Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music & Reality Rocks Posts Interview With Adam Lambert: "Adam Lambert Lives Proud, Gets His Life"
Filed Under () by glitzylady on Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Posted at : Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music & Reality Rocks posts Interview with Adam Lambert (7-16-14)
Adam Lambert Lives Proud, Gets His Life
"Adam Lambert is currently on the road fronting the massive rock band Queen, which means he's being heard by more people than ever before and reaching new audiences. So the timing is perfect for him to participate in AT&T's second annual Live Proud campaign, which seeks to foster awareness, empowerment, and pride throughout the LGBT community and beyond."
"Through August 10, fans can enter to win a trip to New York to meet Adam at a private event by submitting a unique meme that represents a personal "Live Proud" moment. Yahoo Music got a chance to catch up the living-proud singer himself between Queen dates to talk about his history of activism and advocacy, how the world has changed in the years since he broke down barriers on American Idol, and how the Internet can be a place for lovers, not haters."
Questions Lyndsey asked Adam: Click on the link below to see his thoughtful responses... (I've included a few....)
QUESTION: "YAHOO MUSIC: When you first got off Idol, you didn't really discuss your sexuality or political issues. But over the years, you've become very outspoken about a lot of great causes, a real ambassador. What changed over that time?"
QUESTION: "I know sometimes you've said you felt a little uncomfortable being a "role model" for the gay community, because there are so many different opinions within that community…"
QUESTION: "Do you think you were instrumental in changing people's minds about the gay community or gay rights, that you helped foster acceptance in any way?"
QUESTION: "Does that mean you'll have more topical songs on your next album, along the lines of the gay rights anthem "Outlaws of Love" from Trespassing?"
QUESTION: "Have you received any interesting feedback from fans about how you've affected them?"
QUESTION: "Of course, there will always be haters, especially on the Internet. Twitter and websites' comments sections are so full of hate, and sometimes you get the brunt of it. How do you deal?"
Adam's response: ""I think we can all get sucked into it. But the thing to keep in mind is that life is not necessarily only on the Internet! Real life is not all that. I think there's so much in our lives that we live on the Internet, and we forget that there's another dimension we're missing out on. And I think when people get sucked into these arguments and debates on comment sections in blogs and whatever, it's not even a real debate. I mean, you can't even see the person and so much of the inflection gets lost in translation, it's not even a real conversation. I always kind of joke, like, "God, I wish these people who go online and bully people and hate people could have the balls to do it to their faces." Because it would probably be a much different ball game."
QUESTION: "But now you're using the Internet and social media for good."
QUESTION: "What does it mean to you to "live proud"?"
Adam's response: "I think actions speak even louder than words, and I think that just by daring to just be different, that in itself is a statement. It's not easy to go about your life or your creative artistry that way. I think for everybody, whether you're in high school or you're older, following trends and following the fold is usually the safer way to go about things. But it takes a lot of guts to be different and be an individual. And I think that that's part of this campaign, is let your voice be heard and figure out a way to sum up in a meme what your mission statement is, or what your outlook is"
Question: "Do you have any special memes?
Adam's response: "Yeah, I created a couple that we tweeted out. I said "Get Your Life," which is in [my song with Avicii] "Lay Me Down" that I wrote. I wanted to try to incorporate some of the language I hear in the gay community, kind of the slang and empowerment speech that I hear. That's something people say, like, "Oh, get your life" — kind of a more interesting way of saying, "Go on with your bad self!"
LINK to AT&T Live Proud Contest:
https://apps.facebook.com/attlgbt/?source=ECae000000000000U&wtExtndSource=liveproud&GUID=1EB255D5-75D3-45D5-839C-A4F86FBE5A0B
LINK to Lyndsey Parker's interview with Adam Lambert.. See the REST of his responses to the questions Lyndsey posed to him here:
https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/adam-lambert-lives-proud--gets-his-life-025638786.html
Adam Lambert Lives Proud, Gets His Life
"Adam Lambert is currently on the road fronting the massive rock band Queen, which means he's being heard by more people than ever before and reaching new audiences. So the timing is perfect for him to participate in AT&T's second annual Live Proud campaign, which seeks to foster awareness, empowerment, and pride throughout the LGBT community and beyond."
"Through August 10, fans can enter to win a trip to New York to meet Adam at a private event by submitting a unique meme that represents a personal "Live Proud" moment. Yahoo Music got a chance to catch up the living-proud singer himself between Queen dates to talk about his history of activism and advocacy, how the world has changed in the years since he broke down barriers on American Idol, and how the Internet can be a place for lovers, not haters."
Questions Lyndsey asked Adam: Click on the link below to see his thoughtful responses... (I've included a few....)
QUESTION: "YAHOO MUSIC: When you first got off Idol, you didn't really discuss your sexuality or political issues. But over the years, you've become very outspoken about a lot of great causes, a real ambassador. What changed over that time?"
QUESTION: "I know sometimes you've said you felt a little uncomfortable being a "role model" for the gay community, because there are so many different opinions within that community…"
QUESTION: "Do you think you were instrumental in changing people's minds about the gay community or gay rights, that you helped foster acceptance in any way?"
QUESTION: "Does that mean you'll have more topical songs on your next album, along the lines of the gay rights anthem "Outlaws of Love" from Trespassing?"
QUESTION: "Have you received any interesting feedback from fans about how you've affected them?"
QUESTION: "Of course, there will always be haters, especially on the Internet. Twitter and websites' comments sections are so full of hate, and sometimes you get the brunt of it. How do you deal?"
Adam's response: ""I think we can all get sucked into it. But the thing to keep in mind is that life is not necessarily only on the Internet! Real life is not all that. I think there's so much in our lives that we live on the Internet, and we forget that there's another dimension we're missing out on. And I think when people get sucked into these arguments and debates on comment sections in blogs and whatever, it's not even a real debate. I mean, you can't even see the person and so much of the inflection gets lost in translation, it's not even a real conversation. I always kind of joke, like, "God, I wish these people who go online and bully people and hate people could have the balls to do it to their faces." Because it would probably be a much different ball game."
QUESTION: "But now you're using the Internet and social media for good."
QUESTION: "What does it mean to you to "live proud"?"
Adam's response: "I think actions speak even louder than words, and I think that just by daring to just be different, that in itself is a statement. It's not easy to go about your life or your creative artistry that way. I think for everybody, whether you're in high school or you're older, following trends and following the fold is usually the safer way to go about things. But it takes a lot of guts to be different and be an individual. And I think that that's part of this campaign, is let your voice be heard and figure out a way to sum up in a meme what your mission statement is, or what your outlook is"
Question: "Do you have any special memes?
Adam's response: "Yeah, I created a couple that we tweeted out. I said "Get Your Life," which is in [my song with Avicii] "Lay Me Down" that I wrote. I wanted to try to incorporate some of the language I hear in the gay community, kind of the slang and empowerment speech that I hear. That's something people say, like, "Oh, get your life" — kind of a more interesting way of saying, "Go on with your bad self!"
LINK to AT&T Live Proud Contest:
https://apps.facebook.com/attlgbt/?source=ECae000000000000U&wtExtndSource=liveproud&GUID=1EB255D5-75D3-45D5-839C-A4F86FBE5A0B
LINK to Lyndsey Parker's interview with Adam Lambert.. See the REST of his responses to the questions Lyndsey posed to him here:
https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/adam-lambert-lives-proud--gets-his-life-025638786.html
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Following is part of the interview:
ADAM LAMBERT ✔ @adamlambert
Win a trip to my private event! Share ur #ATTLiveProud meme! Rules/details: http://att.com/liveproud sponsored by @ATT
http://t.co/UvSAk9GVmx
http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7795398
Through August 10, fans can enter to win a trip to New York to meet Adam at a private event by submitting a unique meme that represents a personal "Live Proud" moment.
Incredible Interview
Responses? This is mostly questions.
@Anon 11: 15 PM
Please take another look at the thread topic.. I didn't post all of the interview... There is a link to the MUCH longer interview with all of the responses..
The key sentence within the post is:
"Questions Lyndsey asked Adam: Click on the link below to see his thoughtful responses... (I've included a few....)"
And the LINK to the rest of Lyndsey Parker's interview is embedded under this sentence at the bottom of the post: Simply click on it to see the other responses :))))
"LINK to Lyndsey Parker's interview with Adam Lambert.. See the REST of his responses to the questions Lyndsey posed to him here:"....
LOL glitzylady treats people like they can't read or find links.
It is weird to have several questions posted but few answers. One or two questions AND answers would have made more sense.
Thanks glitzylady! Love the interview. It is my personal belief that when Adam come on the scene he changed many hearts and minds. He has been such a force for good and societal advancement, building bridges for the "New Age".
I think he is very special human being.
11:42 - Why so snarky? Your comment reminds me of the old saying, "No good deed goes unpunished." Jeepers.
xo laura
@laura
Yep, I think I'll just refer back to Adam's response re the internet :))))))))))) He's a smart man...
Glitzy is condescending and refers back to Adam's comment. Interesting.
@Anon 11:42 PM
I was taking @Anon 11:15 PM's comment at face value.. and was trying to be helpful.. Sometimes readers miss links etc..
Jeepers! It's attack glitzylady time AGAIN. There are some very small-minded people who post on this blog.
These are the comments for an interview primarily discussing tolerance?! Lmao "God, I wish these people who go online and bully people and hate people could have the balls to do it to their faces." Ring any bells??? Peace out, guys! :)
SW
I like Adam's answer to this question:
Yahoo: Do you think you were instrumental in changing people's minds about the gay community or gay rights, that you helped foster acceptance in any way?
Adam: I don't think I can sit here and say I did something, that's pretty narcissistic. But I do think the timing was very particular. When I hit on Idol, it was at a time when, if you really think about it, there weren't a ton of out celebrities, especially men. So it was at a time where the gay community was really just starting to integrate into mainstream pop culture, as opposed to continuing to be kind of the niche thing that we always have been. Now, five years later, we're such a big part of pop culture, like regular mainstream pop culture. So I think it's almost easier now than it was five years ago, which is exciting, because I'm curious to see how that affects connecting to people musically.
Adam:
"But the thing to keep in mind is that life is not necessarily only on the Internet! Real life is not all that. I think there's so much in our lives that we live on the Internet, and we forget that there's another dimension we're missing out on. "
"And I think when people get sucked into these arguments and debates on comment sections in blogs and whatever, it's not even a real debate. I mean, you can't even see the person and so much of the inflection gets lost in translation, it's not even a real conversation."
What is being deleted doesn't meet the criteria we were given. Why is it still being deleted?
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