There was a lot of me trying to be a 'fixer.' I was that kind of guy. I'd meet someone who had 'so much potential' that needed 'help.' I think that was kind of my curse for a long time.
— Adam Lambert
I don't feel closeted.
There's not a blueprint for me to follow.
A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.
When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.
I don't like to look typical.
I wasn't unhappy, but I was a little like: 'Is this it? Really?' I was thirsty.
My mother was always supportive.
At least I can say that I'm honest.
I need to be able to explain myself in context.
I like 'Rocky Horror.'
I've only dressed in drag three or four times.
It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced.
Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!
I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
I have crushes on women all the time. I don't have intimate relationships with them, but I find women beautiful.
I am gay, and I'm very comfortable with it.
I have crushes on women all the time.
'Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in.
I think the British audience might be more open-minded with some of my imagery and weird choices.
Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.
So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you're doing something right.
I was really beating myself up about performances and how I looked and this and that.
There's no regrets for me.
I worked at Starbucks when I was 16... It was all right.
I like to get real pretty.
I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.
I am who I am.
I'm proud of my sexuality.
The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.
I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don't think it's a better way or the way, but it's my way.
I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.
I've been known to make out with girls from time to time. Couple drinks involved, you know. It's fun. And who knows? Maybe it'll go further someday. I don't know.
I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.
There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.
Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
I think Lady Gaga is great and is changing pop music and bringing back a certain rock 'n' roll spirit, swagger to the game.
Bowie's been a huge influence on me.
I try to go throughout my daily life just as if nothing has changed, but you don't have much anonymity anymore, which feels really good. People come up, and say hi and they enjoy your work.
I'm not a babysitter.
You can't plan everything - if I did a performance exactly how I rehearsed it, it would be so boring.
There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.
Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.
I have nothing to hide.
All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.
I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.
I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay.
I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself the label 'bisexual', but bi-curious? Yea.
