5.13.20 CNBC Interview
May 12, 2020 22:42:17 GMT -5
Post by tinafea on May 12, 2020 22:42:17 GMT -5
Singer Adam Lambert praises coronavirus ‘champions,’ says HeWhoCannot amed should defer to medical experts
The star, who lives in Los Angeles, said there were cases of “really wonderful leadership” in California, but when asked what more he would like President HeWhoCannot amed to do, he replied: “I think it’s more that I want him to do less.”
“It seems to me that when he has a press conference and he speaks, it just makes things worse. So if he would just maybe let the professionals, the medical professionals, step in, I think if he delegated a little bit more responsibly, that might be good,” he told CNBC’s Tania Bryer.
The White House was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
Lambert, who has collaborated with rock band Queen as lead vocalist since 2012, described how he and band mates Brian May and Roger Taylor decided to release a lockdown version of one of Queen’s iconic tracks. They have renamed it “You are the Champions,” and it’s being released in aid of the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund for frontline healthcare workers.
“Brian had been on a great streak of recording covers for his Instagram, and that’s where the idea sparked. He got in touch with us and said let’s do ‘We Are The Champions’,” he said.
“Then we started thinking about who we would dedicate it to, and then we have this idea of why don’t we go as far as to change the title of the song. I think this situation warrants that type of iconic shift and so that’s what we did. We recorded it separately in our houses on cell phones.”
The global artist, who launched his career after being runner-up on American Idol in 2009, told CNBC how he thinks the music industry will be impacted by Covid-19.
“I do think that we’re going to see a lot of alternatives to the live performance space. Everyone’s sort of scrambling and finding new technology which is incredible. And it’s exciting in a way, because I think it’s a new challenge,” he said.
“Now that music is being consumed in this digital format and streaming is sort of the main way that people get to hear things, I almost think in some ways it may be a great time for us to be releasing music that way.”
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The interview videos (link posted above) from CNBC International TV also posted on youtube..
Adam Lambert on US government leadership of the coronavirus crisis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnuuw-lYLsM
Adam Lambert and Queen "champion" frontline healthcare workers with a new version of a classic song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W5hh9CW6IM
Singer-songwriter Adam Lambert on the challenges facing the music industry amid the coronavirus crisis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI3CDhaYJf8
Global artist Adam Lambert on mental health and his Feel Something Foundation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLdhmxJqw10
Adam Lambert on US government leadership of the coronavirus crisis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnuuw-lYLsM
Adam Lambert and Queen "champion" frontline healthcare workers with a new version of a classic song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W5hh9CW6IM
Singer-songwriter Adam Lambert on the challenges facing the music industry amid the coronavirus crisis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI3CDhaYJf8
Global artist Adam Lambert on mental health and his Feel Something Foundation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLdhmxJqw10