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Adam Lambert, touring with Queen, is able to be open in a way the late Freddie Mercury could not be

One of the earliest albums I ever owned as a kid was Queen’s News of the World which I got for Christmas in 1977.

Then I was hooked and saved up from my summer job and bought A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races.

This was my edgy period since my other albums consisted of The Carpenters (The Singles 1969-73), Barbra Streisand (Superman and Star is Born) and Diana Ross (Greatest Hits). Also had stacks of 45s.

Anyway, I never gave it much of a thought at the time that Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury, might be gay. Heck, I was trying not to have thoughts that I might be gay!

But he was, and so am I – and so is Adam Lambert!

Currently on tour as the frontman for Queen, Adam is performing a lot of the same classic songs Freddie did in the 70s and 80s.

But unlike Mercury, he is doing so as an openly gay man.

‘From what I understand, it took Freddie a bit of time to come to terms with his sexuality,’ Adam tells Huffington Post.

‘And once he did … he was living in a time when, as a celebrity or a rock star, it was something that was kind of off-limits.’

Adam has been touring this summer with Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor and others. He came out publicly just after finishing as the runner-up on TV’s American Idol in 2008.

Mercury, who died in 1991 from complications from AIDS, did not live long enough to take that step.

‘Freddie might not have been out, but he certainly was an original,’ Adam says. ‘He was bold, he was risky, he got onstage and did whatever the fuck he wanted, and had a very cool approach to being an individual.’

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  1. And Adam is bold, risky, gets onstage and does whatever the fuck he wants and has a VERY cool approach to being an individual also!!!! I LOVE this man to death!!! He is the most amazing, down to eath, humble and funny human being around–and his voice is PHENOMINAL!!!!!!!

  2. Greg Thanks for the article on Adam and sharing your personal info with you fans. I admire Adam for so many reasons but specifically because he has always been out since high school never hiding his orientation. Some have accused him of hiding it during AI S8 which wasn’t true and he explained why he couldn’t talk about anything with the press. Adam is a rare person who is completely honest with people wish more ppl were.

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