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Post by pi on Nov 8, 2019 16:50:32 GMT -5
SCHWULISSIMO - translated from GermanIN THE INTERVIEWAdam LambertPerfect timing: Queen and Adam Lambert announce their "Bohemian Rhapsody" tour for three Germany concerts in 2020. And Lambert (37, over five million sold records) with "Velvet: Side A" the first part of his fourth studio album. Then the otherwise so powerful-sounding Queen singer with falsetto vocals strikes completely new tones. But not only in music, the Americans seem to have arrived, even in life: For a year he is happy with the Spanish model Javi Costa Polo liiert. What impact love had on his new album, which identity crises he had to overcome and how Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen helped him, said Lambert at the interview in Berlin.Mr. Lambert, in the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" you had a cameo in 2018. Was it a pleasure to play a hustler?
Moment! I played a trucker, not a hustler! I do not think the guy was paid for sex, but to drive a truck. (Laughs)
But that you just hook up with Freddie Mercury in the movie, did you like it?
I immediately said, "Sure, it's going to be fun!" I'm the first guy Freddie's eye drops. That's beautiful, sweet irony, right? But I have to say: It was an icy night when we shot the scene. Since the warm thoughts fell hard.
The people who are still criticizing Queen for going on tour with another singer must have been a thorn in the side.
Definitely! But the bigger stinky finger on the Hater is the common documentary that Queen and I released. It's like this: Brian May and Roger Taylor wrote some of these songs. They have every right to go out there and perform. But you need a singer. So I sing these damn great songs for the audience. It's not very complicated among us three. But it's interesting that from time to time there are still people who think they have to tell me that Freddie is better.
Your reaction to it?
Freddie is the man for the job! It's his stuff, too. I would not know how to sing these pieces if Freddie had not taught me. But it is not a competition.
But now you pile deep. You've even made Cher weep for the Kennedy award with your vote.
I was incredibly nervous at the gig! I was jet-lagged, and my adrenaline went out of control. Normally, I am hardened. But sometimes such an adrenaline rush brings a great deal of vulnerability to the fore. Emotionally, my channels were wide open. But that made the performance so special.
Do you feel safe with your voice?
On good days. I am my worst critic and a perfectionist. I go to court with me hard. At concerts, I sometimes get the inspiration in the middle of a song: Oh, that's not going well. Then I go offstage and say, "That was awful, really shit." If I'm seriously worried, I'll check it out on YouTube to see how bad it was. Most of the time I think: It sounds okay.
Is there anything that could vocally bring you out of the comfort zone?
On my new album, I have clearly moved out of the comfort zone! I brought in more soul, melody and phrasing. That was a challenge. Because I love soul music for so long. I use more falsetto than usual, which feels good and different to me. Prince was an inspiration in this regard. I always used to think, what can I do to attract attention? This time it was more important to me to find the right vibe than to indicate with my voice volume.
The sound sounds very sexy.
I like music that creates a mood. Whether that is playful or danceable or just sensual-sexy. Some of the songs take you to the bedroom, others to the dancefloor, one quite clearly into the kitchen. I like the idea that music can change the feeling of the moment. It is then like medicine.
If I ask you about your career highlights, would that be more Queen-related moments or solo activities?
As well ... as. The fact that I can do both things very actively makes it so special for me. A highlight with Queen was definitely to have opened this year's Academy Awards. That was crazy. The fact that my second solo album went to # 1, making me the first openly gay artist in America to succeed, is a milestone! When it happened, I could not believe it myself that I was the first one. And a Grammy nomination brought me the record also.
Do you have the feeling that you still have to fight for something as an artist?
In the beginning it was the stigma of being a participant in a casting show that I had to fight. But it does not matter nowadays. I trust my work, my music and my creativity more than ever before. I've spent a lot of time in the new songs, writing them along with great songwriters. But it's very easy to get swallowed up by the music industry. I experienced that firsthand.
In an Instagram post, you called it your identity crisis.
Yes, that's it. I was just chasing after the hit. I tried to make the music for other people, not for myself. In addition, I put so much energy into my career that I totally neglected my private life. But I have been well under control for a few years now. When I realized it, I stopped talking to friends. I had to remember why I'm doing this, what I love about it, what my destiny is, and where my joy comes from. When I reconnected, everything cleared up. The music for the record complied. I did not care about trends on the radio. I just followed my intuition.
Brian May and Roger Taylor are said to have helped you out of the crisis.
Simply by setting a good example! They do not get excited about little things. They have experience and gone through so much. Listening to your reflections and stories helped me. Brian is a great friend of communicating anyway. Being surrounded by both of them is wonderfully educational. They are true rock stars.
Are you in a good place today?
Oh yeah. I met someone who changed my view of many things. I did not actively search for it, it was coincidence and it clicked. That has revived everything in me. A new romance is so inspiring. The song "New Eyes" is a statement in this regard. I know now how nice it is to sing a song with a feeling that you are really feeling right now.
Did you see the George Michael documentary "Freedom"? In it he talks about how great it is to have that one particular person in the audience for whom you sing every night.
Yes, that's interesting: if you're a performer and you go on stage, you get all the energy from the audience. Then the show is over, you're back in your hotel room, the bus, the plane or whatever. And it feels like someone is shoving you off the cliff. It's a blatant adrenaline rush, not the easiest thing to do with it or get used to it. But now someone is with me, and we admire each other. That's what love does.
How about your self-love? British pop star Sam Smith recently dropped out on Bodyshaming for men. You liked the post on Instagram.
That was so incredibly brave of him! Especially because there is a kind of double standard. There is the body-positive movement in women. But there is not much talk about it when it comes to us men. Especially the gay scene has a very body conscious community. There is this over-standard in terms of physical beauty - I say that is much more extreme than heterosexual men. Much is due to the fact that we were educated gay men not to come out. We have to deal with all the shame, we feel weird and different or just wrong. All these thoughts become part of your physicality and the way you think about your body. So there's an extra layer of crap we have to deal with.
So you can connect to the topic?
I always had my uncertainties! Ironically, the place where I feel most comfortable is on stage. When it's time to ruffle and do what I do, it's also the moment I draw my energy. Acceptance and confirmation I get through appearances. On stage, I meet my self-confident self. But in my private life? I often doubt myself.
How do Brian May and Roger Taylor react when they come to warm singing in their extravagant wardrobe in the evening?
I wear the same every night. It only changes from tour to tour. But of course, I make a statement with my clothes in any case. It definitely existed, the moments when Roger and Brian dropped their jaws when I stood in front of them in full make-up. But looking back at the clothes Freddie wore, they are also very crazy. For me, this apparition is part of Queen.
In what way?
I loved Freddie's outfits. There was always an element of comedy included. He did not take himself too seriously; he knew that sparkling catsuits always have something ridiculous about them. But that's the point. That was the game he created. It had to be a bit moody and exaggerated. That made Freddie and Queen so special. This "camp" factor has been lost in our generation. Somebody wears something, and people think he's serious. Most people no longer understand what camping means.
Roger Taylor called you the "Camp Elvis".
Yes, he got it! I've always loved playing with silliness with my outfit. That's rock'n'roll for me.
schwulissimo.de/ausgequetscht/im-interview-adam-lambert
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