Adam Lambert Does ‘Rolling Stone’ Magazine
Adam Lambert, the runner-up in this year’s American Idol competition, is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine. As was widely expected, Lambert opens up in the coverstory titled Wild Idol: The Psychedelic Transformation and Sexual Liberation of Adam Lambert and comes clean about his much speculated-about sexuality … telling Rolling Stone that he doesn’t think “it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that [he's] gay”. On that account, I think he’s right. Here is Adam’s RS coverphoto and a portion of his coverstory interview:
American Idol’s glamtastic runner-up Adam Lambert opens up in the next issue of Rolling Stone, speaking frankly about his sexuality, though he doesn’t think his revelation is particularly shocking. “I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay,” Lambert says in the new issue of Rolling Stone, hitting newsstands this week. The flamboyant Idol singer hits our cover and bares all, talking about his childhood (”I started to realize I wasn’t like every other boy,” he says), the drug-fueled Burning Man epiphany that led him to AI (”I realized that we all have our own power, and that whatever I wanted to do, I had to make happen,” he tells RS) and his run on the show (”I was like, ‘I’m going to glue rhinestones on my eyelids, bitch!’ “). And yes, he talks about his sexuality. “Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, ‘I’m going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler,’ ” he tells us. “I didn’t want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bullshit. I need to be able to explain myself in context. “I’m proud of my sexuality,” Lambert adds. “I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.” Ultimately, however Lambert tells RS contributor Vanessa Grigoriadis that there are other parts of his life that he’s trying to keep front and center. “I’m trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader,” he says. It was that mission — and his Burning Man “psychedelic experience” — that lead him to Idol after years in musical theater. “I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it’s fast and broad,” he tells RS. He details his experience on Idol, his true thoughts on winner Kris Allen and how his sexuality impacted his Idol run in our cover story, “Wild Idol: The Psychedelic Transformation and Sexual Liberation of Adam Lambert,” which hits newsstands this week.
I’m happy to hear that Adam is proud of his sexuality and choosing to openly discuss a personal matter like that on the cover of a major magazine is pretty much proof of that fact. I completely understand why he wouldn’t want to talk about any of his personal biz while he was competing on American Idol. While it works to the advantage of some competitors to talk to the voting audience about their wife/husband and kids, we still live in an age where discussing your homosexuality would still work against you. In any event, it’s very cool that Adam is finally feeling free enough to talk about his life as openly and honestly as possible. After the jump, check out a few behind-the-scenes photos from Adam’s Rolling Stone covershoot …
Adam talks with the mag a bit more in a behind-the-scenes video from the shoot which you can watch in full HERE. So … Adam’s out, no one is surprised and now he can go about his biz of carrying on with his music career. I gotta say tho … I wonder what Kris Allen is feeling that his runner-up scored the cover of Rolling Stone magazine before he did.
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June 9th, 2009 at 7:22 am
i will be excited to pick this up..he’s so sexy :D
June 9th, 2009 at 7:43 am
I wasn’t an Adam Lambert fan during A.I. his singing style just wasn’t mine. However, I love this cover and interview. I love the way that it’s put “I don’t think that it should be a suprise for anybody”. It’s admirable that he wasn’t trying to hide anything nor did he change the person that he was. He allowed people to draw thier own conclusions and allowed people to love him for who he was. I am always a fan and supporter of those who say “this is who I am take it or leave it” there is nothing sexier or more inspiring than those who know who they are and don’t hide it or change. Kudos to you Adam!!
June 9th, 2009 at 7:44 am
I’m not surprised at all by the revelation, but I am shocked at how crude he is. This all seems like an article lifted from the pages of Blender than Rolling Stone. And he really does have bad skin. LOL
June 9th, 2009 at 7:44 am
it was obvious so i don’t know why he wasted his time. i really don’t know why people were so obsessed with hearing him say it. oh well, there.. lets see if people move on.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:53 am
HOTT!
I love it.
Question: What the hell is he laying on?
June 9th, 2009 at 8:11 am
The most interesting thing about this to me is that he’s “coming out” in Rolling Stone. I can’t think of any other stars that’ve come out in that magazine, but I’d be very curious to know of any others. Did Pete Townsend, or somebody older like him, ever do it before in this mag or is Lambert the first one?
June 9th, 2009 at 8:18 am
i just don’t care about this guy.
But by “outing himself” he creates more press for himself.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:24 am
First the bitches from the hills, then the Jonas brothers, then gaga now this? I swear I’m seconds away from cancelling my subscription to Rolling Stone.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:26 am
I think any out gay famous person is a great thing and I loved Adam on AI, but I must say he seems to be getting a big ego already. Too bad! This wont help the all gay men are DIVA’s reputation much. Also show some class and enough with the f*** words Adam.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Love him.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:37 am
I love Adam and kudos to him for not telling during the run of the show. It wasn’t about his sexuality but the singing competition.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:48 am
oh my god i want to have his babies!!!
June 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Really sorry… Not a fan… though undeniably talented, his singing and other style does nothing for me. Although he does have a dress sense all of his own, which does work for him, the overarching reaction I get when looking at him is the he always looks kind of unhealthy. Also, he has this habit to sticking (almost spitting) his tongue out when singing that makes my skin crawl. Good singer, though, there is no question of that, even if I don’t like his style not particularly his taste in music. Ah well, people do have different tastes and I’m sure he’ll do well irregardless (;-) of what anyone thinks of him …
June 9th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I love Adam! Maybe it’s just because I like him, but I’m always surprised when people say he seems like he has a big ego. Watching his interview and seeing him on Idol the thing that always struck me was how humble he is. I think he has a lot of confidence in himself and knows he has talent but he always seemed very humble about it and always had nice things to say about the other contestants. Oh, well, I can’t wait for his album to come out! I will mostly definitely buy it on iTunes!
June 9th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I don’t know. I am offended that he says “Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, ‘I’m going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler.” That just really bothers me. When I came out 4yrs ago it was a very hard thing for me and I feel like he is just making lite of the issue. I know I am probably in the minority, but it still kinda hurt.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:59 am
@Troy – I dont think he was talking about coming out privately to all of his friends and family, since that probably happened a long time ago. That would be more serious and personal.
But as far as an announcement to the media, that’s totally impersonal and all about publicity anyway, so why not go to Rolling Stone for a “cooler” cover story?
June 9th, 2009 at 10:01 am
I’m glad he finally did it, so people hopefully won’t focus on his sexuality anymore
June 9th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I kind of wish people didn’t feel like it was mandatory to come out in a huge-ass story and it was like Freddy Mercury where he didn’t ever publicly announce it. He was a private person and almost never granted interviews, but he didn’t feel like he had to talk about his homosexuality. (Don’t be mistaken, I love it and am happy for the person when they are ready to come out) But I feel America is so bent-over on “OMG, he’s GAY! He needs to have a coverstory on it!” There’s not even a need to publicly come out anymore if it’s obvious. I don’t think i’m making sense in my ramble, I’m sorry…
June 9th, 2009 at 10:12 am
@ Jadedkitten – I already did :-/
I still don’t understand how this is news.
June 9th, 2009 at 10:48 am
@ trent – i dont think kris minds at all, i totally believe he is sincere enough when he said he is proud of adam… and he knew from the very beginning adam got more attention than he did, nothing new to him… it just so happened that he won…
June 9th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I don’t look at this as AL coming out. I look at this as him putting the speculation in the press to rest. We have all known he was gay and he has clearly been out for a long time. The press has made an issue of this, not Adam. I think he just wanted to find the appropriate place to do what he could to put it to rest once and for all. He considers himself a rock and roll kind of guy so RS is the logical venue as opposed to People magazine or something cheesy.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:24 am
I like that he gets his dig at Clay Akin in. LOL. I just think it is odd that people were still even wondering after he came out with his boyfriend. And I don’t think Kris minds either. He seems pretty low-key and it looked like they were good friends.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Sexy!!?? c’mon…what would you without make up fatso.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Okay, OVER HIM. Can we move on now? He’s BORINGGGGG.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
I doubt that Kris minds–even he thought Adam was going to take it. Besides, Kris is more of a musician; Adam is a spotlight lover. I don’t get the fascination with Adam, though. He screamed through every damn song. I wish him well, but he ain’t my cup of tea.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
People kept on giving him a bad time about his orientation so he came out. I think he waited as long as he did because he didn’t want to take any fame away from Kris Allen.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
He wears too much makeup
June 9th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I love Adam, period. Gay or not he is beautiful and has the sexiest eyes EVER, not to mention the fact that he can “sing his face off” (borrowed from Randy Jackson) :)
June 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
the pout he does is not the greatest thing…
June 9th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Interesting reactions here – all over the map. Apparently, it’s hard to divorce his persona from his voice and song interpretations. Whether he’s gay or not means little in the long run (Lambert spoke forcefully of his desire for longevity). What Lambert has is the ability to enter into the guts of a song and make you feel it. Obviously, he’s not everyone’s “cup of tea,” but he has enthralled millions all over the world, and that, in itself, is very unusual. What have these millions responded to? I believe that Lambert has created marvelous fantasies (in which he himself has believed) and, for a moment, allowed us to escape the ordinary and enter into something almost dreamlike in its fascination. The man is extremely intelligent as well and this intelllgence allows him to understand what is required to put a song across. He can only get better as he recognizes his power to entrance his audience. A VERY interesting guy.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Oh my gawd! I am a HUGE fan of Adam. I downloaded all his idol songs and his rendition of Mad World is effing AMAZING! He will b huge, and i must say, having a huge gay rock star is a huge step in the gay community! Adam Woot!
June 10th, 2009 at 6:09 am
Lee, I’d like to have a cup of coffee with you. I LOVE how you think.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
ok folks~~happy, like we all didn’t know, twas so obviouly on AI~~~who freakin cares he’s atrue genius w/ comes to music & quite unique~~~~I hope after all this he leaves his personal life @ home & just blows us all away w/ those powerful pipes. Enjoyed the photos, tis a handsome young man b/ not for us gals & thats ok~~~~love his music, awaiting cd.
June 10th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I love Adam. He is as humble as they come. He has confidence, and that is sexy. He is one of the most talented singers I have ever heard. People who hate should be ashamed. I do believe many people do not like him because he is gay. This doesn’t matter to me, nor should it to anyone else. He is a singer and entertainer and that is all we should have an opinion on. He is going to be a international star. Gay or not, the man is sexy!!!
June 10th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
HAWT!…Adam is fierce!
June 10th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I think Adam is someone that you can either like him to bits or hate him till death. But I do like him. He is unique and great voice. I too did not like him at first but when I heard his MAD WORLD song, whoaaa sexy!!! He did better than Gary Jules did… His ring of fire was damn good to me.. I never liked the original song.(No offence to Johnny Cash’s fans) And about the ego thinghy that was mentioned that is called CONFIDENCE.. Check that out in the dictionary!!!
June 12th, 2009 at 10:11 am
America’s moronic gossip obsessed culture think everyone in the public eye belongs to them. You’re an ashamed closet f-g until you come out in print, the idiots need a public confirmation. THERE WILL NEVER BE EQUALITY AS LONG AS A GAY PERSON HAS TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Then when you do finally address it even ONCE – ONCE – ONE TIME to gain control of your own career, it’s blown up, everyone everywhere goes “duh” and perverted bigots are repulsed & want you back in the closet. The media the public are so sick in the majority. There was never, EVER a reaction like this to any celebs ‘coming out’ in the UK,
ADAM: “WHY CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT THE HUMAN COMMUNITY.”
June 12th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO YOU TUBE ‘ADAM LAMBERT BRIGADOON’ SERIOUSLY.