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Post by bamafan on Jun 14, 2018 10:33:55 GMT -5
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Post by bamafan on Jun 14, 2018 10:55:49 GMT -5
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Post by Jablea on Jun 14, 2018 10:59:00 GMT -5
Long interview! NME @nme “We’ve become a family”: @adamlambert on Queen, his solo career and how Simon Cowell got woke fal.cn/yoJd "How would you feel if you lost a job? You'd say anything" No-one could ever replace legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, but fans have taken warmly to singer Adam Lambert since he began performing with the band in 2011. Adam found fame on American Idol, where he first auditioned with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, and eventually caught the attention of original Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor – dream come true stuff. This is a big year for Queen fans, with a massive North American tour coming up in September and the upcoming Freddie biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, due for release in October. The film has not been without its controversies; director Bryan Singer and star Sacha Baron Cohen both left mid-production, having been respectively replaced by Dexter Fletcher and Remi Malek, and its recently released trailer has been accused of whitewashing Mercury’s homosexuality. We caught up with Adam to talk about his forthcoming solo album, Queen, and the movie. ..... There’s going to be new solo material this year. What we expect? And when will we hear the record?“I’m not sure yet. I am well along the way making it and have been taking my time to create something that I love. It’s hard to describe because it’s not genre specific. I have just been writing what I feel like writing. I’m excited about it! I’ve been influence by everything going on around me, and I wanted to make a record exploring all my influences from years gone by to now, so that’s what I have done. I’ll be back in the studio as soon when the [Queen] tour finishes.” You’ve talked about the fact that it’s easy sometimes to get co-opted into musical trends. How have you found your unique place in 2018?“I think I have found it more than ever before. I’m really just listening to myself and what I want to do, and I think that’s working for me. I’m being influenced by what I love from years gone by and from now, rather than the trends. I do feel more confident in doing my own thing more than ever before, so it’s about really following that.” .... Check it out! Haha, Adam comes back at them for some silly questions. They've conflated some things together about the Bohemian movie that have no time basis and they've made other flat out mistakes. Adam comes off good and overall positive.
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Post by girldrummer on Jun 14, 2018 11:05:33 GMT -5
Cologne sounded like a blast! Adam's TSMGO is just a lesson in perfection. AMAZING! I am loving Brian's new coats. I think Adam has inspired him a little. Read that review on the last thread. Thought it was actually quite good but the discussion was a little mixed. Guess I didn't quite get the gist of what the reviewer said. He seemed to praise Adam's performance. But I think Freddie was ever-present in his mind. I have decided that I don't care much what reviewers say anymore. When the crowd goes wild, I'm happy.
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Post by skaschep on Jun 14, 2018 12:13:35 GMT -5
ADAM LAMBERT @adamlambert Had a great time in Cologne last night.
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Post by bamafan on Jun 14, 2018 12:18:17 GMT -5
LOL. Methinks he really likes his new chain/toy.
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Post by bamafan on Jun 14, 2018 12:19:58 GMT -5
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Post by bamafan on Jun 14, 2018 12:22:35 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Jun 14, 2018 12:43:06 GMT -5
Billboard Pride @billboardpride .@adamlambert on carrying on "a torch" for Queen's Freddie Mercury #30dayspride blbrd.cm/eWZlX8I was about 18 when I finally told my parents and friends, “Yeah, I’m gay.” I grew up in a liberal family, and they kind of went, “Yeah, no shit.” So when I moved to Los Angeles at 19, 20, I was very much living my life as an out gay man. By the time I did American Idol, I had been very gay for years. I guess I didn't realize I had to [publicly] label myself; I wasn't a celebrity yet, so I wasn't looking at myself from the outside. [Lambert didn't declare his sexuality until after Idol.] I didn't get fully obsessed with Queen until I was in my early 20s, and Freddie was one of my heroes. Musically, I loved his attack: He was very aggressive and seemed in control of everything he was singing. Later, seeing some live performances [on video], it was also his stage presence, the way he was so over the top. I knew he meant to be campy and wild to entertain people. I identified with that in him very quickly. At the time, it was sort of like, “Is he or isn't he?” I’m sure that’s the best you could do, because things were so taboo back then. But I liked that he never really denied [being gay]. He wasn't shy about his sexuality at all. It was just who he was. I feel like I’ve been given this amazing opportunity to carry on a torch for a man who was ahead of his time. It’s something I can talk openly about, and I don’t know if he felt that way. Maybe he did, but I don’t think the world did. [Mercury had AIDS, which he acknowledged right before his death in 1991.] It’s interesting representing some of the ideas about what he was for today’s world. When I came on the scene, it definitely felt like a bit of an uphill battle, with a lot more middle-aged straight dudes making a lot of [industry] decisions. That’s changing. Someone like Troye [Sivan] or Sam [Smith] or Olly [Alexander] from Years & Years or Hayley Kiyoko can say, “This is who I am,” which is what I’ve been trying to do, too. I always wonder if Freddie is looking down on us, excited that the times have changed. I hope I’m carrying on his legacy in a way that would make him proud and that he would get a kick out of. And I hope he’s envious of my footwear collection. -- As told to Joe Lynch This article originally appeared in the June 15 issue of Billboard.
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Post by taumbu on Jun 14, 2018 13:45:55 GMT -5
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