Adam Lambert: 'I Had To Teach Myself' How To Sing

Access Hollywood - November 8, 2009 2:00 PM PST
Story photo: Adam Lambert: 'I Had To Teach Myself' How To SingAdam Lambert arrives at the premiere of '2012' at the Regal Cinemas LA Live on November 3, 2009 in Los Angeles, California Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- With his rock 'n' roll wail, Adam Lambert has one of the wildest voices in "American Idol" history - and the star told the Los Angeles Times he figured out his sound himself.

"I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing," he told the newspaper of his teenage training as an opera singer. "I was listening to more and more rock music and wondering, 'Wow, how does that person do that with their voice?'"

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The answer, he discovered, wasn't something that could be taught.

"I met with [a vocal coach] over the summer and talked to him about it and the funny thing was, you know when I do those little, crazy, screamy notes? He's like, 'We don't really have a way to teach that. It kind of goes outside of our box.' Those notes that sound sort of like rock-scream, no one ever taught me to do," Adam said. "I sort of had to teach myself. You just do it. It's just a sound you make."

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It's a sound fans are looking forward to with the November 23 release of his first post-"Idol" album, "For Your Entertainment," and the "Idol" runner-up said the album will be just that - entertainment.

"I want to put it out there that I don't take myself all that seriously," Adam said. "The dress-up supports that; the fantasy element supports it. People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff. . . . Chill out! And just enjoy yourself. It's not that deep."

While he noted that the album does have some emotional tracks, such as "Soaked," a song written by Muse, and "Broken Open," a track Adam himself co-wrote, it's mostly a celebratory effort.

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"Sometimes it's just, 'This is hot, I feel good, this song makes me want to go get a drink and flirt with somebody and have a good time,'" Adam said. "Good energy is just as credible as the cathartic, dark, heavy [stuff]. It's just as important!"

And the album is sure to find him being himself - something he's confident that fans will accept.

"I think the next generation coming up is a little bit more open-minded," the star said. "More accepting, more colorful, more multi-genre, multiethnic, multi-sexuality, which is more utopian. Or I think so. I hope so."

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  • Pat
    Adam.I can't wait for your album. I think you have a great outlook on life and yourself. Say true to your music. Your voice is amazing.
    report abuseposted November 15, 2009 6:24 PM PST
  • VRW
    This story has been running for two weeks now. I guess they are running out of material.
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 7:02 PM PST
  • jazzy g
    shut up already...
    report abuseposted November 9, 2009 12:39 PM PST
  • Dale
    I hardly think his 15 minutes are up. Theres dance tyroupes in Singapore making you tube videos of dancing to his single "For your Entertainment". He sings the lead track on the Movie Soundtrak for the soon to be blockbuster 2012. The week his album releases he will be performing on the American Music Awards, perorming a concert at Good Morning America and will be a guest on Da
    report abuseposted November 9, 2009 8:11 AM PST
  • Dale
    I hardly think his 15 minutes are up. Theres dance tyroupes in Singapore making you tube videos of dancing to his single "For your Entertainment". He sings the lead track on the Movie Soundtrak for the soon to be blockbuster 2012. The week his album releases he will be performing on the American Music Awards, perorming a concert at Good Morning America and will be a guest on Da
    report abuseposted November 9, 2009 8:11 AM PST
  • Kayte
    Stop hating on Adam! He is adorable and amazing talented. Adam didn't need to win American Idol, it was just the right stepping stone. Because guess what? Who's the one everyone is talking about? It sure isn't Kris Allen.
    report abuseposted November 8, 2009 7:01 PM PST
  • QueenofSpades
    MIMI - how would we know. Crazed and deaf fan. I heard him scream & screech on Idol. He doesn't have talent.
    report abuseposted November 8, 2009 6:52 PM PST
  • nels
    His 15 minutes are almost up!
    report abuseposted November 8, 2009 6:45 PM PST
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    report abuseposted November 8, 2009 6:04 PM PST
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