Adam Lambert Says It's Difficult To Be A Gay Male Pop Star

Adam Lambert covers the new issue of Instinct Magazine, and he makes some interesting points about his career and how he's perceived by the gay male audience.

“As a community, we’re a little bit resistant to a gay male pop star ourselves,” Lambert says. “It’s very easy for people to look at my origin, which is American Idol, and automatically assume that I’m a commercial sellout or a puppet or a flash in the pan. I don’t think I’m any of those things. There’s something weird there. We’re very eager to celebrate a strong female. But to celebrate a fellow gay man — it gets catty sometimes.” Interesting!

On his new album, Trespassing, Adam tells the mag, "This is the kind of music I listen to. I know the style of vocal I have is kind of big. It has a certain edge to it. I’ve always loved rock, but I also love stuff that is more groove-based, more funky, more soulful, more dance music."