Adam Lambert is There for Life’s High Drama
metroweekly.com“He’s doing what?”“Is he really right for that?”“Can he make that work?”These are the types of comments and queries that appear in articles, on social media, and in conversations whenever something new arrives or when he announces he’s going to take on a new project.
Everything seems like a stretch. Or perhaps an odd choice.But here’s the other thing about Adam Lambert — he always makes it work.Following his time on American Idol, Lambert went from singing soaring ballads to hard electro-pop bangers, presenting his music to the world as a man who wears makeup and dances suggestively with other men on stage.
A risk, but one that has cemented his status as an icon in the LGBTQ community and a powerhouse performer.More than a decade ago, classic rock fans and even those who stick to contemporary pop were surprised to hear he’d agreed to perform with the legendary band Queen.
Not everyone was thrilled with the collaboration. Now, he tours the world with them regularly, and he even charted a No. 1 album with the outfit in their home country of the U.K.
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