What does Adam Lambert like about the music of Queen?”
Adam Lambert won’t rule out a stint as the new frontman of Queen, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the “American Idol” runner-up will make his living on the classic rock station. The legendary band has expressed interest in employing his formidable vocal skills, and Lambert is a big fan of the group once fronted by the late Freddie Mercury. But the 27-year-old California native said Tuesday that he’d feel torn about joining the band. “That’s a tough question because, honestly, how do you say no to being in Queen?” said Lambert, sporting his trademark dark nail polish and blue-streaked hair. “I mean, that’s unbelievable. But at the same time, I do have my own thing to do right now, and that’s my goal. So if I could, I would try to do both. That’s the honest question. I would try to do both. I would love to perform with them anytime they wanted me to but I also have my record to do. So, we’ll see.” Lambert, a former theater actor, has ambitious plans for his post-“Idol” debut al
The rumors were already out there a few weeks back, but following Adam Lambert’s “We Are the Champions” vocals with Queen (and Kris Allen) on the American Idol finale, the background chatter became a foreground roar. The legendary rock group recently announced they are at least temporarily parting ways with vocalist Paul Rodgers which certainly seems to leave a potential space available for Adam Lambert. Queen’s Brian May told Rolling Stone that he and the band’s drummer Roger Taylor “are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point.” In an Associated Press interview, Adam Lambert says he couldn’t turn down an offer if it came from Queen, but he also plans to do his own material, too. Lambert wants to record a type of update to 70’s glam that would include electronic and dance elements. For many years it has seemed that truly filling Freddie Mercury’s vocal shoes in Queen would be essentially an impossible task. Perhaps the closest anyone has come to the s
