Adam Lambert: 'My Dad Told Me To Apologize For AMA Performance'

Adam Lambert clearly began his career on a very shocking note, but now he's promising to change directions.

Adam Lambert posted the following message on his Twitter yesterday: "AMA performance was a one time event. Goin in a new direction now. Focus back on the music...Don't worry friends: I'm still gonna be me. Always. W/o apologies. Just gonna experiment differently w how I present myself...I'm learning. :)"

In addition to his Tweets, Lambert will appear on the Ellen DeGeneres show today where he discusses all things American Music Awards.

On what he thinks of his performance now:

"I think in hindsight I look back on it and I go, 'OK, maybe that wasn't the best first impression to make again, the first second impression.' I mean, I had fun up there, I had a good time, my dancers had fun and the band had fun."

On being misunderstood:

"I respect people and feel like people walked away from that feeling disrespected. I would never intend to disrespect anybody. So that was not my intention."

On gay male stereotypes:

"People aren't used to seeing gay man portrayed that way on TV. The gay male image in the media tends to be very cliche and safe...I was putting on a character, putting on a persona being this kind of rock star, kind of dangerous kind of guy.

On his dad suggesting that he should apologize:

"I was like, 'You know, Dad, I don't feel like I did anything wrong.' It just wasn't maybe the right judgement call. It's a taste thing more than an obscenity thing. I think it's just a taste level."

On ABC canceling his Good Morning America performance:

"I don't blame them. I got carried away...They gave me a great opportunity to close the AMAs and I would never want to smack that gift horse in the mouth. I think they were taking a leap of faith having me do that and it unfortunately it didn't work out as we all thought it would."

I liked Adam before his performance and I like Adam after his performance. He has talent in spades. It really is time to "focus back on the music" and hopefully others can move the eff on.