2.25.12 Adam on Saturday Night Online TONIGHT

I think that Slash going on Idol because of Adam is a myth -- or at least it was never said publicly.

Slash posted he was going to mentor Rock Week on April 27. 2009 -- two days before the Top 5 Rat Pack results show -- so he did not even know that Adam was going to make it to Rock Week.

Slash wrote this about his decision to mentor on Idol:

American Idol producers convinced reluctant rocker Slash to mentor contestants on the TV singing competition by handing over complete control of their upcoming rock-themed week.

The former Guns 'N' Roses star will advise the final four hopefuls on this week's Rock Week.

And Slash admits he was a skeptic even after other high-profile entertainers -- including filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and actor/singer Jamie Foxx -- served as mentors this season.

He writes on his MySpace blog: "I was reluctant at 1st, but they offered me the freedom to do it however I wanted. More importantly, there are a few singers this year who are really impressive. It's the 1st time any AI line-up has really caught my attention... Those AI kids can sing their a**es off."
Link: www.chartattack.com/news/68947/slash-to-appear-on-american-idol

No specific mention of Adam until his May 4th Tweet -- over a week after he committed to be a mentor.

'American Idol': Rock Week mentor Slash digs Adam Lambert
EW.com May 5, 2009 by Mandi Bierly

This week’s American Idol mentor, Slash, is already praising frontrunner Adam Lambert, via Twitter. The guitarist, who emphatically tweeted "I’m going to attempt to make ‘Rock Week’ on American Idol exactly that’ on April 29, has followed with other messages to his 14,677 followers: "The contestants from AI picked some really cool songs for next week, thank god!" on May 1, and "Those AI kids can sing their asses off, especially Adam" on May 2. We’ll see the fruits of Slash’s labor tonight, when American Idol‘s final four take the stage.
Link: news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/05/american-idol-a/

But as far as I can tell he never said he want on the show because of Adam.

At the time, if he had said this, it would have been a big deal and been added to the lists of complaints about the producers favoring Adam.

Adam's run on Idol was spectacular. And he impressed a lot of people -- from Smokey to Slash to Queen. And Randy Travis will never forget him!! But some of the history is getting embellished at bit.

No real QUEEN fan would object because Brian May wrote this song and sang lead vocal on a large part of the song.

There are some Freddie fans who are a bit religious about preserving his memory and legacy. But I think most QUEEN fans, are fans of the entire band. What would QUEEN have been without John Deacon's bass? (he retired in 1997).