Adam Lambert on Queen gig: ‘Would Freddie Mercury like the way I sing?’
nypost.comAdam Lambert has often thought about what Freddie Mercury might think. “I often wonder, ‘Is Freddie’s spirit aware that we’re still celebrating him and singing his music?
Would Freddie like the way I sing?’ And I hope, with all my heart, that he would approve of everything that we’ve been doing with these songs,” Lambert, 41, told The Post. “For me, a ghost is the memory of somebody that’s existing collectively in a group of people.
The entire audience is remembering Freddie, so his ghost is in the room. And I hope it’s a happy, satisfied, proud ghost.”Lambert has been the ultimate cover boy since hesang his way to a runner-up finish on “American Idol” in 2009.
And the tune transformer continues to flex his powers of interpretation on his new album “High Drama” (out Friday), radically remaking songs by everyone from Duran Duran and Kings of Leon to Lana Del Rey and Billie Eilish.“I wanted to do songs that could come from my own life, from my experiences,” said Lambert. “And I wanted to do songs that were [by] other artists who were real individuals.
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