This has been a long time coming!
Waaaay back in 2009, Queen guitarist Brian May said that the band was toying around with the idea of bringing on Adam Lambert as their permanent frontman.
Now, Adam has officially confirmed that he’ll be (drum roll) joining Queen as their frontman for the band’s summer tour! Here’s what he had to say about it:
“The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some f–king great songs. It├óΓé¼Γäós to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would have been proud of.”
And here’s Adam on backlash he’s received from fans who say that he can’t replace Freddie Mercury:
“After the EMAs, I heard faint little slithers of a backlash from people saying: ‘You can├óΓé¼Γäót replace Freddie Mercury.’ But I already knew that.”
“There’s no intention in my mind of replacing Freddie. That’s impossible. The way I’m choosing to view it is that it’s a great honour and one I’m in no way going to shirk…Being asked to front Queen is the best thing that can possibly happen.”
That’s certainly the way to look at it, and we’re sure at least SOME Queen fans will appreciate what he’s saying…although it’s inevitable that there will still be plenty of haters!
Are U pleased with Adam Lambert as Queen’s new frontman???
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