Give Adam Lambert credit.
He's sticking to his belief that there's a double standard for provocative men versus provocative women - but he's also acknowledging that he went too far Sunday night at the American Music Awards.
"I admit, I did get carried away, but I don't see anything wrong with it," he said on The Early Show today. "I do see how people got offended and that was not my intention. My intention was just to interpret the lyrics to my song and have a good time up there."
Lambert added that he "can understand" why parents are upset. But "[children] didn't cross my mind," he said. "It was almost 11 o'clock. It was a nighttime show. I was there in the audience full of mostly adults."
It was also a network show, something Adam should have considered before he grinded his crotch into a dancer's face.
But he says he was overwhelmed by a feeling of just wanting to "let loose." He's also well aware that his music and his antics aren't for everyone, adding:
"Like Idol, I have the tendency to divide people. You either like it or you don't."
You gotta admit: it's refreshing to hear an artist not cater to the common denominator; or change who he is because some people might be uncomfortable.
While acknowledging the criticism that's come his way, Lambert also repeated his belief that if "a female pop performer [did] the moves... there would have been nearly as much of an outrage."
In fact, Janet Jackson grabbed a male dancer's crotch earlier in the night! Where is the controversy over that?!?
"I didn't hear one peep about that," he said, stating why he thinks people have responded so negatively toward him: "I am a gay male."
Has your opinion on the performance changed? What did you think of it?
LAMBERT PERFORMED ON THE EARLY SHOW, TOO. WATCH HIS SING "MUSIC AGAIN" AND NOT GROPE ANYONE BELOW.
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22 Comments
November 25th, 2009 9:39 AM
What a fag, waste of time, should be banned from performing on TV.
November 25th, 2009 10:09 AM
people need to stop thinking bad of him. so he kissed a guy on stage infront of millions of people SO WHAT?. madonna and britney spears kissed in the 2003 MTV musci awards too. i dont see what the bif deal is. and parents really shouldnt let their children watch shows after 9:00 which is the time that "adult" stuff come outl so give him a break people gosh!
November 25th, 2009 10:45 AM
Adam is amazing entertainer.. but, on the AMA he was really taking a risk and daring to do those antics on national t.v. I know there is lot of people record that show cuz show they could watch it later cuz it was on late and some of the viewers were young ones who admired Adam's talents. The people he mentioned that did crazy things are already known to the public and are famous already. Adam is new to this fame - needs to oversee what kind of performance is appropriate for t.v. Please keep the sexual gestures and outrageous dancers in the club or in solo concerts. There has been a lot of controversy about this and I hope Adam learns his lesson. The most important thing he has to remember is to entertain the fans/audience with "class" because we are the ones who will buy his music and make him famous.
November 25th, 2009 11:13 AM
AS this jerk goes around saying he did what felt natural with the song, we all sit here and say...."that is the point, men giving each other head is not natural, especially not on stage during a network televisiion show." It was not just the kiss, had he just done that, the uproar wouldn't have been as bad (remember there was uproar over the brit, madonna, xtina kiss & it was on MTV!!). He did say he went too far, this is the first step; but, he should have addressed the oral sex simulation & not just the kiss. Crotch grabbing during a dance sequence is one thing, he was walking around stage just doing these things! He was not dancing, people were grinding and slithering all around him, but he wasn't "dancing"....the fact that he says he got carried away debunks the rehearsed choreography claim, soem posters use to defend his actions. If a woman or a man had done all of these things at this show, they would feel the same repurcussions. For him to throw out the discrimination card is bullshit.....he sucks!
November 25th, 2009 2:28 PM
Bravo for getting the press and the album sales booming. Definately not going down in history as a "goodie two shoes" ammerican idol contestant. I watched the performance and saw nothing in appropriate but then i admit i am evil and don't conform to society.
November 25th, 2009 6:42 PM
I saw the AMA Awards & The Early Show. He should have apologized to his faithful fans who stood by him & faithfully voted for him week after week. No, he isn't a babysitter, but the fact of the matter is, that his actions on the show were inappropriate even for adults. I was shocked & extremely embarrassed & ashame of what you were doing. I have absolutely no idea of what you sang or how good or bad it was. I couldn't listen to the music for watching what all you were doing!! The women are guilty also & should be kept off TV or fined big time for on the verge of complete nudity, indecency, & vulgar talk & actions. If all of them who do these things are continually fined or kept off the TV, they would finally get the message. If we want to see porn, we would rent a movie or pay to see a XXX channel. And Adam saying he didn't see anything wrong with it, makes me wonder "What in the world is wrong with him"???!!! This is stuff that if he does it in his own bedroom, a gay bar, or something of this nature, would be perfectly o.k. I don't care if he is gay. His sexual orientation is his own private business, which I respect. He just absolutely does not need to flaunt it to the extreme as he did on the show. So many of his fans are so ashamed of him for what he did, hurt, & disappointed that he would think this is O.K. I am still standing by him, but my husband & lots of others don't want anything else to do with him at all. You have a very large base of fans, young, teenagers, young adults, middle aged, & even senior citizens. People from all over the world want you to come to their Country. You can be bigger than The Beetles, Elvis, or Michael Jackson ever thought about being - all over the world, if you just choose the right music & watch your actions. Some people say you shouldn't do all that screaming, but I like it, so long as you don't go too wild. Your CD's should target one age group or type of people at a time.I know his Mother & Father are so proud of him because he is such an amazing singer, but no matter what she says, I also feel she couldn't help but be disappointed in the ethics & classiness he DIDN'T show. He needs to really analayze exactly who will, or could be watching him, when he chooses his songs. I certainly hope he doesn't base all his song selections on his brand of sexuality. If he was just doing what came natural for the song he sang, then he picked the wrong song for public viewing. He really should go back to the American Idol show, & do a CD of all the songs he sang on it. It would be a real winner, because people already have heard him sing the songs & would know exactly what they would be getting. I loved every single song he sang, & would definitely buy it & so would millions of others.
November 25th, 2009 9:25 PM
Point is, the pic of him pushing a man's face into his crotch is splashed all over the internet and is supposedly what the uproar is about. What about when he pushed the woman's face into his crotch? It's a huge double standard. Fact of the matter is, the only time America doesn't get into an uproar about homosexuality is when the people in question are attractive lesbians.
November 26th, 2009 7:57 AM
Adam Lambert.... Make your choice Superstar Singer or Wanna Be Porn Star............You have the voice, but need a better song
November 26th, 2009 11:00 AM
what a nasty cunt. i dont even know him but on a first impression basis he's a filthy cunt. i dont listen 2 his music. and now i never will. ¬_¬
November 26th, 2009 2:52 PM
Okay so what he kissed a guy big woop, women kiss guys every day oh it just happened a again. parents shouldnt let there children under 12 whatch tv past 9 pm. yeh he took a big risk but jannet jackson grabbing thse guyses crotch every other minute didnt help. And no he shouldnt be banned from tv just like brittney spears and madonna werent 6 years ago. so all gay haters if u cant say anything nice dont say anything at all.