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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2022 16:00:41 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2022 16:01:41 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2022 16:05:10 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2022 16:13:44 GMT -5
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Post by sizzling63 on Apr 22, 2022 18:18:08 GMT -5
Referring to the "Georgia Voice" interview, I am not sure if "everybody needs a little dose of glam right now" but Adam sure does.
Alright then, I am preparing myself to "witness some fashion" lol.
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2022 20:06:19 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2022 20:07:51 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Apr 23, 2022 1:52:44 GMT -5
FLORIDA KEYS keysnews.com NO TIME TO ‘IDOL’
Adam Lambert dubs Key West show unofficial 'We Say Gay' tour  As the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and live music began to start up again, singer Adam Lambert said he’s excited to play a show in Florida in light of a recent bill that passed the state legislature.
He will perform at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater on Thursday, April 28, in what will be part of what he’s unofficially dubbing the “We Say Gay” tour. It isn’t on any of the posters or promotional material, but is in response to a controversial bill passed this year in Florida known as the Parental Rights in Education Act; referred to by those opposed to it as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. (The law does not make direct reference to the word “gay” but bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity before grade 3, which LGBTQ+ activists say is potentially harmful to LGBTQ+ youth)
Earlier this month, Lambert, 40, told The Citizen that he’s gotten back into playing live gigs post-pandemic but some have questioned whether Lambert, who has long been at the forefront of LGBTQ+ activism (in 2019 he founded the non-profit Feel Something Foundation, which works for LGBTQ+ human rights) should perform in a state that just passed such a bill.
“I was like ‘no, there’s amazing people in Florida, that are part of my community, that are allies to my community, and they want a good show so let’s give them a good show,’” Lambert said.
Lambert’s sexuality has long been highly publicized, going back to when he first rose to fame as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2009. During his run on the show, photos surfaced of him kissing another man and conservative media figures such as former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly moved to use them as fodder in the budding American culture war, questioning whether it would impact the competition, which is decided through fan voting. Lambert ended up as the runner-up in the show’s eighth season, but by now, his career has become far more expansive than Kris Allen, who came in first.
America’s cultural views of the gay community have also evolved drastically since Lambert was on “Idol.”
“I think there’s been a lot of progress in a decade. If you rewind, from when I first started, we’re in a much different place now,” Lambert said. “That’s not to say that it’s easy and there’s not more work to be done.”
Lambert acknowledges the political encroachment into LGBTQ+ issues, such as the Don’t Say Gay bill. But in a way, he believes it could be a sign of backlash to great progress being made.
“If you think about it, that’s a sign that things are pushing forward,” he said. “When conservatives and homophobes are nervous, that means progress is moving forward. I think to those that stand in the way of equality and progress, that’s a terrifying thing.”
But “beautifully,” change is happening, Lambert said. And the backlash is a “knee-jerk reaction to change.”
It wasn’t so much the case when Lambert was growing up, he said. Back then, it was difficult “finding, like, a gay man to look at and say ‘I identify with this guy.’”
“Whereas now, a young queer person has plenty of resources, whether it’s on TV or the internet. And ways to connect with other people that are like you, we didn’t have that growing up,” Lambert said.
These days, an artist’s sexuality might be acknowledged as more of an afterthought, not a core tenet of their brand.
“It’s not a genre of music, it’s ‘this person happens to be gay,’ ” Lambert said.
To Lambert, media holds massive power in how people learn to identify themselves, and recalls the impact it had on him as a youth. He recalls watching “Will and Grace,” a landmark sitcom in gay representation in television, with his parents. Humor was helpful, Lambert said, in breaking the ice to talk about that lifestyle.
“I remember watching it with my parents before I was out and thinking ‘they’re not freaked out or grossed out by these characters,’” Lambert said.
Asked what gay musicians he might have looked up to growing up, Lambert said they were few and far between. Elton John, for one, was out by 1992. George Michael, as well, came out publicly in the 1990s in an incident that Lambert described as “the police sort of entrapped him,” referring to his 1998 arrest in Beverly Hills in which an undercover police officer used a sting tactic to arrest Michael for engaging in a lewd act in a public restroom.
Lambert was born in Indianapolis and raised in San Diego. He became involved in musical theater at an early age and after high school moved to Los Angeles. There, he said he continued in theater and began to seek out “just any performance opportunity.”
“That slowly led me to other types of work, I was being employed as a singer and I started really loving that. There’s some freedom here that I don’t get when I’m doing theater,” Lambert said.
He began performing in the local bar circuit in Los Angeles and writing his own music for the first time, a complicated process for anyone.
“It’s magic, not to sound corny, but you’re creating something out of nothing,” Lambert said. “The flip side to it is you’re sitting there going, ‘is this good?’ There’s a lot of guessing that comes with it. When I first started doing it, I didn’t have the strongest instincts. When I’m writing a song now, I trust my instincts more. It’s easier to sort of know if something’s good or not.”
“American Idol” premiered in 2002 and was a pop culture phenomenon, kickstarting the careers of several now-household names. Lambert said he’d been a fan of the show when he heard they were holding auditions and tried out on a whim, with low expectations.
“I thought ‘why don’t I give this a shot’ and I had no expectations. Like, will it be anything? Maybe I’ll get on TV for five minutes,” Lambert said. “I thought, maybe I’m a little too left of center for this audience.”
But each week, Lambert advanced in the competition.
“And every week I thought, ‘really?!’”
More.. www.keysnews.com/news/local/adam-lambert-dubs-key-west-show-unofficial-we-say-gay-tour/article_00b734fc-bff0-11ec-aabc-bf5a6b982344.html
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Post by pi on Apr 23, 2022 1:57:22 GMT -5
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