Adam Lambert

“When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.”

“My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.”

“'Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in.”

“After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.”

“It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced.”

“I've sung other people's music all my life.”

“I'm very inspired by past music.”

“I think Lady Gaga is great and is changing pop music and bringing back a certain rock 'n' roll spirit, swagger to the game.”

“I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.”

“I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.”

“In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.”

“I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.”

“Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.”

“Los Angeles can be a really sad city.”

“I have crushes on women all the time. I don't have intimate relationships with them, but I find women beautiful.”

“The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.”