6.5.12 TheFWORD, Idol Chaos, More Adam News
Jun 5, 2013 15:28:13 GMT -5
Post by 4Ms on Jun 5, 2013 15:28:13 GMT -5
Every time I see Adam's bare nails, I think of his story about the director and producers of The Ten Commandments.
It makes me think he's concerned about his off stage image for a future role.
04B. Bronson, Fred. "Adam Lambert: The ultimate interview, Part Two."
Los Angeles Times 5 August 2009.
latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/08/adam-lambert-the-ultimate-interview-part-two.html
atop.proboards.com/post/89503/thread
Very detailed interview about every aspect of Adam's life and career.
Part two covers the period from 2001 to 2005.
Who did you play in “The Ten Commandments”?
Joshua. Everything was copacetic by the end, but in the beginning, I was doing all this promotion for them to get interest built for the show and singing the song everywhere. I was on the Chabad Telethon and I was in love with being a rock star and I was going to rehearsal with nail polish on and eyeliner from the night before, and the director came up to me and said, “Could you take all that off?” and I asked, “Why?” He told me, “The producers are a little uncomfortable with it. They don’t really get it,” and I said, “But we’re not in costume yet. Why does it matter?” He said, “They feel like you’re supposed to be the leader of the Hebrew army by the end of this and they’re really uncomfortable with the way it looks.” And I told him, “This is theater. This is a pop musical. What ... is your problem?”
So I faced more opposition, like I did on the cruise ship. It was that same type of thing repeating itself where I felt like they just didn’t believe in me, which was really hard for me. I found out later they had been seeing other people trying to replace me. When the show opened, I was one of the only people that got good reviews, so it was the best victory ever. You were worried about my nail polish and I’m getting better reviews than [others], so that was a big moment for me.
Here's a treat for anyone with a pulse: the isolated vocal track of David Bowie and Queen singer Freddie Mercury recording the hit song "Under Pressure."First unearthed back in May by Eric Alper to coincide with the 31st anniversary of the Queen album "Hot Space," on which "Under Pressure" appears, the clip has earned new viral life this week.The sordid tale of how "Under Pressure" was recorded is a great one, and Open Culture has quite a rundown. For those just interested in the song itself, however, take a listen above. The original is below.