"I’m so refreshed by her. I think she’s finally taking risks. Like where are those people? You know what I mean? I’m inspired by it. I’m like, ‘Yeah, fuck yeah. Let’s take risks. I think she’s smart. I predict that she will experiment and change it up a little bit. She’s got to show a little crack in the veneer for the audience to really get a three-dimensional view of who she is. I love that she’s brave enough to be that eccentric. I think it takes balls to be that out there.”

- Adam Lambert on Lady GaGa to Out magazine

[Image via WENN.]

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"I heard theyre trying to do a remake of Jesus Christ Superstar and I want to play Judas. I'm going to start publicly campaigning for it. I think a movie would be really cool!"

- Adam Lambert tells TV Guide what's next for him

[Image via WENN.]

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After receiving open letters from Out magazine's editor-in-chief, Aaron Hicklin, and reporter Shana Krochmal about his "too gay"-fearing management, Adam Lambert took to his Twitter to address the subject.

Well, kinda!

He tweets:

"Dear Aaron, it's def not that deep. Chill! Guess ya gotta get attention for the magazine. U too are at the mercy of the marketing machine.

Until we have a meaningful conversation, perhaps you should refrain from projecting your publications' agenda onto my career.

Fair enough but, what about your management?! It seems that they have some questions to answer!!!

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We posted earlier today the shocking Editor's Note from this month's issue of Out Magazine, in which the editor-in-chief put Adam Lambert's management on blast for requesting his interview not come off as "too gay."

To back up his story, the journalist who interviewed Adam has also released a statement, detailing her part in what unfolded with Adam's people.

She writes:

"Let's get the most obvious thing out of the way first: Yes, it is totally absurd to imagine that anyone thinks they can somehow control or manage how gay Adam Lambert seems on any given day. You've seen him, right? Maybe read an interview with him? That's exactly what I love about Adam, that in addition to being able to sing his face off (his words), he is defiantly, outrageously campy and queer—and that he seems to have such a sense of humor about it, and a willingness to shake things up.

That said: Despite plenty of back and forth between the magazine and the label about the cover and the photo shoot, I still wasn't prepared for what happened when I showed up at the 19 Entertainment offices for the interview. I briefly met Adam, and then the publicist and I walked out to the balcony, at which point I was cautioned against making the interview "too gay," or, "you know, gay-gay." Specifically I was discouraged from asking about the March on Washington that upcoming weekend or other political topics. I pointed out the difference between the Advocate, Out's sister newsmagazine, and Out, which is more broadly a men's fashion and lifestyle book, but obviously made no promises one way or the other. It was pretty awkward, as if we were discussing two totally different people—an Adam who doesn't seem to have any real filter when talking about his life or his opinions, and an Adam who could somehow be contained, made safe for mainstream America.

When Adam joined us, the publicist left, and Adam and I sat down for a little over an hour on our own. You can read a transcript of it here. (It was very lightly edited, mostly to remove blathering set-up for questions on my part or redundant or vague discussion of an album that, in early October, didn't even contain a track listing.) He clearly has no trouble expressing himself on any issue, be it political, cultural, sexual or musical.

I still wish I'd been more surprised when I was met with such a ludicrous and offensive request. I am a journalist. I ask questions. Out is a magazine whose primary audience is gay men. Is anyone confused about that? I've been doing this for a long time and though I've been generically warned in a similar fashion before—"let's make it upbeat and fun!" reps often say, or "just talk about the album/movie/TV show!"—it's never been quite so egregious or with such an obvious expectation that I would comply.

When I filed my piece I included in the email what happened that day, and like Aaron's letter from the editor, it was full of anger. (Aaron at least has the excuse of being British, and in my experience when he's pissed off, everything he writes sounds more formal.) This is our profession, as much as Adam's is singing and entertaining. A decision to celebrate and respect that talent is why none of the circumstances surrounding the interview were mentioned in my piece within the actual portfolio.

I think Aaron's very right to point out that this scenario—a pop star at this level out from the get-go—is basically unprecedented. I've seen such striking change in even the last two or three years of how comfortable industry gatekeepers and their clients are in handling such new territory. We're witnessing a changing of the guard, and it's bound to overlap a bit in the middle, creating these strange moments where we work with both proudly out stars and their reluctant handlers, sometimes at odd with each other even when they have the same ultimate goals. I'm sorry it happened like this, too. But I'm looking forward to Adam Lambert having a long career, and to him proving every single one of us wrong in one way or another.

– SHANA NAOMI KROCHMAL"

What's interesting is that both Aaron Hicklin and Shana aren't pointing any fingers at Adam directly, but merely putting the ball in his court to see how he will respond to these allegations.

In essence, they are calling him out to either be a figure for gay the community or just another cog in the mainstream music machine. It's hard to know which way he'll go, considering he owes his career to the mainstream media, but at the same time, he has an obligation to himself to have the kind of image he can live with.

We're waiting, Adam.

What do you have to say?

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We were really excited and proud to hear that Adam Lambert was included in this year's "Out 100" list in Out Magazine. We thought it was a well-deserved honor to cap off his incredible year.

That is until we got our hands on the editor's note from the issue. Imagine our shock to learn that Adam's management and record label insisted on de-gaying Lambert…..AT A GAY MAGAZINE!

Insanity!

Our sources tell us that while Adam was being interviewed, his record reps insisted on limiting his questions as to not make him seem "too gay" or "gay-gay." His interviewer was told NOT to ask him about the march on Washington or anything in that vein.

This sparked some understandable fury with Editor-In-Chief Aaron Hicklin, so he wrote the following open letter to Glambert explaining his position:

Dear Adam,

I like you, I really do. Although I’d never watched American Idol, I became a fan this year thanks to your unapologetic flamboyance and sexual swagger. It was refreshing to see someone playing by his own rules among so many cookie-cutters. And although you narrowly lost to Kris Allen, you were the real winner for those of us who saw your success as a test of America’s growing tolerance. That’s why we’re proud to have you in this year’s Out 100, along with all the other men and women who don’t believe their sexuality should be a barrier to success. It’s unfortunate, therefore, that your record label and management don’t share the same view.

We’re curious whether you know that we made cover offers for you before American Idol was even halfway through its run. Apparently, Out was too gay, even for you. There was the issue of what it would do to your record sales, we were told. Imagine! A gay musician on the cover of a gay magazine. What might the parents think! It’s only because this cover is a group shot that includes a straight woman that your team would allow you to be photographed at all — albeit with the caveat that we must avoid making you look “too gay.” (Is that a medical term? Just curious). Luckily, you seemed unaware that a similar caution was issued to our interviewer.

Perhaps we should have had you and Cyndi in a tongue lock. That would be radical. It’s odd, because this magazine has done covers with Pete Wentz and Lady Gaga — getting straight men and women to do Out is easy these days. It gives them cred. Getting gay stars like yourself is another matter. Much easier to stick you in Details, where your homosexuality can be neutralized by having you awkwardly grabbing a woman’s breast and saying, “Women are pretty.” So are kittens, Adam, but it doesn’t mean you have to make out with them. Imagine how much more radical it would have been to go down on a guy instead of that six-foot Barbie. We don’t think you would have a problem with that — why should you? — but your record label would, and letting them dictate the terms is the very opposite of rock ’n’ roll. And did you read the article? You would think your entire fan base was made up of women and heterosexual men, or “straight dudes” as the writer describes them, just so we can all be clear. No mention of your gay fans, which is kind of disappointing, don’t you think, given what your success represents?

We don’t want to sound ungrateful — you agreed to do our cover, and your interview is gracious and frank — but if the Out 100 has a purpose it’s to challenge the kind of apartheid that lays down one rule for gay mags and one for all others. We think you probably feel the same way — you even say as much — so we don’t mean to diminish your achievements this year. That’s why you’re in this issue. You’re a pioneer, an out gay pop idol at the start of his career. Someone has to be first, and we’re all counting on you not to mess this up. You have to find your own path and then others can follow. We just hope it’s a path that’s honest and true and that you choose to surround yourself with people who celebrate your individuality. The irony is that right now it would be easier to get Kris Allen to do a solo cover shoot for us. But only because he’s straight.

Aaron Hicklin, Editor in Chief

Wow.

We can't wait to find out how Adam plans on handling this situation!

What do U guys think?

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Meow!

In the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Adam Lambert holds nothing back when discussing Gene Simmons' stoopid comments about his homosexuality from earlier in the year.

Says the American Idol runner-up:

"Gene Simmons spouted something, that he thought I’d ruined my career by coming out. He’s obnoxious, and what a hypocrite - all he talks about is his sex life. He was being a dick - and he’s not the greatest singer. I guess he’s a good businessman. I’ll give him that."

Gene is kind of a diva!

We wonder if he'll bite his big old tongue or come back with even more insults of his own!

[Image via Nikki Nelson / WENN.]

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As if anyone else could have held this title for 2009?

Adam Lambert has been honored in the new issue of Out magazine as "Breakout of the Year" and he tells Out that he's "doing the best he fucking can" when it comes to his career and his fame.

Here are some HIGHlights:

On always being a professional performer and taking on American Idol:
"I've lived in L.A. for eight years. It's about making a good TV show. I just wanted to be really careful that it didn't turn into a fucking pageant. I can sing my face off. All this other stuff is part of a personality, a persona."

On the photos that surfaced of him and an ex-boyfriend kissing:
"I was like, ‘Great, that’s gonna fuck things up.’ It was the first time since I’d come out of the closet at 18 that I had to think about it. I didn’t want to acknowledge it as a mistake or something I was ashamed of—I’m not. It’s part of who I am, but because our nation is the way it is, it’s an announcement. If I lose some fans, fuck it. I need to be happy too.”

On love:
"I've only been in love twice. I have a lot of life experience, but I don't know shit about love."

He's honest, gets directly to the point and is fabulous!

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We are expecting greatness or an epic fail from what we've seen, Adam Lambert. But either way, the gold plated parakeet pimp cane has got to GO!

Glambert was working on his new music video yesterday in Downtown El Lay. Along with the hideous cane and the Matrix leather outfit, Glambert was joined on set by scantily clad ladies and one gentlemen that we think might have a lot to be proud of if he needs that long of loin cloth!

Wonder if he got invited back to Glambert's place for some extra rehearsal?!

[Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

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