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I loveeee this interview :D <3

What a wonderful, l-o-n-g, amazing, fun and open interview! How refreshing that Adam could totally be himself and, once again, of course, be sooo articulate, charming and funny. Loved this interview and will go now and listen to it again! We just may lose him to the UK - he keeps mentioning it because our darn country is so narrow-minded. Damn.

Yup. We just might lose him to the UK. I agree. It is so fun to hear him be interviewed and really be himself. By comparison, in the other interviews he seems so guarded. This was a joy to listen to. I love that he is bringing gay life more "out" into the open. He is the right person to do it...smart, personable, intelligent, class act. I really think his destiny is BEYOND his incredible music. I think his music is a path to opening minds and appreciation for diversity (even if he is not comfortable with it). I just love our Adam!

Very nice comfortable interview. I can also see him living in the UK except for the cold...lol With as much money as he'll be making, he'll probably have homes all over the place. He has opened a lot of eyes and raised a lot of discussion. Change cannot happen without people talking whether they agree or not. You really couldn't ask for a better spokesperson as articulate and intelligent as he is. We'll see and be along for the journey.

Fabulous interview. Really good interviewers, factual yet playful. Adam, as always, entertaining, playful and I'd say he had had several cups of coffee right before he started.

Ooh, this is a great interview. Love him!

Adam commented that most of the fans in the audience are older women. While I have not attended one of his concerts, I would fall into that category. Question for some of the others who fall in this category: Why do you think Adam has this appeal? I know there's been a book on the subject, but I'd be curious about what everyone finds appealing about him.

There are a ton of handsome talented men out there, but many of us have fixated on Adam. Why? I can't really explain it myself except that I feel almost protective of him and, of course, enjoy the he** out of his singing.

likewise anon 4:06 as a mother i feel the need to protect him especially after the AMA incident i even included him in my daily prayers. i could not function knowing adam was in trouble and worried that the world will condemned him. adam also changed my personality from a nagging wife and mother of 5 into a humming (adam's songs)and happier person. i love him like my own son, am imagining myself having an intelligent conversation with him over cups of coffee (in my dream).

adam is so impromptu always have ready answers. he sounded very comfortable in this interview.

To post here and to agree with everyone above me makes me very happy.

To Anon 4:06 above me, I too am an older woman and would like to give you my take on why I feel about Adam as I do. Here goes: Adam came into my living room on my big screen tv. He was (in close ups) life size.

He had me at Bo Rhap with his voice in the audition for Hollywood. Then watching him each week telling his backstory, I felt his vulnerability and his loving kindness. I stopped caring about anyone else on the program and just wanted to see Adam do well and go on to the next show. His tremendous vocal ability and his style were unlike anything I'd ever seen before.

As Idol progressed, I became very protective of him because by then I knew in my heart that he was gay. Even though he seemed sure of himself regarding his singing, I didn't want any negativity around him. I became prouder and prouder of him each week.

During the finale, it didn't matter to me who won. Adam had shown the entire world that he was the best performer. I knew he would go on to do great things. When he was so genuinely happy for Kris, I stood taller with pride.

When I watched Adam's performance on the AMA's, my heart sunk. I was afraid he'd gone too far over the top and had ruined his chances at a great career. I wanted to hold him, console him and talk with him. (Just as I had done many times with my own two sons over the years.)

When Adam was interviewed and was unapologetic for his performance, I knew he was going to be ok because he was right in his thinking. There is truly a double standard. Being gay has nothing to do with his ability to perform at the level he does.

Having watched this beautiful man with the once in a lifetime voice, from his audition to where he is now in his life, has made me want to keep my arms around him, protecting him from harm's way and anything that could possibly hurt him.

I feel about him the same way I feel about my two sons and my grandchildren. I honestly love him.



Deus te amat and I do too

Love this interview, love their enthusiam, love that Adam finally got to just spill his guts on everything he has been through and love that they love him so much. That woman sounded as crazy 'fangirl' about him as the rest of us do.

Well, we could start an older female with children fanclub right here.

Same thing. I lucked onto Adam at the first audition and immediately had eyes for no one else. For me, his heart and soul glowed from within and created some kind of magnetic pull from which I just could not escape, nor did I want to.

During the competition, I loved each and every second of each and every performance, but I worried incessantly about how others would receive him.

Although I was 'mad' at him at the ama's because his performance and singing were not up to his usual standard of perfection, I was hearsick at the thought that he had possibly ended a brilliant career before it even got started, and I couldn't bear the thought of that. I am so glad he didn't apologize for something that was really nothing.

I love him to death, and not in some weird kind of way, but more like a protective older sister or best friend who only wants him to be loved for the wonderful human being and brilliant singer/performer he is.

THAT's an interview!! I just kept wishing it were video, too. Adam really seemed like there were a few things he wanted to talk about. It was very interesting to hear that he'd turned down some tv pitches because he felt they were too stereotypical...proof again that his courage matches his talent. Sometimes the flag finds you...

I am in my mid-50s and an avid Adam fan. Never have I been a fan before. My friends think I have lost my mind, although they do agree he has a fabulous voice.

I have to agree that Adam has captured my heart and it has caused me to do some reflection. Why am I so drawn to Adam? I have to agree with 5:57 and 7:38 on many of their points, but I think it goes beyond that, for me anyway.

He lives his live without apology. He is proud of who he is. He stands tall with great class while being verbally abused by many. He only spreads kind words, encouraging remarks and positive accolades for others in the profession. He presents himself as he pleases. He dresses as he pleases and he loves who he pleases.

How many of us "older" women remember the days of free love, peace, standing up for what we believed in. How many of us stepped outside of the box for a period in our lives. We lived during a time of freedom of expression, music that was liberating (partly the glam rock period), and our voices were raised to be heard. It was a beautiful time, a liberating time.

I think, for me, Adam takes me back to that time. He reminds me of who I was and who I know I still am. I am not a middle-aged women in crisis - never have been. I live a life of adventure and follow my dreams.

Adam through who he is, the life he proudly lives, the beauty and love that he is...reminds me...of what I loved about the 60s, 70s, 80s, of all those things that made me who I am - at my best with a true freedom of spirit.

I am going to continue to go to Adam's concerts. I am going to scream and dance and wear glitter. I am going to appreciate a beautiful man who lives life the way he chooses and I am going to celebrate that I am living my life for myself, being true to my core.

I love his music, voice, laughter, intelligence, kind spirit, smile...and I love that he reminds me of all that I am now, was in the past, and will be well into the future.

I don't think I expressed this very well. It is hard to put into words.

But when some people say Adam has "older" women fans as a bad thing, it really should be a very high compliment - because we older women know and appreciate what it means to live true to ourselves and we are very proud of him for his ability to do just that in his own life.

I wish Adam only the best. I wish him success, joy, happiness and love, lots of love. But more that anything I hope he continiues to live life true to himself and what makes him happy.

as an older woman, i wonder about my intense affection for Adam Lambert at times. I can't say I have ever felt so strongly about a celebrity. He does reconnect us to times past, I appreciate his honesty and openess. There is the obvious-eye candy, beautiful voice and fantastic entertainer with his moves and fashion sense. But there is something else there that is difficult to even find the words for. I enjoy listening to him talk, the ideas he expresses and the articulate way he does it. Adam projects a positive energy that can be felt. And finally as a mother of a gay son I am grateful to him for sharing parts of his experience that not only help me understand more about being young and gay, but will perhaps allow others to soften their hearts and open their minds.

Okay, I'll admit to being a member of this club as well and I'll agree with most of what's been said above me with the exception of having a mothering instinct where Adam is concerned. I do adore him and I do feel somewhat protective of him from time to time but I really think it's more of a fan's protectiveness than a mother's. Since his first appearance on Idol last season, watching his performances and listening to his music has taken me (mentally and spiritually) back to my youth and reminded me of the feelings I had during that wild, free and rebellious time in my life. But even beyond that, he stirs something else in me... something that for the first time in my life makes me wish I was a 25 year-old hot-looking gay man with 10 million airline miles!!! So there ya go, I've said it! Haha!

Love all the above comments and especially the last paragraph of 12:04! I'm 69 and not dead yet! A great-grandmother and mother of 5.I also feel protective of him,but also admire that exquisitely beautiful face,voice and most of all his fun-loving,sweet personality.My 30 yr. old grandaughter loves him too and she calls me a hip groupie! I still like rock and roll and Adam brings an excitement and passion to all of us.It's 5am. I have a serious Adam addiction.Glad I'm not the only one so mesmerised by him!

ditto, ditto, ditto. My sister who lives in England and myself (I live in New York) we are on web cam everyday talking among other things Adam Lambert. We also are wondering what it is about him that has us entranced. I felt his vulnerability early on in AI before the gay issue and of course loved his singing. However, it was when he started do the interviews and of course the AI tour that both of us watched him on Youtube and we saw the true Adam entertaining us. Now we know that he was being very careful and taking his performances to the next level each time.
We both agree that he is very special and have never seen or heard another like him. I hope I am around in years to come to see how far he comes. Concerts, films, Broadway, London Stage and on and on. My sister feels he could be a very good politician furthering the causes of civil rights, he is sooooooo articulate. I can't figure out if he could talk to me for hours or sing to me, maybe a combination of both.
No matter what, we do all love him because he is a very special person and I hope the haters in this world just stop and listen to him and they will be hooked, they just have to open up their minds.

Why do I as an "older" late 50's (and hopefully, wiser) female fan love Adam Lambert so much??? Gosh, first of all, who wouldn't want to have him as a son? He loves his mom, is honest, articulate, funny, loyal to his friends (and fans), courageous, talented beyond belief, intelligent, etc., etc. On the non-motherly side of the question, there is that fact that he is gorgeous and, from time to time, fantasy-inducing, which undoubtedly has had a positive effect on my, shall we say nightlife. Man, can he "entertain" us! As another of those women who grew up during the Woodstock years, and embraced the heady mix of the anti-war (Make Love not War), civil rights for all, hope for the future, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the "British invasion" and sensibility (love London! I could live there too), I really do identify with his view on life. With the internet, we can understand who he is much more fully than back in the days when everything we knew about our favorite celebrities came from "16" magazine, little snippets of info that really didn't tell us much. From my first glimpse of him on Idol (absolutely STUNNED by his performance, both the husband and I) to his Rolling Stone interview, to the Idol Tour, and even to the AMA's (lost several nights sleep over that one), for those of us who have eyes to see and ears that are truly listening, he is absolutely inspiring in so many ways. I've flown a thousand miles to see him in concert (Fantasy Springs) and recently paid way more than I should to go to a concert in Vancouver this coming week with my 25 year old god-daughter who is also a huge fan. My 29 year old son and 10 year old granddaughter are big fans. He is generation spanning because for those of us who truly get him, he is one of those once in a lifetime people who could be instrumental in changing attitudes about gay people. (No pressure there, Adam!) Love that he is true to himself, isn't afraid to be honest, in spite of the potential for backlash in his own country. I've always been one of those "liberals" who don't get the anti-gay stuff, absolutely hate it. Just really want him to be able to live his life as he wishes without that "openly gay" tag that so often precedes his name. Love him to pieces, may his wildest dreams come true. Age is only a state of mind and I'll be there at his concerts, screaming like a teenager.

I love the comments that are from "older" fans, especially this one: "He lives his live without apology. He is proud of who he is. He stands tall with great class while being verbally abused by many. He only spreads kind words, encouraging remarks and positive accolades for others in the profession. He presents himself as he pleases. He dresses as he pleases and he loves who he pleases."

I´m envious of that kind of freedom. I don´t really have that many restrictions from the society, my restrictions come from inside. Before Adam´s music came into my life I didn´t even know that I was just sleepwalking trough life. He woke me up.

I also feel protective of him, even though he is older than me. I guess it´s because he is so open and gives love freely that it almost seems like he has no walls around him.

Love, love, LOVE this interview!

To add one more comment to my post at 11:26 : ) yes, I feel protective toward Adam, mainly as a fan but a little bit as a mom. For the first time ever, the other day I emailed a music critic in Florida my reaction to his snarky column discussing Adam's upcoming concert at a Devil Rays game. I was nice and polite, as is Adam in response to rude remarks, but just wanted to let the guy know that there are people out there that don't appreciate all of the negative words that people like to apply to him as a person and performer. Adam really handles those things in stride but I just don't want to sit here on my...computer... and not say something , even if I'm not sure it will do any good. Peace and Light.

@Anonymous 4:06, you said there's been a book on this subject? Do you mean that literally, because I would like to know what book?

I confess I am in the "older female fan" category. I haven't (yet) been able to attend one of his shows (hope to see him tour this summer), but I think everyone else's comments pretty well sum up my own ideas about why older women are drawn to him. I was hooked the minute I saw him on American Idol, so much that I wouldn't have missed a single week of Adam for any consideration. But why was that? All I can say is, I FELT HIM. It was just an irresistible pull, like a magnet that I could not avoid. Since then I've learned so much more about Adam as a performer and as a person, all of which have made me admire him more and more.

One thing I think about Adam is that he's got a very powerful soul. Maybe there is some reason a woman is more in tune with feeling that than a man, whether gay or straight. Dunno. But my personal belief is that souls, while not physical, ARE electromagnetically felt or detected, even from a distance. That's my left of center POV, anyway. Adam exerts such a powerful energy, that's how I experience him. Maybe that's the reason we inexplicably fixate on him. I hope that makes sense and doesn't sound TOTALLY kooky. :)

I totally agree above, he HAS got a powerful soul. Its totally his energy which draws people in.

I am just about in the older woman category - well, i'm 30, which is a little old to be getting all gooey over a pop star! But he just does it for me.
I gotta admit, the main reason i started to like him, apart from his obvious huge talent, is because I fancy him big time. Not just based on his looks either, its more the personality / confidence / powerful soul thing. He knows himself so well and he just draws you in. Added to which he's a bit naughty! Which us older ladies just love ;-)
Luckily I've got a Adam pal at work (a young gay guy) and we spend all our coffee breaks chatting about him! We're both hoping to see him at G-A-Y when he plays in London. Cant wait to have him back here in the UK.

I WANT PICTURES OF ADAM WEARING IS MOM'S MAKEUP!!

*HIS

How about 65 and I felt like I got hit with a brick when Adam entered my hum drum world.love his music,his magnetic personality,just love Adam.

What's NOT to love about Adam Lambert? Amazingly talented, humble, sweet, intelligent, kind, articulate, honest, gracious and very loyal to friends, family and his fans. Did I forget to mention gorgeous? So what if he's openly gay, outspoken (but not mean spirited) and he likes to dress up and be a bit over the top in his performances. That's Adam! We love him just the way he is.