I’ll do Freddie proud vows Lambert

Adam Lambert is convinced his upcoming shows fronting Queen will prove he can do the job, although he insists he’d never try to replace Freddie Mercury.

And the singer admits he knew talent shows weren’t cool before he found fame in American Idol – he aimed to use the exposure to advance his career.

He’s performed with remaining Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor on TV twice before. So when he hits the Hammersmith Apollo stage with them on July 11, 12 and 14 he knows what he has to achieve.

Lambert tells the Daily Mail: “We want to keep the music alive and give it an energy that would have made Freddie proud.

“You can’t replace him. But playing with Queen is the best thing that could happen to me. My intention is to pay tribute to Freddie.”

And Lambert believes the experience will be educational: “I’m looking forward to spending time with Brian and Roger,” he explains. “I want to make myself familiar with their more obscure songs and hear some stories from the guys themselves. I’ll get my own personal Queen documentary.”

He stresses there’s more to his abilities than those people saw on American Idol. “It was a popularity contest, so I had to lay on the charm,” he says. “Now I’m lifting the veil to show the parts that aren’t so easy to digest. I knew talent shows weren’t cool – but I thought it might convince a label to invest in me.”

Lambert won’t say if anything else is planned with Queen, and he’s not sure how much more he’d want.

He says: “Working with them is going to be a great honour, but I’m also very keen for people to hear my own music, so who knows what the future will hold?”

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/ill-do-freddie-proud-vows-lambert/

Ground rules for these gigs:

1) don't talk between songs
2) don't oversing
3) play down the american accent while singing
4) don't have your hair standing up
5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat
6) do press ups during Hammer To Fall

I gotta disagree...sounds like the guy pounded a few rounds with the Classic participating band.

Ground rules

Do what you do. DESPITE his ridiculous column talking about how his new album was "CUNTY" in our west coast weekly magazine LA WEEKLY.. I believe he's pressured enough and with the honest revelation that american idol is a popularity contest I think he might be shrugging off a few of the perceptions here.


I hope he does it all justice. Despite the fact that he's not matching the talent factor. I think that with good effort and drive he'll surprise most people.


Not that I admire his braggart-catering- to the bitchy homo crowd "swagger" he's had in the press.

That may be his life, and that may be (raunchy mindless crap) part of what fuels his audience. Either way, if I were a rich bastard I'd be at these gigs...hope he doesn't hold back and SHELVES the nay-sayers....
Fuck it.


I waNna encourage this dude.

Aint gay; am not a "Glambert" worshipping moron. Just want it to be a successful mesh.

God knows Robbie Williams WASN'T

[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]
Ground rules for these gigs:
1) don't talk between songs
2) don't oversing
3) play down the american accent while singing
4) don't have your hair standing up
5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat
6) do press ups during Hammer To Fall[/QUOTE]

7/ Leave the butchered goat vibrato in the dressing room
8/ Try and remember Brian May's name
9/ Don't fluff the lyrics and/or over-rely on monitors
10/ Get a sore throat, prompting Queen to give Marc Martel a call

"but I’m also very keen for people to hear my own music"

In the words of R Lee Ermey, "CHOKE YOURSELF".

If he really has the talent, he
shouldn't try to replace himself with a legend,it would be both the hard way & easy way for him . But if I was him and if I would be honest to myself , I would try my talent in another way . No one can replace Freddie Mercury ,
nothing to do with artistic talents, but
with his unique being & personality. Besides I don't like Adams trying to be alike Freddie, not nice looking. I know everyone says he is not traying to replace Freddie bla,bla but...please, of course he is! I should belive he dosen't want to repleace a freakin legend?

I'm waiting for Will.I.Am to come on for Under Pressure.

[QUOTE] [b]Fone Bone wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]
Ground rules for these gigs:
1) don't talk between songs
2) don't oversing
3) play down the american accent while singing
4) don't have your hair standing up
5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat
6) do press ups during Hammer To Fall[/QUOTE]
7/ Leave the butchered goat vibrato in the dressing room
8/ Try and remember Brian May's name
9/ Don't fluff the lyrics and/or over-rely on monitors
10/ Get a sore throat, prompting Queen to give Marc Martel a call[/QUOTE]

LOL, nice.

Forget these stupid ground rules. Just let him and the band do what they're going to do.

I think it will be a more interesting show and set list than Paul Rodgers was willing to involve himself with.

I wouldn't worry about Adam talking between songs. Brian didn't even let Paul freakin' Rodgers talk more than 3 words at a time and they did 2 world tours!

ADAM LAMBERT: “We want to keep the music alive and give it an energy that would have made Freddie proud.

BRENSKI: "you won't manage either"

ADAM LAMBERT: “You can’t replace him. But playing with Queen is the best thing that could happen to me. My intention is to pay tribute to Freddie.”

BRENSKI: "yes you're right on the first TWO points, but if you want to pay tribute to him, then go visit his statue, buy some queen CDS, go to Montreux....in fact anything at all...but don't sing"

[QUOTE]8/ Try and remember Brian May's name[/QUOTE]

Adam Lambert has forgotten Brian's name before???

[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
Forget these stupid ground rules. Just let him and the band do what they're going to do..[/QUOTE]
your opinion is no more or less valid than the person posting the "rules"...so who ARE YOU to say "forget em"? if anything it needs a few more rules....

9. lose your voice day before first gig until day after last gig


[QUOTE] I think it will be a more interesting show and set list than Paul Rodgers was willing to involve himself with.[/QUOTE]
yes, more interesting, but still not good....in fact a "different kind of sh*t"

[QUOTE] [b]AdamMethos wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE]8/ Try and remember Brian May's name[/QUOTE]
Adam Lambert has forgotten Brian's name before???[/QUOTE]


it's gonna be great....innit????

esp at certain points of the setlist when AL does "have" to speak:

Now I'm Here/Brighton rock solo - "on lead guitar Brian Harvey, no Jones - no he's dead, Epstein, Eno....whoever"

and coming out of ...Keep Yourself Alive drum solo... "on drums and tigerskin trousers...Mr Roger Daltrey, Miller, no Whittaker"