Adam Lambert

“I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.”

“Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.”

“Los Angeles can be a really sad city.”

“I am gay, and I'm very comfortable with it.”

“So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you're doing something right.”

“I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.”

“There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.”

“I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.”

“Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.”

“I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.”

“I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.”

“I would love to do a live show with dancers and fashion and scenic elements - definitely bring my love of the theater to a concert-style performance.”

“I am who I am.”

“Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.”

“Fame is a very strange animal.”

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

“I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.”

“My M.O. is just do what you do and don't feel like you have to make apologies for it. I'm sure there will come a point when I have to apologize for something, but not yet.”

“Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.”