NEW!! Queen & Adam Lambert Interview!!! "Queen's Christmas Message...." Fabulous In-Depth Interview from The Guardian (UK)!!
Filed Under () by glitzylady on Friday, December 26, 2014
Posted at : Friday, December 26, 2014
From The Guardian (UK):
"Queen’s Christmas message...” by Kate Mossman
Queen's Roger Taylor, Adam Lambert, Dr. Brian May/Photo from the article by Peter Konerko
INTRO/EXCERPTS: Link to entire article below..
"Back with new singer Adam Lambert, the rejuvenated band talk about life without Freddie Mercury, gravity tractors and getting ready to play New Year’s Eve on the BBC Freddie Mercury once said he became a rock star because he had no other skills: “I can’t cook, I’m not much good at being a housewife.” Queen have a way of talking about their work which is at odds with the grand gestures they are famous for. Next week, they will lead the country’s new year celebrations with a show from Westminster, broadcast live to an audience of millions on the BBC. Roger Taylor, the world’s most softly spoken drummer, tells me that he is pleased to be working at new year because it can be a bit of an anti-climax."
"In the past two years, Queen have refined a futuristic model for rock bands in which a former TV talent-show contestant (Adam Lambert, runner-up on American Idol in 2009) hovers in the space Lord Freddie left behind. Lambert says that he has had some “polarising experiences” in the role of frontman – “I’m either a love it or hate it kind of guy” – but the ticket sales speak for themselves: in January and February, they will play to 160,000 in arenas across Britain. Freddie liked to toast his audience with champagne but even he didn’t get to do a new year show on the BBC."
" “All I know is, we’re going to be right next to Big Ben,” Lambert enthuses in his London management offices. “Maybe we can scale him [Ben]. Maybe Brian can climb him! Maybe we can re-enact that thing from Peter Pan where they ride around on the clock hands …” "
"He is dressed in black, wearing a fedora and boots of finest snake. He has a new tattoo replicating the baroque “Q” Mercury designed for Queen’s first album in 1973. His style is more “rock” than it was when I last saw him on stage with them in 2012, wearing a red feathery jacket."
" “See, rock to me is, like, I don’t even know what that means,” he cries. “What does that mean? Does it mean there’s a guitar in it?!” "
"May says it takes an audience three songs to “get” Lambert. “I can see it: they’re thinking: ‘Is he up to this?’ The other day on The X Factor, we had no idea he was going to go for that last high note [on Somebody to Love]. I was hitting this big chord and thinking: ‘My God! Isn’t that a little dangerous? Jesus Christ he’s made it! What a great decision!’” "
And SO MUCH MORE TO THIS ARTICLE/INTERVIEW!!!
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/26/queen-freddie-mercury-present-throughout-show?CMP=share_btn_tw
"Queen’s Christmas message...” by Kate Mossman
INTRO/EXCERPTS: Link to entire article below..
"Back with new singer Adam Lambert, the rejuvenated band talk about life without Freddie Mercury, gravity tractors and getting ready to play New Year’s Eve on the BBC Freddie Mercury once said he became a rock star because he had no other skills: “I can’t cook, I’m not much good at being a housewife.” Queen have a way of talking about their work which is at odds with the grand gestures they are famous for. Next week, they will lead the country’s new year celebrations with a show from Westminster, broadcast live to an audience of millions on the BBC. Roger Taylor, the world’s most softly spoken drummer, tells me that he is pleased to be working at new year because it can be a bit of an anti-climax."
"In the past two years, Queen have refined a futuristic model for rock bands in which a former TV talent-show contestant (Adam Lambert, runner-up on American Idol in 2009) hovers in the space Lord Freddie left behind. Lambert says that he has had some “polarising experiences” in the role of frontman – “I’m either a love it or hate it kind of guy” – but the ticket sales speak for themselves: in January and February, they will play to 160,000 in arenas across Britain. Freddie liked to toast his audience with champagne but even he didn’t get to do a new year show on the BBC."
" “All I know is, we’re going to be right next to Big Ben,” Lambert enthuses in his London management offices. “Maybe we can scale him [Ben]. Maybe Brian can climb him! Maybe we can re-enact that thing from Peter Pan where they ride around on the clock hands …” "
"He is dressed in black, wearing a fedora and boots of finest snake. He has a new tattoo replicating the baroque “Q” Mercury designed for Queen’s first album in 1973. His style is more “rock” than it was when I last saw him on stage with them in 2012, wearing a red feathery jacket."
" “See, rock to me is, like, I don’t even know what that means,” he cries. “What does that mean? Does it mean there’s a guitar in it?!” "
"May says it takes an audience three songs to “get” Lambert. “I can see it: they’re thinking: ‘Is he up to this?’ The other day on The X Factor, we had no idea he was going to go for that last high note [on Somebody to Love]. I was hitting this big chord and thinking: ‘My God! Isn’t that a little dangerous? Jesus Christ he’s made it! What a great decision!’” "
And SO MUCH MORE TO THIS ARTICLE/INTERVIEW!!!
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/26/queen-freddie-mercury-present-throughout-show?CMP=share_btn_tw
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8 comments:
Thanks so much for finding and posting this article, glitzylady. :)
Adam Lambert is a JAW DROPPING experience indeed!!!:) What a gift!!!:)))
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As I've said, the stars were aligned in perfect harmony when these three guys teamed up. The blend of young and old, classic and current. It all works to perfection. Adam in indeed a gift from God to all of us.
A great, insightful interview giving more interesting tidbits of information about Queen than I've heard before.
Thank you Glitzy for posting here!
Thank you Glitzylady! Happy Holidays to all!
Very interesting interview. It was like reading a small part of the history of Queen, from Freddie and up to date with Adam.
I laughed at the part that Roger and Brian argue like an old couple. I think Adam has so enjoyed his infusion into Queen, and they are all enjoying the new Queen even as it represents the old queen. It is so today, and fresh.
@glitzylady.....Fabulous is right! What a good read...
That was a really good interview - although my usual pet peeve is that they - like all the other articles - make it sound as if Adam has nothing done before and since Idol.
Other then that I enjoyed the tidbits and information we got. Glad that Adam found those guys who have so much experience and knowledge about this crazy business.
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