Billboard: Adam Lambert Reminisces About His First Post-'Idol' Single
Filed Under () by Adam Lambert on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Posted at : Thursday, March 24, 2016
Adam Lambert photographed in 2015. Zoey Grossman
Adam came in second in season eight, but Adam Lambert, 34, scored a radio hit on his first try. “Whataya Want From Me,” from his 2009 RCA debut, For Your Entertainment, peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. No surprise here: He got a little help from Sweden.
Ashley Newton was my hero at the label. He and Iain Pirie at 19
Entertainment helped me put together a list of people that I wanted to
work with. Max Martin and Dr. Luke were on that list, pop’s hottest guys
at that time. I did some of my own writing but it was such a fast
process that we needed songs, and we got songs from Lady Gaga, Matt Bellamy of Muse, Rivers Cuomo and Linda Perry. Now that I look back, it’s like, ‘Damn! They really showed up for me.’ ”
Adam's interview was conducted by our friend Fred Bronson, the longtime music journalist who has written numerous stories about IDOL and conducted multiple interviews with IDOL winners and contestants.
Adam's interview was conducted by our friend Fred Bronson, the longtime music journalist who has written numerous stories about IDOL and conducted multiple interviews with IDOL winners and contestants.
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