“It was a very interesting time.
Here’s what 12 celebs have had to say about the Queen frontman over the years.
Lady Gaga wrote a song that Adam Lambert recorded
The year was 2009.
They hit the studio together, and Lambert wanted the track.
“He’s a funny guy, he’s a good guy.”
Only a year or so into her own career but with multiple No.
“You never debut again.
You only get one time.”
It isn’t that easy,” May But I’d certainly like to work with Adam.
That is one amazing instrument he has there."
It took a few years, but Queen and Adam Lambert did indeed coalesce beginning in 2012.
“I’m sure Adam would meet with Freddie’s approval!”
May said in a statement announcing the collaboration (viaThe Guardian).
“We didn’t advertise.
We didn’t audition,” he said.
“He just turned up out of the blue, out of heaven somehow.
And he had everything that we needed, plus more.
It is truly incredible.”
Lady Gaga performed, as did Janet Jackson, honoring her then-recently deceased brother Michael.
“They banned me for a while.
Melissa Etheridge, on the other hand, loved it.
“Don’t you wanna see what his hair looks like?
And just how much makeup he’s gonna wear?”
she gushed on the AMAs red carpet (viaRolling Stone).
we’ve got a real diva.
I can say it.”
Etheridge, who is openly gay too, had some thoughts.
“I know how it is in this industry and in the world,” she said.
“They were made fun of.
Simon would make fun of them.
That was the comic relief,” he said.
“‘You couldn’t possibly have a career as a recording artist; you’re too effeminate.'”
“You are honestly one of the nicest people in show business I’ve ever met.
You’re such a star,” he said.
“I’m so proud of everything you’ve achieved.”
“I think I lost some fans at that point.
“If they think I’m gay, and they don’t like that, then go away.
That’s who I am.”
“Adam is who he is and he’s not afraid.
I support him in whatever he does.”
“I think it could’ve gone either way, and America could not have got it wrong.”
Despite all that, lead singer Gene Simmons isn’t a fan.
“Respectfully, I don’t think Adam is a rock singer.
He sounds much more convincing singing ballads, and Broadway shows.
His voice doesn’t seem to have a ‘rock quality,'” Simmons said.
“But, I’m sure he’s going to do just fine.”
A few months later, Simmons went even further.
AfterLambert officially came out as gayin Rolling Stone, Simmons toldAOLthat he thought Lambert had no future in showbiz.
He’s done,” Simmons said.
“You’re forcing people to deal with issues they may not be interested in.”
He went even further, offering Lambert some stark advice that we can’t imagine he’d say today.
Like Lambert, Aiken wasn’t openly gay when he competed on “American Idol.”
What a time to be alive.)
Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening!"
Lambert’s fans weren’t happy, leading Aiken to write yet another blog post about the kerfuffle.
PerThe Hollywood Reporter, Lambert answered simply, “Can’t think of any.”
When he liked you, he’d cover you positively on his gossip blog.
When he didn’t like you, he could be vicious.
Just ask Christina Aguilera.
After Adam Lambert’s controversial AMAs performance in 2009, Hilton defended him.
He toldABC Newsthat Lambert could be more open now that “Idol” was over.
“I applaud him for that performance.
It was ballsy.”
“Gaga had like these little princess cakes with Disney characters on top.
He got one of the toppers and attempted to like put it in her mouth.
And we’re like, ‘What is going on?'”
For the record,Hilton and Gaga would later feud.
The guest list included stars like Troye Sivan and songwriter Justin Tranter in addition to Adam Lambert.
He toldBillboard, “She’s funny.
She’s like a normal down-to-Earth girl.
It seems that the feeling was mutual.
In an interview withBillboard, she complimented his talent.
I couldn’t believe it.”
So I’m writing about my gay friends you know, going out and getting laid."
Lil Nas X, on the other hand, ruled the Billboard hot 100 in 2019.
With “Old Town Road,” he logged not only the longest-running No.
1 by a queer artist, but the longest-running No.
Lambert and the “Call Me By Your Name” rapper have complimented one another several times.
“I thought it was hot.
I mean, he’s really giving it to us,” Lambert toldBillboard.
And I appreciate all the doors that him and people like him opened."
In early 2010, the twosome had a whirlwind night out at a gay club in New York.
JustJared followed up to get some more details, asking Lambert and Kesha how the kiss was.
They are apparently still friends, having posed together several times over the years.
