Adam Lambert on Oprah, Gay Stereotypes, & His Upcoming Tour
Adam Lambert gave a great interview, per usual, to Canadian website macleans.ca and he talked about homophobia, his love for Lady Gaga, what Oprah gave him, and his upcoming tour.
Adam Lambert is wrapped in a grey scarf that is the size of a small comforter. “It’s a gift from Oprah,” he explains, as he starts to take off the fabric—which covers his six-foot-one frame like a sari—“she’s such a sweetie.”
On fame: “I’ve never been that guy . . . You know, the one who’s always wanted to have a quiet, subtle life.”
On gays in mainstream television shows: “All you see is the same type of gay stereotype on Glee, Ugly Betty and Entourage. There’s a clown element to them all. It’s always the sissy guy that’s passive and effeminate who gets it.”
It's ironic that Adam says that while he applied makeup for the seventh time that day, the writer noted. Also, Adam isn't exactly macho either.
Adam continued: “I’ve seen a little bit of the polar extreme opposite too—the gay guy who’s a total butch dude—but we need to see [gay roles] that are much more human and complex. Showing diversity is a way of fighting discrimination. And it is still out there.
On what people say about him online: "If you go on iTunes, there are a ton of beautiful reviews of my music, but there is also a large portion of ignorant people posting things like ‘Gross, he’s gay.’ ”
On today's male rock musicians: “Closed-mindedness has made rock music become so conservative and filled with [macho] dudes when it should be filled with people like David Bowie,” who, he says, “challenged people’s perceptions with his work.”
On Lady Gaga: “I swear, she is a gay man, and I mean that in the most affectionate way. Nobody else respects gay culture the way she does because she’s lived it, worked in the clubs, and has a close-knit family of guys who look out for her. She knows how to push the envelope in the right way.”
On recording "Fever" a song penned by Lady Gaga with LG herself: “She walked in wearing a costume—which is really daywear for her—and I loved it because I went totally costume-y that day too. We had a little listening party. She played songs off The Fame Monster and I played my demos... we had a couple of whiskeys. Then we recorded the song.”
On what his upcoming tour should be like: “Really simple—a bunch of hot dancers, arty video graphics, a lot of costume changes and fire. You know, just the basics.”
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February 14th, 2010 12:03 PM
you right he is hot and is the best singer that I have ever heard, but to be succesfull He need more than that. He need to be cautious and use his brain when he is performing. I love Him and I want Him to stay for long time.
Tarandama
February 12th, 2010 12:02 PM
Mel, I totally agree with you. Adam is a triple, no quadruple threat to everyone. You can't take your eyes off of him and people, men, women alike do not know how to take him, so they criticize him. That is the easiest route to go. Adam is going to be iconic, so get use to it. Go Adam
February 11th, 2010 12:20 AM
I find him unlikable because he comes across as a high maintenance jackass who wants to play both sides of the issue. Please...whining discrimination while not being willing to participate in being even remotely someone that speaks up. Again, he says things that are at the least offensive to others yet he's totally unaware of their offensive nature. He's talented, no doubt, but he's got a long way to go. Not everyone that disliked his AMA performance was a homophobe or puritan; some just didn't like the screechfest it was and his crude activities, like fingering his female stage performer and grinding into someone's face. It was over the line and he knows it, he just won't absolutely admit that...it MUST be someone else's hangup. Right.
I don't wish to see him fail..hell, he's more talented than many top of the charts "singers", and even he can't move well, he's more deserving than they are to be there, based on talent. But, there's ego, and there's arrogance. He's teetering towards the latter. And that is on him not some of those out there that don't like him.
It's amusing how he's so quick to call other's clowns yet isn't exactly making strides on his own to dispel those supposed viewpoints. It's also funny how he is given so much leeway to spout ridiculousness and not get called on it.
Enjoy it while ya can...this too shall pass.
**waves to firecracker..it's been a while**
February 10th, 2010 3:44 PM
I've been thinking about this a lot - and I honestly believe at least part of the reason why some find Lambert unlikeable is that underlyingly they find him threatening, in that he - how shall I say it - can make the knees go weak of your girlfriend, your boyfriend, your wife, your Mom, your BFF, your best bud next door, your little sister and maybe just maybe your brother and Dad too ;). Go ahead - let the hateful comments begin...but deep down you know that perhaps, just maybe, I have a good point.
February 10th, 2010 12:49 PM
I think Adam Lambert is more masuline, sexy, secure, interesting, talented, polite and more of a man, then men twice his age. His sexual preference does not make the man. The man makes the man.
People, get your own lives and let others be themselves.
February 10th, 2010 11:49 AM
Smiling at your comment regarding his applying makeup. It's undeniable that the word "beauty" cannot escape one's mind when seeing Adam glammed up in person. He exudes a compassionate, sweet and calming nature, but the reader should make no mistake in thinking that his masculinity, intelligence and confidence doesn't command respect of his fellow men and knock the sox off women.
February 10th, 2010 11:32 AM
Yuck. He's a walking, talking, swishy cliche. Way to set the gay movement back 20 years, Lambert! Nice job!