The Independent UK: Adam Lambert In-Depth Interview Covers New Music, Madonna, LGBTQ Pop Stars, Queen, MUCH MORE!
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Posted at : Saturday, June 29, 2019
The Independent UK: Adam Lambert In-Depth Interview Covers New Music, Madonna, LGBTQ Pop Stars, Queen, MUCH MORE!
"Freddie Mercury’s replacement in Queen talks to Douglas Greenwood about his upcoming album ‘Velvet’, ‘twink’ pop stars, and how gay men’s ‘primal hunt’ for sex existed long before Grindr"
LINK TO THE ARTICLE: "Adam Lambert: ‘Madonna is being p***ed on for her new music, not for being sexual in her sixties’" (or click on the link in the embedded tweet below.
Note that the title to the article doesn't do justice to the MANY topics discussed in the interview. Please go to the link above to access the MUST READ article!
A couple of excerpts from the MUCH LONGER article/interview linked above
"Freddie Mercury’s replacement in Queen talks to Douglas Greenwood about his upcoming album ‘Velvet’, ‘twink’ pop stars, and how gay men’s ‘primal hunt’ for sex existed long before Grindr"
LINK TO THE ARTICLE: "Adam Lambert: ‘Madonna is being p***ed on for her new music, not for being sexual in her sixties’" (or click on the link in the embedded tweet below.
Note that the title to the article doesn't do justice to the MANY topics discussed in the interview. Please go to the link above to access the MUST READ article!
Adam Lambert interview: ‘Madonna is being p***ed on for her new music, not for being sexual in her sixties’. https://t.co/GOZ1p3aNBs— The Independent (@Independent) June 29, 2019
A couple of excerpts from the MUCH LONGER article/interview linked above
That fact is often overlooked in the discourse of contemporary “queer” pop, a musical sub-genre that has experienced a spike in success over the past three years. Many of its most famous torchbearers today – be it Sam Smith, Australian synth-pop star Troye Sivan or Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander – might’ve struggled to break through and find backing as openly gay men in mainstream music if Lambert hadn’t done it all first. In the UK, we have Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant and Elton John, two closeted gay men who discussed their sexuality later in their careers; both artists’ music took a commercial knock after they came out. In fact, only Smith has managed to have an enviable US chart presence as a gay solo pop star since. But the idea of assimilation into the straight world of male music, a necessity for some, wasn’t interesting to him. Lambert wanted to be “so gay it got me in trouble”.
Lambert’s experience of being screwed over by the music industry correlates almost perfectly with his identity as a pop music fan who knows what a fan base yearn for. What he says about Madonna isn’t rooted in lofty disdain but a common connection; he too knows what it feels like to be put through the music industry wringer by those who claim to know better. “I never want to turn around and realise that a project I’m working on is me trying too hard to be trendy or cool or young or any of those things,” he says. “At the end of the day, I’m gonna sleep better at night knowing I made an album I like [that’s] true to my experience. Everyone has their own relationship with their own career and the music industry, but personally, I’ve played the game. I’m not done playing it; [my] music is still pop music – but it’s over here.” His fingers are pressing against his chest. “It’s in my world, and I feel good about that.”
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This is one of the best interviews with Adam that I've read in a long time. It really reveals what he is thinking inside his head about where he is going with this career and how he wants to get there. He has really made a shift. I think a lot of things happened in these past ten years that we don't know about. But Adam is much more experienced now and has paved his own way forward. BTW, we know Adam is a real talker. Sounds like the interviewer thought the extra five minutes Adam asked for might have been his limit. LOL
Dee R Gee...agree it's an excellent interview....and yes, he was definitely "on a roll", i.e. in a talking mood.
I like how he sounds so comfortable in his own skin...and how frank and open he is about his lifestyle.
I'm also glad that he is financially comfortable enough to be so open, relaxed and forthright. That has to afford him some freedom to be himself...and make his OWN music.
This is the Adam Lambert now and one reason I care for this guy as much as I do. Really wonderful interview because of Adam's forth right demeanor.
I agree with you all! I'm happy for him not following the same old same music. I think if I were a Singer, I wouldn't want to do the same formula other Pop singers do. I would do what Adam does, create music I love and not what's expected. More power to him! Great interview all right!
" In the UK, we have Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant and Elton John, two closeted gay men who discussed their sexuality later in their careers; both artists’ music took a commercial knock after they came out. In fact, only Smith has managed to have an enviable US chart presence as a gay solo pop star since."
That's incorrect. Following the death of Princess Diana in 1997, Elton John's 1997 version of "Candle In The Wind" which was rewritten as a tribute to Princess Diana, remains the highest-selling single of all time and became number 1 single in the world. Also, being homosexual at the time i.e. in Elton John's era was strictly taboo whereas as now, it's not unusual for homosexual performers to "come out" and it's accepted by many.
I love Elton John's "Candle In The Wind". In fact I love Elton John. My two sons used to play his music all the time during High School, and I miss them underfoot and Elton's music blasting....good memories!
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