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Adam Lambert wasn't too excited when his unofficial music hit the Web last month, but now he's in control.
MTV News caught up with Lambert before the American Idols Live! tour stop in Los Angeles, and he was more than happy to share details about his upcoming debut album.
"It's kind of taking the best parts of music from the '70s, like the classic-rock era, and trying to somehow fuse it with modern, dancier, electronic production," the "American Idol" runner-up explained. "It's kind of a fusion thing."
We already told you Lambert was teaming up with Lady Gaga producer RedOne, but he has a few other hitmakers up his sleeve as well. He'll be working with Greg Wells, the producer and songwriter behind hits by Pink, Katy Perry and original "American Idol" champ Kelly Clarkson. OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, who wrote Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," is also onboard, as is Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For" and much more).
Just like during his "Idol" journey, Lambert is planning to shake up tempos and styles on the yet-untitled LP.
"It goes back and forth," he said. "There's some ballads, there's some uptempo, there's some songs that are a little bit more straightforward, current pop. There are some songs that are more dance; there are some songs that are straight rock."
So what's his favorite song so far? "I can't tell!," he laughed. "I'm not allowed."
But he does promise to deliver. "The music's gonna be great. Just wait a couple months. You gotta be patient."
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San Jose, CA (CNS) - "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert, who "came out" in last month's interview with Rolling Stone magazine, was targeted by anti-gay protesters outside the talent show's concert in San Jose, California Sunday.
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church were spotted demonstrating outside the show at HP Pavilion, where the Season 8 finalists of the show were performing as part of the annual Idols Live Summer Tour.
The protesters were carrying signs criticizing homosexuals and were reportedly chanting slurs about Lambert's sexuality.
Another finalist, Michael Sarver, said that Lambert, who finished second place in the show, wasn't affected by the demonstrators outside.
He told fans through his Tweeter account the 27-year-old glam rocker was "just fine, shakes it off and so should we."
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Lambert told the magazine, "I have memories of dancing around my house to his music. There's video of me somewhere lip-synching 'Beat It' when I was probably seven, with a flashlight on my face."
"'Rock With You' was my first audition song for American Idol," he continued. "I had actually never performed a Michael Jackson song before."
Lambert said when the AI finalists did the Michael Jackson show this year, he thought, "What song should I choose? They're all so good. It was either 'Black or White' or 'Thriller.' I wanted to make more of a statement the first time out, and 'Black or White' comments on culture and racial harmony in a very eloquent way. It also means a lot of other things. To me, personally, it was, 'it doesn't matter if you're straight or gay. It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman. I loved the sentiment there. What was really cool about Michael is that he straddled a really fine line of race and sexuality. There was something very androgynous about him, and very race neutral. People criticized him for lightening his skin or whatever, but he was like his own race. A lot of people saw it as bad, but it was kind of fascinating. And very original."
Life on the road for the American Idols summer tour doesn't seem all that difficult for Adam or Kris Allen.
Kris told E Online that he brought along a lock of his wife's hair, "so I can brush it on my face."
Adam, however, eskews the need to carry around a lock of Drake's hair. Instead, he said, "I need to have my iPod, so I can have music with me."
Lambert has also purchased a new iPhone, which he is still figuring out how to use. He told the Calgary Herald during an interview he "isn't quite sure how it works, so, um, sorry if I accidentally cut you off."
Adam told the Herald that his experience on AI grounded him. He admits the music industry is different than he thought, but insists Idol did not wreste control of his artistic ambition.
"I like to control what I create and what I perform," he said, "And with Idol, they let me do that. There's this perception out there that they control you, and that's not the case. They consult about everything . . . it's all been kind of up to me."
The post-Idol chaos, including non-stop rehearsing and endless media interviews, is handled by experts,and Adam said that's fine by him. "The day-to-day stuff isn't up to me, but to be honest, it takes a lot of pressure off my shoulders. I'd be a mess if I had to look after that at the moment."
Adam's set on the Idols tour includes a David Bowie medley -- "Life on Mars," "Fame" and "Let's Dance" -- which he'll deliver with an electronic spin while decked out in a blue metallic silver bomber jacket with tails and spikes.
Lambert has also been busy in the studio, writing and recording songs for a CD that will be released in November.
He says the best advice he's gotten so far came from Katy Perry who told him, simply, "You gotta stay happy."
Go here to find out when the American Idols summer tour will be in your city.
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