Clay Aiken Apologizes to Adam Lambert on Fan Site

Us Magazine - May 23, 2009 6:28 AM PDT
Story photo: Clay Aiken Apologizes to Adam Lambert on Fan SiteClay Aiken at the GLAAD Media Awards, March 28, 2009 in NYC ; Adam Lambert during the American Idol Season 8 Finale in L.A. May 20, 2009. George Napolitano/FilmMagic ; Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesUs Magazine
Clay Aiken apologized to Adam Lambert on his fan site Saturday morning -- one day after he slammed the American Idol runner-up as "frightening" and said one of his performances made his "ears bleed."

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Aiken writes: "I'll be the first to admit that my opinion is just that, only my opinion, but for as much as some of the bloggers seem to dislike me and care so little about my thoughts, they sure can waste a lot of their space on what I say! If only many of them took the time to pay attention to important things like the US economy and the welfare of the world's children. But nah I could blog about that type of stuff anytime and most wouldn't think twice, but let me say something that they can pick and choose quotes and misinterpret me and it's showtime! I never assumed my opinion mattered so much! I guess I may have been wrong."

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"That said, since my previous blog got dissected like a biology lab frog, i suppose I should clarify and even retract some of what I wrote. I am sure that some were upset by my choice of words describing my opinion of a performance I heard from Adam Lambert. I hope no one actually believed that blood truly poured forth from my ears when I heard him. I obviously meant it as a colorful statement to imply that I did not enjoy what I heard. Any performer hopes that their music will appeal to all people, but no singer realistically expects it to. God knows, I am SURE there are PLENTY of people who can't stand to hear me sing either. I wouldn't dream of assuming that, and I am sure that far worse things have been said about my performances than I would even venture to type here. To me, that's fine. I don't expect unanimous, nor even majority support for my music. But, my guess is Adam doesn't either. I would not venture to make judgements [sic] on the personality or demeanor of anyone I don't know, so none of what I said in my previous blog was directed as a 'slam' on Adam as a person. At the same time, I wouldn't dream of slamming him as an entertainer. He does what he does, because he enjoys it, and he obviously has many fans who enjoy it as well. If what I said in my previous blog regarding my impression of a single performance from Adam upset or offended any of his fans, I expect that the mature ones will realize that it was simply a poorly worded metaphor describing my personal tastes. The only person I would really dream of apologizing to is Adam. And the irony is, if he's smart he couldn't give a crap what I think of his 'Ring of Fire' performance. As an entertainer, Adam knows that one person's opinion of one performance really matters a little less than zero, in the grand scheme of things. He could not have gotten on Idol (nor made it as far as he did) without an immense amount of talent. He surely doesn't need my approval to know he has a gift. At the same time, he realizes that amazing talent doesn't always equal universal appeal. (I could NEVER have the amount of skill and talent that ballet dancers have! that's talent! But, I don't particularly enjoy it!) I am sure that I will have plenty of opportunities in the coming years to hear Adam sing. I imagine he'll be around for years to come. But in the meantime, I definitely don't want to stoop to the level of so many negative freaks on the internet so, I do apologize to Adam for my colorful (and negative) choice of words. I hope he can forgive me. I imagine he doesn't give a d---! God knows he shouldn't."

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  • Lindsay M
    Clay aiken is soooooo stupid. Wtf? He's so mean :(
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 6:44 PM PDT
  • Jack
    All of the gay comments are really funny. Good job guys; however, have you ever stopped to think about how gay watching America Idol is? I mean, seriously, it's the gayest thing a grown man can do - sit down after a long hard day of work, grab a beer and (watch American Idol) FTW?! And if you actually think the outcome of that show matters at all, you're an idiot. Stop acting l
    report abuseposted May 27, 2009 1:14 PM PDT
  • milliannj
    They need to rename the Internet Hatenet. I read Clay's entire blog statement and although I didn't agree with him, I didn't think it was that offensive to Adam more towards AI. And I love Cash's version of Ring of Fire, But I also loved Adam's after a couple of listen's. And I will tell you this Cash himself would probably have been thrilled. So hat
    report abuseposted May 27, 2009 8:46 AM PDT
  • Wesley & Denese
    1. I oppsoe the gay life style 110%,; however, that has no bearing on this issue between Clay and Adam.....Clay is justly entitled to his own opinion as you, everyone else and I are....It's his blog so why wouldn't he post his thoughts. Some of Adams songs were great, some of his high pitched screaming was not "music to my ears" either.....But, he is a great e
    report abuseposted May 27, 2009 7:54 AM PDT
  • Chris
    That was an appropriate apology. And like Clay stated we should all be more worried about the world economy than is remarks. Both singers are very good and have different talents for different type of music. Congrats to both of them for their success.
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 6:28 PM PDT
  • JenniferK
    For those of you who keep saying how Clay's opinion means nothing because he's a big nobody......you sure are worked up over it.... and for those who slam Clay for being gay...hello? Adam is as gay as they come. ..
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 3:17 PM PDT
  • MandyM
    Clay Aiken is just jealous that he is a sissy and anybody who listens to his music gets seriously made fun of and that he just looks like a loser and Adam is very HOTT and extremely talented.
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 1:01 PM PDT
  • Larry
    Good old fashioned b***h fight. Clay is upset that he has to look in the mirror and see that face and puny, pathetic, body every day. Then, along comes Adam, a better looking guy and a much better singer and the claws come out. Clay is as vanilla as one can get. Bland and boring. He did get a little more than 15 minutes, so that is something to celebrate, huh?
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 8:22 AM PDT
  • donna
    What???? Adams rendition of Ring Of Fire was AWESOME!!!!!! So much better than Cash's version!!!! Adam has talent and should have been the one with the American Idol title!!!!!
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 8:12 AM PDT
  • donna
    What???? Adams rendition of Ring Of Fire was AWESOME!!!!!! So much better than Cash's version!!!! Adam has talent and should have been the one with the American Idol title!!!!!
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 8:12 AM PDT
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