Despite his having appeared more than half dozen times with Queen, Adam Lambert says he still finds himself caught off guard by the power and majesty of their music.
“Sometimes I find myself on stage, like, watching them like a fan — like, ‘Oh my God!,” Lambert says in this clip. “I forget: ‘Oh, yeah, I’m supposed to be singing!’ I’ll watch Roger and Brian just kill it. These guys are rock royalty. No one can deny that, or dispute that. They’re named Queen!”
Lambert, who’s taking over for the late Freddie Mercury, most recently appeared with Queen as part of September’s iHeart music event in Las Vegas. Since, he’s rekindled the acting bug that was actually a huge part of his life, before American Idol turned Lambert into a singing sensation in 2009.
Lambert is set to guest on TV’s Glee this Thursday night, singing “Marry the Night” by Lady Gaga in an episode called “A Katy or a Gaga.” His character Elliott Gilbert is nicknamed “Starchild.” Ironically, Lambert auditioned for Glee five years ago, but didn’t make the cut.
“I was drawn to Queen, and to Freddie, because of his theatricality,” Lambert adds. “It felt familiar to me, in a way. It was kind of marrying the best of both worlds — theater and rock ‘n’ roll.”
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He’s actually performed 9 times with Queen. I have the DVDs and watch them often. No one has the stage presence and vocal acrobatics like Adam. How can anyone stand the mundane singers on the radio when this guy has so much to offer. Some day I hope America realizes what they are missing. Please tour with Queen again Adam.
You’re right about the mundane singers on the radio–also the singers on The Voice and The X Factor. So glad Adam is being seen again on Glee by the people who wonder where has he been and others who are saying they have never heard this phenomenal singer before. If the AMA’s can invite Miley Cyrus to perform after her controversial performances, they can invite Adam back again–he doesn’t take his clothes off!
Adam’s voice hits me where I live. He’s the best male vocalist in the music business today. And Queen is epic and they suit each other perfectly
in contemporary music today there is adam…and there is everyone else. twenty years from now he’ll still be singing while the rest are left by the wayside. pity that some people just don’t see it that way. forget his personal life. just listen to his voice. rock on, you gorgeous creature!!