Quotes from Adam Lambert

Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all.

I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.

A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.

When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.

I'm proud of my sexuality.

I'm not a babysitter.

I've sung other people's music all my life.

I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.

The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.

I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.

I think Lady Gaga is great and is changing pop music and bringing back a certain rock 'n' roll spirit, swagger to the game.

I'm inspired by history, different periods.

It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced.

When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.

In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.

I have crushes on women all the time. I don't have intimate relationships with them, but I find women beautiful.

After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.

I'm so happy to be in a committed relationship.

I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.

Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

I'm very inspired by past music.

'Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in.

I was really beating myself up about performances and how I looked and this and that.