My wish is for gay to become less of a label, and more of just one of many great colors in the collective box of humanity.
— Adam Lambert
I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose.
I'm so happy to be in a committed relationship.
I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.
I'm inspired by history, different periods.
Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.
Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.
I love myself and I am a good person.
I've always been fond of the glam-rocker title.
I didn't feel attractive in high school.
I never wore full-on eyeliner in high school, but I wanted to.
Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.
I nitpick details.
The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with, that become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are.
Fame is a very strange animal.
Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.
Los Angeles can be a really sad city.
In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.
When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.
I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television.
I would love to do a live show with dancers and fashion and scenic elements - definitely bring my love of the theater to a concert-style performance.
I'm very inspired by past music.
I wouldn't ever give myself the label bisexual, but bi-curious, yeah.
I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
My M.O. is just do what you do and don't feel like you have to make apologies for it. I'm sure there will come a point when I have to apologize for something, but not yet.
My first album was completed in three months.
I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.
I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
I get why certain actors want to stay in the closet.
Conforming is not cool.
I just talk a lot, that's the problem.
I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing.
People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff... Chill out! And just enjoy yourself.
Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.
I haven't had many relationships.
I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.
When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.
I think sometimes we're meant to do something but things aren't lined up correctly.
I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all.
For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.
I had a lot of fun with my costume designer.
I was afraid to express myself for a while.
I'm trying to convey to my audience that you really can't judge a book by its cover, and there's more to the universe than you can see with your eyes.
After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
I've sung other people's music all my life.
