Adam Lambert Quotes

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

Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.

There's no regrets for me.

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

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.

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

The only lifestyle I'm promoting is the lifestyle of love and friendship. The lifestyle of music, and joy, and fashion. So whoever wants to come and get part of that lifestyle, we accept anybody.

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

I try to go throughout my daily life just as if nothing has changed, but you don't have much anonymity anymore, which feels really good. People come up, and say hi and they enjoy your work.

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.

Bowie's been a huge influence on me.

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

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.

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

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

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

My first album was completed in three months.

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.

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.

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

I like to get real pretty.

I don't like to look typical.

That's plenty of time to sleep when we died

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

I have crushes on women all the time.

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?

No escaping when I start, once I'm in I own your heart

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.

All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.

My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.

You are so much more, than your orientation, you know it and I know it.

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.

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

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

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

I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.

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.

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

Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.

I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.

I have nothing to hide.

Fame is a very strange animal.

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.

I don't feel closeted.

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

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

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.

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

I wanted to look different because I felt different

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

At least I can say that I'm honest.

Fantasy is so much hotter than reality most of the time

People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff ... Chill out! And just enjoy yourself.

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

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

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

I had a lot of fun with my costume designer.

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

I'm not a babysitter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.

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

I need to be able to explain myself in context.

My M.O. is just do what you do and don't feel like you have to make apologies for it. I'm sure there will come a point when I have to apologize for something, but not yet.

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

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

Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.

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

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.

I didn't feel attractive in high school.

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.

There's not a blueprint for me to follow.

I worked at Starbucks when I was 16 ... It was all right.

My mother was always supportive.

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