The singer of the new line-up of Queen recalled the first difficulties of his career during his speech at the gala event
The singer and actor Adam Lambert he recalled the homophobia who suffered early in his career and has revealed that an American television station threatened to sue him after the artist kissed his bass player during a television performance.
The moment in question occurred during the awards ceremony. American Music Awards 2009. At the time, Lambert was promoting his first song after taking second place in Music Reality american idol.
“I made it to the finals and I couldn’t believe it. I mean, I had no idea I’d make it this far. And then as soon as I left the show, I signed a record deal,” the singer recalled after receiving an award from Creative Coalition.Spotlight Initiative Gala last Saturday, 21.
“There were no gay men. It was kind of a Wild West like that,” she continued. “And a year later, I performed the night of my first single release at the American Music Awards. And I did the kind of performance I’ve seen since I was a teenager.”
“I was pretty sexy and had dancers on stage, and I did some suggestive moves with some dancers and an impromptu kiss with my bass player,” she explained.
He revealed that as soon as he walked off stage, he realized he was in trouble: “The network was like ‘how dare you?’ They banned me for a while. They threatened me with a lawsuit.”
For the singer, the best way to fight the homophobia he suffered from was “to be as gay as possible”. “Being flamboyant and wild, and if it gets me in trouble, it gets me in trouble, but I’m not giving up.”
Lambert, who has also been part of the new line-up since 2009 Queen next to Brian May And roger taylorHe said that, in recent years, he has met many young people who have seen him on television and said the singer has helped them come out.
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