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Adam Lambert on Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality: ‘I Don’t Recognize How In the Closet He Actually Was’
When the trailer for the upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody dropped last week, avid fans took to Twitter to shame the trailer for leaving out any refer of frontman Freddie Mercury’s alleged bisexuality. While the singer seems to possess never directly confirmed his sexuality while he was alive, many have argued that he was male lover or bisexual due to the relationships he had with both men and women.
Queen’s latest frontman, pop superstar Adam Lambert, told Attitude in a recent cover story interview that he’s not convinced the iconic singer was hiding his sexuality from the world. “I don’t comprehend how ‘in the closet’ Freddie actually was,” he said.
The “What Do You Want From Me” singer said that while Mercury had a tendency to answer questions about his sexuality in a facetious way, he still occasionally answered the questions. “There were interviews where they were asking if he was gay and he said: ‘Yeah as a daffodil… gay as a daffodil,’” Lambert said. “And I
Even after eight years as frontman for the iconic Queen, Adam Lambert is still billed as a separate entity — and still feels the require to explain his role.
“I know what some of you may be thinking,” he has told concert crowds on more than one occasion. “I’m just going to call it out: ‘He’s no Freddie.’ No shit! Because there will only be one rock god named Freddie Mercury.”
Indeed, the frontmen differ in vocal range: Lambert, a clarion-clear tenor, ranging three octaves and a B2-B5 semitone; the behind Mercury, possessing a range of F#2-G5 — just over three octaves, heading into four-octave range.
Yet, despite the “American Idol” alumnus’ refusal to imitate his legendary forerunner, there’s no denying that original guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor wound up with yet another vivacious and theatrically rakish singer.
When Lambert and Queen obtain the stage at Wells Fargo Center this weekend, fans also might be making another comparison — with Rami Malek, who won the “Best Actor” Oscar earlier this year for his portrayal of Mercury in the slick biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which became cinematic gold. Except Malek didn’t actually sing: He lip-synced.
To be sure, Lambert w
28 Jun The Reintroduction of Adam Lambert: How an Ex-American Idol Is Taking Charge and Entity Unapologetically Gay
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Adam Lambert, left, sings in 2015 with Queen guitarist Brian May, who has called Lambert “a gift from God.” (“Queen + Adam Lambert 16” by Flickr user marcen27 / CC BY 2.0 license)
Commentary, Joseph De La Cruz
I was on my way to work a couple of weeks ago when I pulled out my mobile and did what many do nowadays during their morning commute: scroll TikTok. I ignored my usuals, the many BookTok accounts I follow, the attractive cosplayers who dress up like Spider-Man, Hercules and Cyclops, and went linear to my For You Page. I tend to overlook it because it hardly gets it right nowadays, but for once, it did, giving me pop star Adam Lambert.
As a ’90s gay Latino millennial, I looked up to Adam when he came on the music scene as the runner-up on the eighth season of “American Idol” in 2009. For a kid who belted out Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” to a cherish interest that didn’t exist, or a to an unfaithful partner, Carr
Adam Lambert is owning his queerness. How the 'American Idol' star conquers homophobia
Adam Lambert placed second on "American Idol" about 14 years ago. Now, he's conquered a category all his own.
A big part of that journey? His queerness.
"I like not being like everybody else. I enjoy finding my individuality," Lambert says over Zoom in April. His effervescent and electric tone soars across the screen: "Queerness in my career has given me a certain amount of purpose and drive, to prove that gender non-conforming people are valid and can be successful and can connect and warrant every opportunity that our straight friends get."
Since "Idol," the singer, 41, has guest starred on "Glee," toured with Queen, started a LGBTQ nonprofit called the Feel Something Foundation, had his feature film debut in "Fairyland" and won a Creative Coalition award for his work elevating gender non-conforming visibility in independent cinema. (That's all?!)
A far cry from his life pre-"Idol" to be sure. "When I was in my preceding 20s, I was really awkward. I wasn't owning it yet. And now it's like, 'Oh, OK, yeah, what are we doing?'"
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Adam Lambert: 'I didn't consider I'd have a shot'
But discrimination doesn't disappear overnight. When Lambert gave his male bassist an impromptu kiss during a 2009 Awards performance, TV network ABC threatened to sue him.
"The network was enjoy, 'How dare you?' They banned me for a while. They threatened me with a lawsuit. It was like, 'Oh, okay, that's where we're at,'" he recalled in an acceptance speech at this year's Sundance film festival.
Since then, he added, "more and more young people" have let him recognize that his "flamboyant" TV appearances gave them the courage to come out to their parents.
He's worried, however, about the increasingly anti-LGBTQ rhetoric of America's evangelical right, and the rising number of aggressive attacks on gay bars and drag shows.
When he debuted Ordinary World on US television, external, he dedicated the track to victims of the Colorado Springs tragedy, where a gunman opened fire on an LGBTQ club, killing five and injuring at least 17 others.
Filmed largely in black and colorless, the performance saw Lambert moving through a haunted, abstract room,
Adam Lambert: 'I didn't consider I'd have a shot'
But discrimination doesn't disappear overnight. When Lambert gave his male bassist an impromptu kiss during a 2009 Awards performance, TV network ABC threatened to sue him.
"The network was enjoy, 'How dare you?' They banned me for a while. They threatened me with a lawsuit. It was like, 'Oh, okay, that's where we're at,'" he recalled in an acceptance speech at this year's Sundance film festival.
Since then, he added, "more and more young people" have let him recognize that his "flamboyant" TV appearances gave them the courage to come out to their parents.
He's worried, however, about the increasingly anti-LGBTQ rhetoric of America's evangelical right, and the rising number of aggressive attacks on gay bars and drag shows.
When he debuted Ordinary World on US television, external, he dedicated the track to victims of the Colorado Springs tragedy, where a gunman opened fire on an LGBTQ club, killing five and injuring at least 17 others.
Filmed largely in black and colorless, the performance saw Lambert moving through a haunted, abstract room,