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Adam Lambert has had an interesting start in show biz since his stint on American Idol. With his fan base now being aptly named ‘Glamily’, the boy couldn’t get dressed in the morning without a pound of glitter on his face. While he tends to be controversial to some and overdone to others, Adam doesn’t understand why his hair cuts are news worthy.

He plays a show in Tempe, Arizona tonight and sat down with The Arizona Republic to answer their questions.

On creating For Your Entertainment: “…a lot of people don’t realize that we put the album together in three
months, which is a very quick turnaround, all things considered. Given
that and the fact that I was on tour with American Idol at the same time
while I was recording, I think it’s pretty amazing. I really wanted the
album to be as diverse as the styles that I explored on “Idol.” And
yet, what was really important to me was to make something that was
current and something that would be commercially viable. You know, this
is a business and an art form,” said Adam.

On Lady Gaga: “I think we have similar backgrounds. She did some theater when she was
younger and ended up running around with the club kids in New York.
And I’d been doing theater since I was a kid and working professionally
throughout my 20s in LA. And then I started exploring that whole
underground crazy-club-kid culture. So yeah, I think we do kind of come
from a similar place, and some of our influences are also the same. I
wish I could play piano like her…”

On his dramatic stage presence: “That’s kind of part of what I do. But there’s a middle section in the
concert where I literally sit on a stool and I have my guitar player
playing acoustic. And that’s just as much a part of me as all the smoke
and mirrors and the costumes,” Lambert said.

Seen here performing at The Beach at the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada July 31st, it’s good to know that Adam Lambert isn’t all smoke and mirrors. I want to know that the humping people on stage are the real deal. And thank heavens for that!