Superstar Adam Lambert, who performed on American Idol Thursday, talked to The Hollywood Reporter this week about a variety of topics including the dance remix of his anthem Aftermath (proceeds from download sales of the song benefit the Trevor Project) and about the exciting current Idol contestant James Durbin.
Here are some highlights:
THR: You performed on Idol last season with lasers and smoke, this acoustic version of “Aftermath” was far more stripped down. Is that meant to convey the vulnerability of the song? How did you feel about the performance?
Adam Lambert: I felt really good. It was a bit out-of-body, as usual, but I always find that those are probably the best performances. There’s something kind of magical that happens when you’re completely in another zone. It’s like peoples’ energy affecting you from the outside in.
Q. And getting across the message of the song was important to you…
A. Yeah, it’s about being honest with yourself and the people you love. We’ve all been there where we’ve been worried about that moment — whether it’s having a secret or something to overcome or get past – of chaos that happens right before you make the big step to fix it or to relieve yourself. It’s a scary time, it’s uncertain, so that’s one of the things that I wrote the song about. In my mind, it was about coming out and how scary a step that is. And how once you do make the leap, you go, “Wow, I feel liberated, there are other people like me, all I feel now is love!” Hopefully the message gets out there.
Q. Which ties together nicely with the Trevor Project initiative?
A. It can be about a lot of different things. It’s a really interesting song because one of the people I wrote it with was talking about overcoming addiction, someone else said it spoke about family. When I was an adolescent, I was really confused and had the good fortune to be raised in a very liberal, open home, but not everybody is. Back when I was dealing with that, I didn’t really have a lot of examples. So that was one of the other reasons why I wanted this song to be a battle-cry, because there’s not a lot of people that are championing this type of issue.
Q. Last year it was Siobhan Magnus, this year, people compare James Durbin to you. You just met James, what was that like?
A. He’s great. He seems like such a nice guy and he sounds great on the show. He’s amazing, a total rocker!
Q. And the comparisons, whether welcome or dismissed?
A. I take it as a compliment because I think he’s good. And he said the same thing. I do see the similarities with the high rocker thing but I do think we’re really different as well. It’s like saying me and David Cook are the same just because we’re both guys and singing rock. I think James is much more metal. And if I had to make any sort of observation, I’d venture to say he’s more 80s and I’m more 70s. But I think he’s really talented.
HollywoodNews.com: Lady Gaga recently decided to cancel her exclusive agreement with Target in regard to her upcoming album due to their LGBT policy and political support, a move Adam Lambert is on board with.
Lambert recently revealed that he thinks she made a smart move, states The Hollywood Reporter.
“I think the responsibility of today’s pop stars is to liberate the masses. In that everyone can be whatever they wanna be,” Lambert says about what stars should do for their fans.
“I think she’s f—ing fantastic. And it’s something beyond sexuality. She’s got a lot of ideas and savvy,” Lambert said about Gaga’s decision to not associate herself with a company whose policies she didn’t agree with.
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