1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: The New York Post here is kind of famous for 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: their crazy headlines and your posts. And they found a 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: murder victim in a strip club and the headline was 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: headless girl in a topless club. And that was the 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: headline on the front page of the newspaper. All sold out. 6 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: They've never sold it. Thank god you're listening. They said 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: it wouldn't last, and here it is on this podcast. 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: We're talking to my friend Adam Lambert. And at the 9 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: end of these thirty minutes, he'll be your friend too. 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: Just the nicest guy, and he already has this rich 11 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: history even after only fourteen years since American Idol when 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: he first hit the scene. Let's talk about being on 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: the road with Queen filling the shoes of Freddie Mercury. 14 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: Is that what he's doing or is he doing his 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: own thing. Let's talk about his new album. Let's talk 16 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: about anxiety, Let's talk about how he looks, his glam 17 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: everything about him is so interesting. Well, you'd be the 18 00:00:52,159 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: judge of that. Here we go, Oh, hi, is it 19 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: time to roll the fourth podcast? They said we would 20 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: never make it this far, and I'm thanking the God 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: above that we did. Because Adam Lambert's here. Hi Adam, Hi, 22 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: thank you for being. 23 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: Here, Thanks for having me. 24 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: Look here you are in New York City. I know 25 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: you've got a lot going on. You're talking about the 26 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: new album called High Drama. You've got beauty products that 27 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: you're pushing. 28 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 2: I am, I'm like a jack of all trades right now. 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: Let's do this. Let's play a game. Let's play the game. 30 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: Name everything you're doing? This not music related? 31 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: Oh lord? Okay, nail polish, but orly we did a collaboration. 32 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: I've been doing some voiceover work stuff like for some 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: cartoons you have to be revealed later. Okay, all right, 34 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: what else am I doing that's not music? And it 35 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: all kind of comes back to music, actually, So I 36 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: don't know. I don't think there's anything else to report. 37 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it was what ten, eleven, how many years 38 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: ago when you were on idol, when we first were 39 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: introduced you, fourteen years ago. 40 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: Okay, isn't that crazy? 41 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: So fourteen years ago you're like, Okay, I don't know 42 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: what the f we're doing here, but let's get up 43 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: the next stage. And you totally won our hearts and 44 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: you won us over. But back in the day, did 45 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: you ever think that one day you'd be in New 46 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: York talking about this line of fingernail polish. 47 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 2: This sounds silly, but it's such a fantasy of mine, 48 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: you know, Ever since I literally when I was like 49 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: probably like a freshman in high school, I remember watching 50 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: TV and seeing Dave Navarro talking about wearing nail polish, 51 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: and it was it was like he was putting on 52 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 2: this like gun metal color and he just looked so cool. 53 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: And I remember being like, Oh, I want to wear 54 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: nail polish. And I went to a hot topic at 55 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 2: the mall. H I found some nail polish and I 56 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: put it on. It's just I've always loved it. And 57 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 2: so the fact that I got to develop these colors 58 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: and name them, that's so fun. 59 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: Well, then the next time we read them all you stopped, 60 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: obviously by piercing Pagoda, because you've got lots of piercings, 61 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: going yeah, if you do, you have any down below? No. 62 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 2: No, I had my nipple pierce once though, but only one. 63 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 2: You made it sound like that was thing in the past. 64 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: It was terrible. It got I was on tour. This 65 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: is so gross. 66 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: It got infected, right, which is not fun. So you 67 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: were like spotting your blouse on swell more or less. 68 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean when you're sweating and stuff, like on 69 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 2: stage and working and you you know, it gets in 70 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 2: there and it literally swelled to the size of a 71 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: golf ball. It was terrifying. Okay, and we had to 72 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: have a doctor. This is so gross. You don't want 73 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 2: this on your podcast? 74 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: Yes I do. 75 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: Oh my god, oh boy. The doctor had to come 76 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 2: in and like drain it. 77 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: Yeah. 78 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 2: I'm telling you have never felt anything more painful in 79 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: my life. 80 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: Well, so, so therefore you didn't you didn't do more piercings. No, No, 81 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: have you ever dated a guy that had like Prince 82 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: Alberts and stuff like that? Is this getting too personal? 83 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 2: No? I have not dated a guy that had a 84 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 2: Prince Albert, but I've definitely experienced one. 85 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: Okay, because I mean, because that shit can ship a tooth, 86 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. 87 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 2: Exactly? Okay, well exactly. I was like, take it out. 88 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: Let's get back to the music, shall me. I don't 89 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: feel like you started with that. The reason why I 90 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: love it when you visit us because when Adam Adam 91 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: visits the station and the show, it usually means there's 92 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: a promo ahead, and you're always glammed up. You've got 93 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: the hair looking spiked and fun, You've got the makeup on, 94 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: you've got the wardrobe. Of course, I. 95 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: Feel like at this point if I didn't, it would 96 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: be like weird because people like that's just what they 97 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: know of me. And then I feel like if I 98 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: came in like full, like you know, day off vibe, 99 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: which is different. I mean I like to wear like 100 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: sweatpants and a baseball hat when I'm walking around, right, 101 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 2: I think I just think people would be disappointed in me. 102 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 2: Do you still well? I know this is radio, so 103 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: that's funny. But there are cameras, I swear, you know, 104 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 2: we have proof he's looking great. But do you I 105 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,559 Speaker 2: and for lack of a better term, do you enjoy 106 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 2: playing dress up? 107 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: Do you enjoy it? I love it. 108 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: I you know, there are days every once in a 109 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: while if it's a busy schedule, I'm like, oh, I 110 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 2: gotta do it. I gotta get ready. You know, it 111 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: becomes a bit of a chore. But once I start, 112 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: I get into it. 113 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: I like it. 114 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: It puts me in a mood, It makes me feel creative, 115 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 2: it puts me in like it gives me confidence, makes 116 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: me feel like, you know, I'm stepping into my uniform 117 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: almost like this is my this is my world, this 118 00:04:59,080 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: is my job. 119 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: So you know, when you're when you're made up and 120 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: looking really really really beautiful, you must that means there's 121 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: something going on, an event, there's something outside. Typically yeah, 122 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: so you're it's psyching you up for whatever event. 123 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 2: Exactly be I mean, there's nothing like getting ready for 124 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 2: even if it's not work, if it's like a night out, 125 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: there's nothing like that, like getting ready for a night out. 126 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 2: You have your music playing. 127 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: I like that feeling. I want you to take all 128 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: of us to a place that we will never know 129 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: unless living it, like caiously through you. Let's say you're 130 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: going to an award show, a big let's say it's 131 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: a Grammy. Let's say it's a big award show. Yeah, 132 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: and so start out with the people who come over, 133 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: and they they they style you, they or they help 134 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: you with your decisions. I'm sure, I'm sure no one 135 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: helps man. 136 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 2: I do it myself. 137 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: You do all yourself. 138 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 139 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: Okay, so you. 140 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 2: Don't have a stylist right now, I don't have makeup 141 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:46,799 Speaker 2: or hair. 142 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: And you don't need one. I mean you you hit 143 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: it out of the park every time. 144 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 2: I mean, I've definitely used them in the past, but 145 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 2: I currently know yeah, not recently. 146 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 1: Okay. It's the day of the event, let's call it 147 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: the Grammys, Okay, okay, and you're in home, you're at 148 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: home or in your hotel room, and you're look in 149 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: the mirror, you're putting it all on, you're getting that 150 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: hair just right, and you're taking your time. Hopefully there's 151 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: no rush because you want to, like I. 152 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 2: Mean, there's for some reason, there's always a rush. I'm 153 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: always running behind. But you know, I work well under pressure, 154 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 2: so maybe that's part of it. I don't know. And 155 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: then on. 156 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: Comes big heavy metal jewelry, and then comes all the 157 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: piercings and you know what am I going to put 158 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: my ear holes? And then the clothing. Then you hop 159 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: into the back of an suv. Yeah, and they pull 160 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: up in front of the whatever theater where all the paparazzi. 161 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: Paparazzi's out front. It's going to be and you know 162 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: it's going to be a lightning flash or seventeen of flash. 163 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: What are you feeling? Right as the door opens and 164 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: you step that eight inch platform heel outside the suv 165 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: and you have to get from that truck to the 166 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,119 Speaker 1: door and inside. What's it like that rush of going 167 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: through that red carpet? Do you know? 168 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 2: I think if I go back, like six seven years ago, 169 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: it used to kind of give me like I would 170 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 2: be excited, but it would also give me like a 171 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: little pang of anxiety, like because it was just a 172 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: lot of energy. But these days, I just I think 173 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 2: I've grown into it as best I can, and it 174 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 2: just feels like another day of what I do. And 175 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 2: I love getting dressed up, so it feels like, oh, 176 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 2: look what I could show off, what I did, what 177 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 2: I made, what I put together. You know, it doesn't 178 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 2: freak me out at all like it used to in 179 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: the beginning, right, So it feels good. It feels like, hey, 180 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: a lot of the photographers look familiar, you know, like, 181 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 2: hey guys, you know, it's kind of like I've gotten 182 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 2: used to it. 183 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: You know. There was a there was actually it was 184 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: the Grammys, and I was working with a news organization. 185 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: We were a first position, so people would stop at 186 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: us first, so we would interview them and talk about 187 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: what they were wearing on that bullshit there was one 188 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: artist who I'm not going to say who. She her name. 189 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: She had so much anxiety she had to get back 190 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: in the suv and lead. Oh and later on we 191 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: had a private moment talking about it, and she said 192 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: that it just it was just overwhelming for her. Yeah, 193 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: it just took her mentally to a place where she 194 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: can be. Yeah, it was a lot. It was a 195 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: rush of just fright because she knew as soon as 196 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: she made through made it through the photographers, she came 197 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: to us and we had questions. 198 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 2: She Yeah, sometimes it takes a second to kind of 199 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 2: like ground yourself afterwards, because it can be very like dizzying, 200 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 2: you know. I think for me, like, and I've talked 201 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 2: openly about this, like I'm I'm on medication for anxiety, 202 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 2: so that like that helps me so much deal with 203 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 2: all the crazy energy that comes out. It helps me 204 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 2: stay centered and grounded. So I feel like, you know, 205 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 2: and it's not for everybody, but I feel like, you know, 206 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 2: in talking about mental health stuff, I discovered a couple 207 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 2: of years ago, oh this is what anxiety is. I 208 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: didn't realize that I had been suffering from it for 209 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 2: so long. And so after like some therapy and you know, 210 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 2: some pharmaceutical help. It's like so much easier to go 211 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 2: to work now, it's like way more I can just 212 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 2: be the moment, which is so nice. 213 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: If you're a friend and said, hey, Adam, you've been 214 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: so vocal about your mental health and anxiety. I'm going 215 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: through that too, Convince me to do something about it, 216 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: because I can't tell the difference with just what's reality 217 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: and what I should be dealing with as a human 218 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: being versus what is over supercharged in my head. And 219 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: do you have an explanation you could give. Let's say, 220 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: if I. 221 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 2: Leave you as a friend, I mean, I would definitely say, like, 222 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: it's up to you, because I do think it's different 223 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 2: for everybody. Some people react really well to therapy and medication. 224 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 2: Some people don't want to be on a medication daily 225 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: like that bothers them. The idea of it bothers them, 226 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: or the physical feeling of it bothers them. I think 227 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 2: it's kind of to each their own, really, And there's 228 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 2: also a lot of other, you know, alternative therapies now 229 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 2: you know that they're coming up with that are very interesting. 230 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 2: So I don't know, I would say, like, is it 231 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 2: worth it? Is it worth suffering. I mean, is it 232 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 2: ruining your lifestyle? Is it getting in the way of 233 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: you enjoying yourself and being present in these amazing moments 234 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 2: or not. 235 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 1: You wonder, like, how many moments have I missed out 236 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: on because I just felt it better to stay home? Yeah, 237 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: because I just didn't want to deal. 238 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 2: With or I was in my head, or you know, 239 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 2: or I was thinking too much about what if? What if? 240 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 2: What if? You know? What are they thinking? What? 241 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: You know? 242 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 2: It's it. I think everyone's different, like I said, But 243 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 2: for me, I also didn't realize that I had any 244 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: sort of like issue. I just thought, Oh, I'm just stressed, 245 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 2: you know. Oh, I'm just in you know, I'm just 246 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 2: an overthinker, which is true. But like you know, when 247 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 2: I finally like hit the wall at one point, was 248 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 2: like getting panic attacks out of nowhere for no apparent reason. 249 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, dang, Like this is more serious 250 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 2: than I thought. And I think as we get older, 251 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 2: our bodies change, and these things can be become worse 252 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 2: or become you know, more, you know, easily recognized than 253 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 2: we once recognized them. And once I found that to 254 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 2: be the case, I was like, well, Okay, let's get some. 255 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: Help, could you? And if I get too personal, just 256 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: say no, it's fine. 257 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 2: I'm pretty Would you. 258 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: Count the number of panic like serious attack panic attacks 259 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: you've had in your life on one two hands or I. 260 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 2: Never had one before in my entire life until like 261 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen or nineteen. During that year, it was just 262 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 2: I think some of it was like burnout, like I 263 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 2: was working a lot and traveling a lot, and jet 264 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 2: lag will take it out of you. You know, it 265 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 2: will zap you. I mean, and from what I've learned, 266 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 2: like it actually attacks the you know, the chemical in 267 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 2: your brain that that that causes this anxiety thing when 268 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 2: it's out of whack. So I think it was a 269 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: combination of a lot of things. But that was when 270 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 2: it first started, and it was terrifying because I didn't 271 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,599 Speaker 2: know what was going on. I didn't know why I 272 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 2: was having a panic attack. Half the time it was 273 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 2: for no apparent reason. It was literally just a physical reaction. 274 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: Isn't that weird? 275 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 2: It is weird because someone goes, well, why, and I'm like, 276 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 2: I don't know. It's not logical. 277 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: You can't. You can't announce the trigger. You can't. I've 278 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: had it. I've had two and I could absolutely And yeah, 279 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: I thought I was having a heart attack, right, because 280 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: I would, you know whatever, right, But you know what, 281 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: once you once you seek help, you learn, you learn 282 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,559 Speaker 1: about it and you can learn how to. 283 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 2: Make and honestly like the pandemic, you know, it was 284 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 2: a lot of things for a lot of people. 285 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: It was. 286 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 2: There were a lot of disappointments associated with it. For me, 287 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 2: but also once I got over the disappointments, which was 288 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: my album Velvet that came out a week before everything 289 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: shut down, I was like, oh, but once I got 290 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 2: over that, it actually became a really beautiful time of 291 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 2: sort of self care and sort of getting back to 292 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 2: myself and you know, starting some creative projects, not on 293 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 2: a tight timeline, but being able to focus on them, 294 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 2: you know, and unencumbered and with full attention. And you know, 295 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 2: I think I'm grateful for that time. You know, I'm 296 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 2: grateful for the time off so that when I got 297 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 2: back into this career and our lifestyle that we're all 298 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 2: in hustling all the time, it like kind of gave 299 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 2: me new energy behind it. 300 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: And the things we learn from pandemic is learning how 301 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: to push a button shut it down. Yeah, and we 302 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: didn't know that before. 303 00:12:58,280 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 2: And it also like I think it reminded me of 304 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 2: priorities were like it kind of it got me back 305 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 2: in check with like the things that I need to 306 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 2: stay happy and content. And it's not all career stuff. 307 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 2: As much as I love what I do and I 308 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 2: put a lot of work and time into it, I 309 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: also was like, you know what, I need to maybe 310 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 2: balance this out with like my personal life a little 311 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: bit more. 312 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: I deserve that everyone needs to listen to that carefully 313 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: because it's very that balance thing. People hear that word balance. 314 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: I think we use that life professional balance conversation too much. 315 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: People don't hear it anymore. It's so important. 316 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 2: It's nice too, you know. I think I think it's 317 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 2: I think our lifestyle here in America is very like 318 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 2: hustle mentality. It's go go, go, go go. We won't 319 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 2: want to win, and there's a healthy amount of competition 320 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 2: that can be a great motivator. But I have some 321 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: friends over in Europe and there's other countries that like 322 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 2: collectively just look at certain things differently, like the way 323 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 2: of life is different. And my partner right now, he's Danish, 324 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 2: and like the in Denmark, like the Danish way of 325 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 2: sort of life. There's a different emphasis on work, there's 326 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 2: a different emphasis put on competition and winning. It's it's 327 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: less emphasis, and they put more time and thought into 328 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 2: lifestyle and just enjoying themselves and sharing time with family. 329 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: And it's like, oh, and live longer. Probably probably they're 330 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 2: all one hundred and fifty years old over. I also 331 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 2: have a lot of rules for like healthier food and 332 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 2: all that. It's a beautiful place. I'm not saying that 333 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 2: I don't love being here, but you know, it's it's 334 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: just reminds you that there's other ways of doing things. 335 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: That's why it's important to have a passport to see 336 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: the world and see how they live and do a 337 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: lot in life. So you know what, ten years on 338 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: the road with Queen. Of course this meeting happened, thank god, 339 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: because of American idol, and these guys said, look, you 340 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: know what, no one else can do it like Adam Lambert. 341 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: I know, but you know, stepping into those those those shoes, 342 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: Freddie Mercury, you know, and you never came in and 343 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: wanted to be Freddie Mercury. You came in and you 344 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: were Adam Lambert with Queen and it's just worked out 345 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: so beautifully. But ten years it still go. And then 346 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: you said earlier that you just don't see you don't 347 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: see it the plug being pulled anytime soon, because people 348 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: are still selling out. People still come. 349 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean it's really like, you know, if Brian 350 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 2: and Roger wanted to do another tour, I mean, that's it, 351 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 2: that's all it takes. I mean, luckily people will still 352 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 2: want to come see us. And I mean we sold 353 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 2: out this North American tour that's coming up in October November. 354 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 2: We sold it out in like a day ish. 355 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: If you guys ever looked into the demographics of who's 356 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: coming to these shows, well. 357 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 2: I can see I look out in the audience a lot. 358 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 2: I really love you can see the hairstyles, yeah, or 359 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 2: the baldings exactly. But it's interesting because you know, we 360 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 2: were always pretty successful as a collaboration, and we were 361 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: selling really well for years. But then when the movie 362 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 2: came out, the Bohemian Rhapsody film, that like took things 363 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 2: into the stratosphere because all of a sudden you had 364 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 2: different generations, more of them. You know, I've never seen 365 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 2: so many young people at our shows until after that movie. 366 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 2: It's amazing. I mean it's you know, in Europe, we 367 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 2: were on tour last summer. We did ten shows in 368 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 2: London at the O two and a bunch around Europe 369 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 2: and they had standing room on the floor, like you know, 370 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 2: the floor of these arenas and it was just like teenagers. 371 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 2: It was crazy and they're just like they love rock 372 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: and roll. It's it's almost like, I think, because it's 373 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 2: a generational thing, it's like they're discovering something new for them, right, 374 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 2: this classic rock thing too. 375 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: Don't tell them it's old, yeah, right right, brand new, 376 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: brand new from this new It's though, everyone. 377 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 2: Loves to discover music, and I think there's like this 378 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: resurgence of rock and roll right now, which is really cool. 379 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: So back to the movie. When you saw the movie, yeah, 380 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: did it? Did it shift anything in your mind and 381 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: how you performed with the guys? Did it change your 382 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: outlook on Queen? Where did you see it? For the 383 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: A lot of things to learn, a lot of things 384 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: for the first time that made you great? 385 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: I am I had heard a lot of those things before, 386 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 2: you know, I think being with them for the previous 387 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: what eight years before that movie, I guess it was 388 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 2: like eight years. I guess that was longer ago anyway, 389 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 2: being on the road for them for that long before 390 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 2: where the movie came out. I was actually on the 391 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 2: plane while they were planning the movie. I mean I 392 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 2: was like I was a fly on the wall. So 393 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 2: I wasn't surprised by anything. I was actually really excited 394 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 2: to see it all like come together. I thought the 395 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 2: music was so well like edited and like the music 396 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 2: really shown in that movie. I thought that was really 397 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 2: important is that their catalog of amazing hits was sort 398 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 2: of on display, you know that. I mean that's what 399 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 2: they're known for us. 400 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: That was really important. Oh, absolutely, But especially the scenes 401 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: where the camera is behind Freddy Mercury. 402 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 2: Look like yes, I mean, how many millions of. 403 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: People around the world were watching, But how many people 404 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: were there at live A do we? 405 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 2: I don't know. I actually just performed in that stadium, 406 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 2: so a couple of weeks ago. 407 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: It was eighty thousand, okay, So that's where I lost 408 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: it when I saw the view from the stage. Yeah, 409 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: because it's daytimes, so there's no lighting like blinding you 410 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: see every right little head out there. That's gotta be 411 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: just nuts. I mean, do you do you think of 412 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: eighty thousand people as individuals or is it just one 413 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: big piece of energy. 414 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 2: It is. That's a good way to put it. It 415 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 2: is energy. It's like plugging into a battery. It feels 416 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 2: really good actually, as long as everything's going well. 417 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: Right. 418 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 2: But like we did right before the pandemic, we did 419 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: a tour down in Australia and we were playing stadiums 420 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 2: and that was my first time with Queen playing that 421 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 2: large of space and it was nuts. I mean, you 422 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 2: do get extra extra momentum from them, you get extra juice, 423 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 2: you know. It's like, I don't know, it's like you 424 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 2: get off stage from a crowd that big and you're 425 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 2: really hyped. I mean that's funny because it's almost like 426 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 2: I've gotten numb to you know, oh, eighteen thousand whatever. 427 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 2: But that's become normal. 428 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: You know, It's not a numbness, I don't think. And 429 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: I was thinking, I'm making this observation because I remember 430 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: when we first met you back in the idle days 431 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: or just beyond long time ago, to see how you have. 432 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: You have changed and we all have. I'm not in 433 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: just physically being older and wiser, but you have just 434 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:06,719 Speaker 1: grown into this incredible you. And so to hear you 435 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: talk about walking out in front of eighty thousand people 436 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: or walking in front of the paparazzi was just, oh, 437 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: it's another day at the office, but still looks like 438 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: you enjoy that living hell out of it. 439 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 2: It took a long time to get to this point too, 440 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 2: you know, because there was a point maybe it was 441 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 2: you know, some of this anxiety stuff, but also just 442 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 2: just typical stuff of like putting, you know, hanging your 443 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 2: worth and your happiness on certain things that you can't control. 444 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 2: I think that learning that lesson really helped me of 445 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 2: just being like, you know what, I'm doing my best 446 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 2: and I want to enjoy this. So like shifting my 447 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 2: thought process behind it, I think allowed me to like 448 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 2: sink into it a bit more, you know, And I 449 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 2: do feel that way. I do feel like I've sort 450 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 2: of I've grown up a bit. I'm like in a 451 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 2: sweet spot right now, which feels really good. 452 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: You know what that is the best advice ever is 453 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: just figuring figuring out what it is you can or 454 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: cannot control, and then you got to let loose. And 455 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: that's so hard to do. It's so hard to do, 456 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: but you know, being a performer, there is there's got 457 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 1: to be this certain level of control. You've got to 458 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: be able to control the decisions you make on what 459 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: projects you do and what you don't want to do. 460 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: And now you want to look, and now you don't 461 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: want to look. But you sound like you're comfortable with 462 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: being in control of those things as well. 463 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 2: So yeah, I think I've learned a lot, you know, 464 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 2: And I learned a lot from like Brian and Roger 465 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: for example, being in their camp. It's taught me a ton. 466 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 2: And just you know, I think you pick and choose 467 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 2: your battles, and you just figure out how to surround 468 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 2: yourself with the right people. That's super important, both professionally 469 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 2: and personally as well. And just make sure that there's 470 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 2: joy in it. If there's not joy in it, you 471 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 2: need to fix something. 472 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: Amen. Yeah, and there's something we're all yeah grappling with. Yeah, 473 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: you should always grapple with the fight for joy, I 474 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: guess I think. So, Okay, we'll only have a few 475 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: seconds left. I want to talk about High Drama, this 476 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 1: album that's out right now. And I was telling I 477 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: was telling Adam earlier that back in the early nineteen eighties, 478 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: using a fake id. I was going to a gay 479 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 1: club in Dallas called The Landing and there's a performer 480 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: there that night named Sylvester. And we'd already dance, already 481 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: danced to Sylvester's songs. Yeah, but the one that you 482 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 1: cover on your album is you make Me Feel Mighty Real, 483 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: And of course it immediately took me back to a space, 484 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: to a place. It was it was like reading a history, 485 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: my history book of me. It to me to that night, 486 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 1: the smells of the Landing, which just stunk. You know, 487 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: it's just you know those back in the day of 488 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: the old gay bars. It didn't have lighting. I mean, 489 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: it didn't have windows. 490 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 2: I mean, there was a gay bar in West Hollywood 491 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 2: it closed only three years ago. That was like the 492 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 2: same thing. They also dish. 493 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, exactly. This meant like urine anyway, moving on, Yeah, 494 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 1: but that song took me there, and this song, this 495 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: album is full of covers you're doing in your own 496 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: unique way that are going to take people places in 497 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: their memories. 498 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean mighty real. It's interesting because we put 499 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 2: the album out actually in the spring, but we decided 500 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 2: to put another song out. We just you know, there's 501 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 2: no rules anymore, you can do whatever you want. And 502 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 2: my labels I'm working with a label in the UK, 503 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 2: and I came up with this idea. I was like, 504 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 2: what if we redid you make me feel mighty real 505 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 2: by Sylvester, but do it with like a modern DJ 506 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 2: and like modernize it. And so we we approached Sagala, 507 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 2: who I've actually done some writing with in the past, 508 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 2: but we didn't have anything that we had put out yet, 509 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 2: and he was really excited for it, and we collabed 510 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 2: on this and I was like, I wanted to be 511 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 2: able to be played like now in the club and 512 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 2: people you know, enjoy themselves and dance to it. And honestly, 513 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 2: it really is like a tribute to Sylvester because he 514 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 2: was so ahead of his time. He was so the 515 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 2: things that you know, he basically was gender fluid before 516 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 2: before that word was. 517 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: A thing exactly. He was there before there was, you know. 518 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 2: I mean, he really was like a pioneer and a 519 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 2: trailblazer in who he was and how he was so 520 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 2: bold and brave about it. He didn't give a crap. 521 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 2: He was like, this is me whatever everybody else can 522 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 2: you know? 523 00:22:57,920 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: F off. 524 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 2: It was really he was really bold. 525 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 1: And other great songs that you're covering on here. Was 526 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: there one or two that really are your favorites? 527 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: I mean, I did a version of holding Out for 528 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 2: a Hero, like a little guilty pleasure of Bonnie Tyler song. 529 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 2: But we did it like a glam rock, like a 530 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 2: very seventies glam rock kind of arrangement. That one's fun. 531 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 2: I can't Stand the Rain is really fun. I did 532 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 2: some current stuff too. I mean I did Chandelier by Sia. 533 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: I did Pink's My Attic, which is kind of a 534 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 2: B side on one of her last albums. I did 535 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 2: Lona del Rey West Coast. That's a really fun one. 536 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 2: And I did a song by Billie Eilish as well. 537 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: And you chose every single song on this album. Yeah, 538 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: and a great I think I'll do this one in 539 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: that one, no, and that one no. 540 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 2: I mean it was definitely like a collaboration, and it 541 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 2: was like as far as you know, working through some 542 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 2: of these decisions and choices, for sure. But I didn't 543 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 2: do it alone. But I but yeah, I feel like 544 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 2: I'm in the driver's sea, which feels really good. 545 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: I love hearing that. Yeah, next time you're here, I 546 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 1: want to catch up again. I'm sure between now and 547 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: then a billion and one great things so I hope 548 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: so a lot of great things are going to happen. 549 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 2: We like being busy now well good, you know, stay busy. 550 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: It keeps us out of prison. Absolutely exactly, Adam Labrett, 551 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: thank you so much for being on the podcast, which 552 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: is called called Thinking out Loud with Elvis Duran. 553 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 2: This one's this one. 554 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: They wanted to call it. What do we want to 555 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: call it? I'm contractually obligated to do this podcast dot com. 556 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: It's great having you here. 557 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 2: Thank you, Adam, Thank you. 558 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: Wow. Wasn't that awesome spending time with Adam Lambert? Loved it. 559 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: Hope you loved it as much as I did. As always, 560 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 1: thanks for listening. Make sure your rate review, and of 561 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: course subscribe to our show so we can pop up 562 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: and tell you what's new, and tell your friends, tell 563 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: them all about this interview and the other ones we've 564 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: done so far. Thinking out Loud, that's what we're doing. 565 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 1: Thinking out Loud is hosted by me Elvis Duran. 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