Adam Lambert
There was a lot of me trying to be a 'fixer.' I was that kind of guy. I'd meet someone who had 'so much potential' that needed 'help.' I think that was kind of my curse for a long time.
Conforming is not cool.
The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with, that become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are.
I've sung other people's music all my life.
I get why certain actors want to stay in the closet.
I nitpick details.
After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.
I'm trying to convey to my audience that you really can't judge a book by its cover, and there's more to the universe than you can see with your eyes.
You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.
I never wore full-on eyeliner in high school, but I wanted to.
I was afraid to express myself for a while.
I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
I didn't feel attractive in high school.
I had a lot of fun with my costume designer.
My first album was completed in three months.
I've always been fond of the glam-rocker title.
For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.
I love myself and I am a good person.
I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all.
I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.
I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.
I think sometimes we're meant to do something but things aren't lined up correctly.
I'm very inspired by past music.
I'm inspired by history, different periods.
When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.
I would love to do a live show with dancers and fashion and scenic elements - definitely bring my love of the theater to a concert-style performance.
I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.
I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.
I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television.
I'm so happy to be in a committed relationship.
When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.
The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose.
Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.
In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.
My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing.
Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.
I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
I just talk a lot, that's the problem.
Fame is a very strange animal.
My wish is for gay to become less of a label, and more of just one of many great colors in the collective box of humanity.
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