pete " I told you it was time to retire!" They gave him tickets to their show this coming Saturday and said "bring your Grandma!"
......When he called, I declined, but his Mom accepted so they have a date and backstage passes.
He also said "Grandma, Eva Longoria is here, she's the sweetest. prettiest miniature woman I've ever seen!"
My, this photo is a blast from the (not so distant) past. I LOVE the all white outfit on Adam & I ADORE that hairstyle.
Adam, stay far away from this train wreck.
Really GREAT new interview: From @DNA153
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CindyM (@CindyM421)
Posted Monday 29th October 2012 from Twitlonger
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/jqfthd
"Interview, but order if you can --
Adam Lambert is the first openly gay artist to have an album debut at #1 on the US charts. Deliciously flamboyant and disarmingly charismatic, he spoke to Marc Andrews about fronting Queen, his Finnish boyf and the state of the American psyche.
DNA: So is your hubby (Finnish TV celebrity Sauli Koskinen) back in the States?
Adam Lambert:We spent time in Japan together, which was really great. He is back in the States now. He lives with me.
Does he say weird Finnish things to you at all?
Sometimes, yeah. Most of the time they’re really good, though. The Scandinavian mind-set in general is very open.
Isn’t that why you’re with him?
Yeah. It’s just getting to understand more about that culture.
Do you have lots of saunas?
I wish I had a sauna at home and I think he really does, too. If this album cycle keeps going really well, maybe I’ll be able to build one [laughs].
Not sure how your new blond hair is going to go in the sauna, though!
[Laughs] Oh, I’ll shower-cap it out with moisturiser.
So we have to say congratulations on your album Trespassing debuting at #1 in the US.
Thank you! That was very exciting.
Where were you when you heard it had gone to #1?
I was in the UK rehearsing. My managers told me. I was like “Woo! Fuck yeah!” I didn’t expect it. I think there might have been a cupcake or something, but I don’t need to eat my celebrations [laughs]. I think I did have a drink though, truth be told.
Jake Shears from the Scissor Sisters told DNA that you’ve really raised the bar now.
I love him. That’s so sweet. He is a hoot, man. I haven’t seen him in a while. When I got to London he was there for two days and we tried to get together. He called me on the phone and he was so funny. He just had me laughing, but I was trying to get over my jet lag and I knew I had to do an interview early the next morning so I was like, “Dude, I can’t go out!” I’ve turned into a responsible young man.
That blond has gone to your head!
It’s no fun doing the work when you’re in hangover recovery mode. It makes the promo stuff a lot more fun when you’re feeling fresh.
End part 1
Part 2
They love you in the UK now because you’re the new Queen so to speak!
Oh yeah, that was fun. An actual queen singing with Queen! It was unbelievable to be asked.
But Jessie J stole your thunder at the Olympics closing ceremony!
Oh, but she was good. I wish I had one of those yellow long jackets that she had. I was like, “Damn girl, that’s fierce!” I wanted to perform at the Olympics and the Queen guys were curious about it, too, but the deal was that you had to be a UK citizen.
You’re with someone from Finland, which is the EU, which is close!
Hey, the band is British and I’m a guest! I understand. I thought the closing ceremony was really cool celebrating British pop culture. I don’t quite fit into the British pop culture – maybe some day. Queen were so cool though.
Did you have to study Freddie Mercury to sing with Queen?
I actually tried not to study Freddie Mercury. That was the big thing. I didn’t want to get too obsessed with the way he did everything. I thought that would be a corny choice – to mimic him. The important thing for me was not to stray too far from the original, but also to be myself. I had to tune out the versions in my head that I grew up listening to and think how I would interpret it. The respect thing was really important.
Are you likely to do more work with Queen?
I’m not sure. It’s possible. To say that was the last time would be sad.
Tell us about American Idol!
There are no secrets. I’m working on the video for my third single and a couple of other things, too. I’m still waiting to hear about the TV things. Of course I would do it. I do feel like I am an alumni and think it would be fun to do. I loved the show when it first came on.
You just want to hang with Mariah, don’t you?
Yeah and borrow some of her hair products.
You and Aussie pop star Sam Sparro have worked on both your albums. How did that connection come about?
He and I wrote a b-side on my last album and I thought it was amazing. I was so in love with it that I opened my tour with it. Sam is so talented, so funny and he’s rad. He’s got it going on – the full package.
He’s a black diva on the inside!
Oh yeah! I definitely hear some Chaka Khan coming through on his new album!
We were surprised there was no Gaga involvement on your new album.
Well, we did Fever on the last album together, which was really fun. It would have been a great single – tell my record label!
Do you get a say in those types of decisions about your career?
I definitely am very opinionated and very present in the decision making and a lot of the planning, but it’s not 100 per cent me. There are a lot of things that go beyond the creative in this business and they are the things I let the professionals do.
When one of your singles doesn’t become a hit, do you get disappointed?
The way I feel about charts is it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the competition aspect of the record industry. I just want the song to be heard. I don’t care if it’s #5, #10 or #15. We haven’t had a huge amount of success with the first two singles in the States it’s true, but you have to keep guessing.
Are you more an album artist now perhaps?
That’s the exciting thing that the album charted so well. Radio has become very political and tricky and there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes in radio. The great thing about it is people bought the album and they are listening to it. That’s all you can ask for.
Part 3
Let’s talk gay marriage. Your thoughts?
I always think it’s funny when people ask me about it, as if I’m going to say, “Oh, I’m really opposed to it,” [laughs]! Of course I support gay marriage. I think everybody should have equal rights, it’s as simple as that. If you look at the issue right now it’s a civil rights issue, at least in the States. It’s like, “Hello, I don’t care what your religion says, we should be able to have the same legal rights and be recognised in the same sense of what the word union means as heterosexuals!”
Do you get involved in this as a cause?
I have, but I’ve gotten more involved in LGBT youth. I relate to that more strongly, because I remember being a teenager and growing up and feeling I didn’t really have a lot to reference.
Were you bullied as a teenager?
Not necessarily bullied, but I definitely felt strange, like an outsider. People didn’t really screw with me that much, so I’m lucky. I grew up in San Diego, so it’s not a super conservative area. I definitely wasn’t open about it until later. I experienced little bits and bobs of discrimination even in the industry.
Frank Ocean came out after you…
That was really brave. That album is really cool. What’s interesting is reading the letter he wrote – he never said he was gay, just that he had a relationship with a guy. What is interesting about our culture now is that everybody wants everything to be so black and white. People just can’t accept the idea that you can have relationships. I know plenty of people, male and female, who have had same-sex relationships at one point or tried it for a while. It would be nice if we could get to a point where we didn’t have to label everything so specifically.
Is that hard for you too because people always want to label you as a “gay artist”?
Yeah, I am gay and an artist, but it’s not mutually exclusive and not everything I do.
Is this the glass ceiling you’ve broken down – that it’s not a big deal being an artist who is gay.
I totally admit that sometimes I am fickle on it. I’ll be like, “This has nothing to do with my sexuality, this is just a part of who I am!” Then there are other times where I am singing about something to do with my sexuality, or I am making a strong statement about my lifestyle.
Like when you kissed your band member on stage!
It didn’t necessarily mean that I was gay, I just kissed a dude, a bit like Katy Perry [laughs]. I look back and laugh at it now about how people got so tweaked about it.
Does this say something about America, that they’re more comfortable with guns than kissing?
Oh yeah. Violence is fine, but sexuality is scary. People feel threatened by it, if it’s something that doesn’t fit into their ideal. Toting your gun around to “defend yourself” is being a man, in their eyes. I don’t understand that at all.
Part 4
Do you have a cause that you fight for – like Jake Shears is against circumcision?
[Laughs] Um, no I’m not really on that train although I understand what he’s talking about. It’s an interesting debate. I’ve had conversations with my friends when they were new parents about their children. For me, it’s trying to be post-gay in an industry that is definitely not. The music industry is a little homophobic. The film industry has made some great strides in social progress and is leading the way.
Are you planning to do any acting?
I definitely want to. I just filmed an episode of Pretty Little Liars which was really interesting. I play myself at a Halloween party – I’m Adam Lambert as Adam Lambert dressed as a vampire.
How True Blood!
That’s my favourite show. I love it. What’s great about the show is that it’s funny. It’s using the idea of a vampire as a metaphor – vampires all of sudden coming out into the open and coming out of the coffin as a social metaphor for gay rights. They create that symbolism quite obviously all the time in the show. The way that they use the whole vampire myth is so clever. You have to look through the obvious to see what they’re trying to say with it and it’s a really great show.
Anything you feel you need to share with the readers of DNA before we finish?
Um… [thinking] “Hey, girl, hey!” [Laughs]. I feel really good about this album because I feel I was able to give a voice to my circle of friends on some of these songs. It is a very universal album but I had the goal to write a few songs that were about my guy friends out at the club. Kickin’ In is about being with your boys and being stupid with them at the club. Someone also wrote and said, “Why is he singing about a girl?” I call a lot of my guy friends “girl” [laughs]. It’s lingo. Shady is all about cruising and I love that the album gets to go there really unapologetically.
© DNA 154
@funbunn40 - I have often wondered why you havent been commenting lately as you are one of my favorites on this site. Can not begin to tell you how very sorry I am to hear of the death of your son. Can not begin to imagene the pain you must be feeling. Please accept my most sincere sympathy at your loss, and can only hope that the comments left by many of us bring you a moment of peace. . . . Adamluv
@funbunn40 Praying for you and your family.
delilah5
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Lindsay was at this Halloween party, and Adam, in all his Adamness (you know how he says he loves to talk and counsel people) probably talked to her about how to get back on track. Who knows?
@funbunn40, glad you're back. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hugs.
oh funbunn40 - I am so sorry, no words ... But positive energy coming your way
MGF
For those of you interested in the Adam + Queen Dvd here is the link:
Click HERE
@funbunn40 and all you Glamberts in the path of Hurricane Sandy, stay safe! I'll be praying for you all! Keep us posted if/when you are able.
Adam's response to Lindsay Lohan:
Adam LambertVerified
@adamlambert
@lindsaylohan Well thanks ;) I'm so excited to see you as Liz Taylor!!!!
By the way, the interview I posted above in 4 parts because of length is new and is from the current issue of DNA Magazine from Australia..
@ funbunn40 > I was just reading through the comments and noticed there has been a tragedy. I'm really sorry to hear that! It's devastating for anyone and NO WORDS can calm you enough to forget about it. I just wish you the strength of the heart and for your lost one the serenity of their spirit.
Will never forget your passion for Adam's music and career here since the early days. I hope the same passion and our little support as ur glamily can help you overcome this.
Lots of love... Take care of yourself.
@ glitzylady >
Thanks for the great post, "trustworthy" source! :p You're the best...
Well,there you go Lindsay. The world LOVES Adam Lambert too!
@glizylady
Thanks so much 4 ur posts. They r always so good. Really appreciate all ur efforts
thanks aagin and keep em coming Yay
Dana
@funbunn40
There r no words, so sorry 4 ur loss. All of us here send U much love and know U have friends here who care!!
god Bless U Dana
I knew about Funbunn40's terrible loss back in July (via a tweet I read). I debated about saying anything here whereas I didn't think it was my place to do so. Now I wish I had knowing there would be so much love and support here for her. @Funbunn40- so sorry, I can't imagine what you've gone through. Thoughts and prayers have always been there for you and your family.
brownie
Reading these posts... .People really are DARK and LIGHT
I think that Lindsay loves our Adam. She wants to help promote and support him. It is as simple as that. I Wish that more music Artist would do that same!!!
@Funnbunn40 - I wish you and your family my deepest sympathy. Please stay well and take care. People care deeply for you.
nancdruuu2
like adam lambert voice and his music;but dont like his endorsing obama hussien-obama took over 700billion dollars out of medicare-in order to pay his health-care over haulthat doesnt help a program that is going bankrupt and certainly doesnt help senior who depend on medicare.obama said in mtv-got this new from examiner;on hissecond term he wont approve gay marriage -perhaps change his mind?
another thing;-IN UN SPEECH-HE SAID THIS-THE FUTURE MUST NOT BELONG TO THOSE WHO SLANDER THE PROPHET OF ISLAM?-OBAMA IS REALLY A MUSLIM ;KENYA MUSLIM HIS DAD AND HIS UPBRINGING A MUSLIM NO WONDER HIS MIDDLE NAME IS HUSSIEN.
low information voter
Just think, they let people like
9:27 am vote. God help us all.
Does she EVER get anything correct?
that long interview sounds outdated now, talking about AI and working on a MV.
@Anon 10:56 AM
True, but still a great interview.
@Anon 10:03 - no never
He's prettier then her . . . :)
I predate Obama than Mormon.He will fuck you in the day of his presidency.And all gays and poor people.Because for Mitt you must make as le $200,000 to be middle class. He officially said that doesn't care about 47% of Americans. So, good luck!
@12:54
You sound just like your snarky and arrogant president. And if you say others are not getting details correct about Obama, then you are wrong about Romney who was talking about campaigning not with the 47% (who depends on Nanny states) who are sure to vote for Obama.
It's not about not caring for all Americans when sitting as president.
And now a word about the 47% Mitt dismisses because they don't pay Fed Income Taxes. The debris of our society. Do we have some citizens who are too old, too unskilled, too sick or too lazy to work or who just plain can't find work-yes-but the percentage of them is very very small.
That 47% is made up of households who make under $30,000 a year (though they do pay payroll and sales taxes) they are exempt.
Senior citizens whose only income is Social Security, which they worked for and paid into, exempt.
College students on financial aid and scholarships, exempt. Military personnel serving in combat zones,
exempt.
Low income earners who receive Income Tax Credit and Child Tax
credit (a law pushed and passed by Republican polititians when they wanted to make the Bush tax cuts for the rich), exempt.
In 2011 many of the largest corporations n America paid no Fed Tax, due to laws enacted during Bush years. In 2011 29,000 households making over a half million a year paid no Fed tax, also over 7000 people making over a million a year paid no Fed taxes.
Bush again. This is what Obama wants to let expire Jan lst.
These people are Romney's base so I'm sure he wrote them letters apologizing for lumping them in with deadbeats.
Should the middle class trust Mitt, I think not.
Anon 1:24 to me it sounds like you are being the nasty snarky one. Here, watch this about what so many say is an arrogant president. What do you people see to get this impression? Sure, he gets defensive when someone accuses him of something he didn't do. As a matter of fact to me, I see way more of it coming from Romney.
http://front.moveon.org/brilliant-a-simpsons-animator-works-his-magic-on-a-rousing-obama-speech/?rc=email.10282012
I am sooooooooooo sick of people calling President Obama (btw, that's right PRESIDENT OBAMA) arrogant ... oh yeah, because calm, cool and collected is SUCH a DETRIMENT to holding the office of President of the United States... (yes, that was snark you detected there)... oh yes, because we want a hot head or quick trigger guy in the Presidency... we want the smartest guy in the room, and Romney may be that in the BOARDROOM, absolutely, but sorry poster above, Obama is intelligent as hell, scary SMART, deal with it!
Obama's school records are sealed and he is known to be a poor student and always absent. Why sealed? Why his supposed to be classmates do not even remember him in Columbia? If you are intelligent, he would have made a mark as a student and not forgotten.
@Anon 3:44 PM
You are so full of s***. Sorry, but my patience is pretty much gone with the anti-Obama wank on here. You can have your opinions about Obama, thats fine and all, its a free country here in the USA, but that is pure and complete... crap. He is well educated and quite intelligent. No one gets to the place he is with poor grades and lazy habits. From his biography here:
http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369?page=2
"While living with his grandparents [in Honolulu, HI], Obama enrolled in the esteemed Punahou Academy, excelling in basketball and graduating with academic honors in 1979."
"Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science."
About that "Muslim" baloney that we keep hearing about..just throwing this in..
"It was during this time that Barack Obama, who said he "was not raised in a religious household," joined the Trinity United Church of Christ." (I'm very familiar with this denomination..I'm a member. Among other things, it is one the earliest churches/denominations to welcome and celebrate it's GBLT members and to have "openly" GLBT clergy. It is a Christian Church..and very liberal.)
"In February 1990, Obama was elected the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. He graduated from Harvard, magna cum laude, in 1991."
Sounds like he did just fine to me..So take your lies somewhere else please. Thank you.
Thank you Glitzylady
Maybe Obama can release all his school records and Mitt can release all of his and we'll compare... I have a feeling one's grades will rise above the rest, just speculation on my part tho! Or better yet, Romney can release all of his tax returns for more than just a few years back, like his beloved father actually DID DO, and we'll take a close look at those numbers. I don't begrudge Romney his good fortune with his birth, or his subsequent opportunities and resulting wealth, but why no transparency?? Although now I am sounding like that A-hole Donald Trump, what a jerk!
@Anon 10:03 - no never
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