Adam Lambert Quotes & Sayings

#1. Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!

#2. I wasn't unhappy, but I was a little like: 'Is this it? Really?' I was thirsty.

#3. There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality ... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.

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#4. I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.

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#5. I need to be able to explain myself in context.

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#6. I had a lot of fun with my costume designer.

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#7. I'm inspired by history, different periods.

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#8. If something doesn't look right, throw some glitter on it.

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#9. I've sung other people's music all my life.

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#10. I was afraid to express myself for a while.

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#11. I've always been fond of the glam-rocker title.

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#12. I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don't think it's a better way or the way, but it's my way.

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#13. I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.

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#14. When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.

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#15. There's no regrets for me.

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#16. That's plenty of time to sleep when we died

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#17. My wish is for gay to become less of a label, and more of just one of many great colors in the collective box of humanity.

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#18. So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you're doing something right.

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#19. I was looking for something and I wasn't sure what it was. [After experimenting with] certain funguses, I had a psychedelic experience where I looked up at the clouds and went, 'Oh!' I realized that we all have our own power, and that whatever I wanted to do, I had to make happen.

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#20. When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.

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#21. There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.

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#22. I like to get real pretty.

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#23. Be who you want to be - be free in your own skin, be liberated and feel beautiful, and do what you want to do without judgement

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#24. I think the British audience might be more open-minded with some of my imagery and weird choices.

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#25. Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.

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#26. I've only dressed in drag three or four times.

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#27. I just talk a lot, that's the problem.

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#28. Love overcomes hate. Love has no color. Love has no orientation. All is love.

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#29. I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all.

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#30. It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced.

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#31. I never really listen to what people say. My thing is that my favorite artists are artists that are theatrical. Obviously when you are doing a recording, things aren't gonna translate as over-the-top.

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#32. The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.

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#33. You can't plan everything - if I did a performance exactly how I rehearsed it, it would be so boring.

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#34. I think Lady Gaga is great and is changing pop music and bringing back a certain rock 'n' roll spirit, swagger to the game.

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#35. We don't have a lot of men on stage doing flamboyant or theatrical. We have a lot of female pop stars doing it, but where are the guys? Where's the classic pop-rock showman?

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#36. The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with, that become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are.

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#37. I like 'Rocky Horror.'

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#38. Bowie's been a huge influence on me.

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#39. Life is all about taking risk to get what you want.

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#40. The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose.

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#41. I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.

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#42. 'Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in.

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#43. I think sometimes we're meant to do something but things aren't lined up correctly.

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#44. I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.

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#45. I have nothing to hide.

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#46. I like adding little elements into the final mix. I'm more fond of the '70s glam than '80s. I have that style of vocals ... there are a lot of pop artists who are using the glam vibe in their music. I'm part of that wave.

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#47. I don't like to look typical.

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#48. I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television.

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#49. I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself the label 'bisexual', but bi-curious? Yea.

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#50. I'm so happy to be in a committed relationship.

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#51. There's a certain amount of mind control that happens. Everybody is living in a world where they're being controlled. They're being told what to think, what to do, and what to eat.

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#52. If My New Album Isn't Out in 2014, Something is Seriously Wrong!

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#53. I love myself and I am a good person.

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#54. I am gay, and I'm very comfortable with it.

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#55. I think the responsibility of pop stars is to liberate the masses. In that everyone can be whatever they wanna be. You can march to your own beat. It's so hard sometimes in our country because conformity is the way things are pushed.

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#56. I didn't feel attractive in high school.

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#57. My first album was completed in three months.

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#58. I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.

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#59. In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.

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#60. The album feels like a new era for me
emotionally, lyrically, sonically. It feels fresh, it feels new. It's still me. It's still stuff that fans know and love but it's a new chapter 100 percent.

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#61. I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.

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#62. I wouldn't ever give myself the label bisexual, but bi-curious, yeah.

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#63. I've been known to make out with girls from time to time. Couple drinks involved, you know. It's fun. And who knows? Maybe it'll go further someday. I don't know.

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#64. I'm not a babysitter.

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#65. If sexy scares you, don't listen to my music.

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#66. I have crushes on women all the time. I don't have intimate relationships with them, but I find women beautiful.

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#67. Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

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#68. Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.

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#69. I'm proud of my sexuality.

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#70. Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.

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#71. Fantasy is so much hotter than reality most of the time

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#72. I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.

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#73. I'm trying to convey to my audience that you really can't judge a book by its cover, and there's more to the universe than you can see with your eyes.

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#74. I get why certain actors want to stay in the closet.

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#75. Being who you are is a lot easier than faking it.

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#76. I would love to do a live show with dancers and fashion and scenic elements - definitely bring my love of the theater to a concert-style performance.

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#77. At least I can say that I'm honest.

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#78. I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.

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#79. You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.

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#80. I have crushes on women all the time.

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#81. A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.

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#82. I'm a freak in the fondest way possible.

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#83. I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.

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#84. Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.

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#85. I never wore full-on eyeliner in high school, but I wanted to.

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#86. Conforming is not cool.

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#87. The best way to be loved, is to love yourself.

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#88. I was really beating myself up about performances and how I looked and this and that.

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#89. After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.

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#90. I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.

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#91. I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay.

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#92. Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.

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