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Lambert plans ambitious debut album

Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:36 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Will he, will he rock you?

Adam Lambert won't rule out a stint as the new frontman of Queen, but don't let that fool you into thinking the "American Idol" runner-up will make his living on the classic rock station. The legendary band has expressed interest in employing his formidable vocal skills, and Lambert is a big fan of the group once fronted by the late Freddie Mercury.

But the 27-year-old California native said Tuesday that heâ€™d feel torn about joining the band.

â€œThatâ€™s a tough question because, honestly, how do you say no to being in Queen?â€ said Lambert, sporting his trademark dark nail polish and blue-streaked hair. â€œI mean, thatâ€™s unbelievable. But at the same time, I do have my own thing to do right now, and thatâ€™s my goal. So if I could, I would try to do both. Thatâ€™s the honest question. I would try to do both. I would love to perform with them anytime they wanted me to but I also have my record to do. So, weâ€™ll see.â€

Lambert, a former theater actor, has ambitious plans for his post-â€œIdolâ€ debut album.

â€œMy record will be kind of a rock-pop-electronic-dance thing,â€ he said. â€œI donâ€™t know how to describe it. I think itâ€™s gonna take on a life of its own, as far as genre goes.â€

The album is in the very early stages and Lambert aims to co-write much of the material.

On â€œIdol,â€ Lambert was the resident glam rocker, staging elaborate, over-the-top performances and daring to don goth-inspired outfits (with guyliner) on an otherwise family-style show.

â€œThereâ€™s a way to take the glam rock of the â€™70s and the classic rock of the â€™70s and kind of modernize it. ... I want it to be produced in a very very current, almost futuristic, way. So weâ€™re going to come up with something really fresh,â€ he said.

The musical mix will include â€œsexy, dance-y, vibe-yâ€ numbers and more emotional songs that â€œappeal to people that are going through a hard time or donâ€™t believe in themselves,â€ he said.

â€œI want to communicate the liberation that is being comfortable in your own skin and that is being your own person,â€ said Lambert, who has largely kept his personal life under wraps.

Any dream collaborators?

â€œMadonna would be amazing,â€ he gushes. â€œIâ€™d love to work with Madonna â€” I think sheâ€™s a genius. She has great ideas. Lady GaGa is brilliant. Sheâ€™s got her finger on the pulse. Sheâ€™s the hot thing right now. Katy Perryâ€™s amazing, absolutely amazing.â€


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