Adam Lambert Says 'If I Had You' Clip 'Gets Kind Of Psychedelic'
Filed Under (article,If I Had You,video ) by Admin on Monday, May 17, 2010
Posted at : Monday, May 17, 2010
'I was inspired by the parties that I've gone to in the past, like Burning Man,' Lambert tells MTV News of the video.
Adam Lambert has already dropped some hints about the over-the-top video for his latest single, "If I Had You." And when MTV News caught up with the singer backstage at KIIS-FM's annual Wango Tango festival in Los Angeles, the former "American Idol" contestant admitted that all he needed to shoot the clip were some old pals.
"The thing about the video [is] there is a love interest: It's all my friends," he explained. "It's about the love that you have with your circle of people that you surround yourself with.
"The 'If I Had You' video we shot in the woods at night," he continued. "I was inspired by the parties that I've gone to in the past, like Burning Man and this other party called Lightning in a Bottle. There's a big kind of subculture in California and around the country of people who are designers and performance artists, just free spirits that like to come together and play dress-up and have a good time. And it's a very specific community, one that's inspired me a lot."
Instead of casting people to look like they could be part of this subculture, Lambert got his real friends onboard. "I invited my friends to come party in my video, so there's a real authentic joy," he explained. "And it gets kind of psychedelic. There's just gonna be a lot of special effects ... Some are from [Los Angeles variety extravaganza] "The Zodiac Show," some are from parties [and] clubs. ... Some of them I've done theater with. It's a big variety of people."
And, as teased in a photo released last week, there are going to be some great costumes from the fashionista himself. "You know me and costumes, I tried to do as many looks as I could," he said, adding that he was a little shocked there were paparazzi hanging around near the set. "It's funny 'cause I wanted to keep that whole thing a secret. I think there were paparazzi camped out on the hillside."
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7 comments:
I. Can't wait to see the finished product bIIHY is a great song. Love the bit but mostly , love the message. We could all use some music with REAL meanings. So sick of all the blah music of today. Adam really really stands out with his music and everything around it. Adam is the reall thing. Love h so much.
Yep, love the message. And love that Lambert is breaking through mainstream and slowly bringing this creative and talented community to light.
Creative genius on display.
DITTO to both of you above me!
:)
The message of the importance of circle of friends being so important in ones life is lovely and important. I can't wait to see that message creatively expressed in the video.
In my mind, though,...over analyzing...I hope that the presentation of the song's meaning was a choice and not due to restrictive expression. I hope, one day, Adam - an other artists - can openly present love as it relates to their lives. I am sure the powers that be want to make it acceptable to the most people possible - for sales sake. But, down the road, in an ideal world,...someday...freedom of expression will be freedom of expression.
All that being said, I am sure this video is going to a creative explosion of Adam with his family of friends. It will be fun to watch! Can't wait!!!!
can't wait for the IF I HAD YOU music video!! it will be great ^_^ !
xoxo,
Portuguese Fan
Let's think about sort of implied criticism. "psychedelic" I think means stimulating one's auditory and visual state to a heighten level. DUUUUUUUDE, doesn't he do that extremely well? Isn't that what music vids are supposed to do? If not then we just have a TV commercial you could play in a kindergarten class. Viva LA Adulte!!
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