This fandom is such a strange thing. On one hand we are holding and making his career and yet sometimes we may inadvertently hurt him or annoy him or just make him sad or something. And often he cannot really tell us, except through his singing, and I think he sure did that yesterday.
When he sang those lines
'Everybody wants to talk about a freakNo one wants to dig that deep', I was floored. Sure he loves his fans, but do we also hurt him? Where are the lines, where we might think it is amusing, and yet he feels just used as freakish entertainment, even though that is totally not our intent.
I don't have the answers either. I have made some critical remarks, thought they were well placed or accurate, but what do I know how they are perceived - underneath. Is it sick or is it healthy what is going on in this fandom and how come I sometimes sense that it is both at the same time?
Now I've got tears in my eyes again....sometimes things just hurt, because they are true.
I felt that. I heard that. It hurt. It made me very sad. Thank you for your post.
I think about past interviews, where when asked about his private life he said " I don't understand that. Should an artist have to hand over their private life or should it be about the art, what they give."
I hear that in the words Underneath, which was to be his album name.. is this the real Adam? Is everything else a public image?
He rarely gets upset, but once he was asked about his nipple piercing he quickly retorted " That is non of anyone's business. "
Now this last round of discussion. And the picture forever out on the web to remind him.
There are so many amazing fans here, and elsewhere, that have battled the media that belittles him, diss his makeup, his clothes, his actions, his gayness. And I feel a shift in the public view of him, because of this support, no doubt, and because he is genuinely a sweet guy. The fans have been a huge part of that change.
But yet we feel we can dissect him at will.
Call me what you will, throw tomatoes at me, but if we , his fans, don't treat him with respect , how can we expect the media, the world at large to do so?
I can only speak for myself, and can only do for myself. Maybe I don't belong in this fandom, maybe I don't get it.
Adam, in my opinion , is the greatest talent that has come along in a long , long time. The greatest Artist.
He changed my life. Forever. And I know I am not alone. I am one of thousands, perhaps millions that feel that way.
I would guess everyone here feels that way.
I want to give him the respect he deserves.
