The Metrosource article. Ordered my copy. Really good questions. And Adam...please don't starve yourself to get to the sample size.
metrosource.com.s123317.gridserver.com/2015/07/09/adam-lambert-there-i-said-it/Dressing bravely to show the world you’re brave?
It’s like the kid that’s goth in high school, who’s actually a total butterfly at heart. But they feel weird and sensitive — so they wear all this black to school, you know?
Are you that guy, Adam? Are you the butterfly inside the goth?
I think I’m more sensitive than people might realize, yes.
Beyond fashion, what’s your aesthetic for choosing the things that surround you — how you decorate your home, for example?
Well, I bought a house this year, my first house — I feel like I’m growing up! It’s great. Having a house in LA is amazing because you’re, like, after-party-central [when] all the bars close at 2. … I’ve decided to name my design aesthetic — I decorated my own house; it was really fun — I call it “White Witch.” It’s kind of “nouveau goth.” Well, goth is actually not the right word. It’s more rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a little bit taxidermy, and there are decadent things like a fur rug, and the lamps in my living room are antlers, and there’s a lot of, like, metallic silver accents. It’s very monochromatic: light colors and earth tones, cool lighting fixtures, Edison bulbs. It’s not over the top, though; it’s actually surprisingly minimal.
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It seems like fans are always hungry to know about your personal life. How much of that are you interested in sharing? Where do you draw the line?
It’s hard because you give an inch, and it’s not really the fans that take a mile. It’s more like the media can take a mile, and then things get all screwed up if you’re not careful. It’s a tricky thing to navigate, and I don’t know if I’ve figured it out yet. I’m single, and I mingle. [Laughs] And I think I’m back at a point now in my life where I would love to be in love. I would love to have a relationship again but with who? I don’t know! I’m dating my album right now!
Going back all the way to Idol, one of your trademarks has been knowing how to use stage fireworks to showcase a song. Do you have a sense of how you want to visually present this album — on stage or in videos?
I’ve been thinking about it because it’s gonna come up on me here any minute. … I definitely want to go down a different path than what I’ve done in the past; I hate repeating myself. I think the album sounds so different from what I’ve done, that it needs to look different as well. I want to go more minimal. Basically, I want to go more art installation-esque — a little bit more modern, a little bit more graphic. There will obviously always be little elements of theater in everything I do — it’s just who I am — but in a less presentational way.
I started trying to realize what it was that I actually wanted to be happy — and that’s enough.
Awesome!
As long as I don’t starve! Although I might look cute if I starve a little bit…
Please, girl! You are fabulous and handsome, you don’t need to worry about that. Not at all!
I want that sample size!