American pop singer Adam Lambert was apparently unaware that his concert tonight at The Star Theatre has been the subject of a complaint. Last Saturday, The Straits Times reported that the National Council of Churches of Singapore had received a complaint from a Christian that "the gay lifestyle may be promoted at the concert, and that the concert venue is owned by a church." When told about the complaint and concerns in an interview with Life!, the singer said:"It (the concert) promotes love.My show doesn't promote any lifestyle except the lifestyle of love, acceptance, positivity, joy, connection. And that includes everybody, that's my message." He added: "If the venue has a specific view on what it wants to promote, that's its job, not mine." Despite the promoter's eagerness to keep a lid on the brouhaha, Lambert, the 2009 American Idol runner-up, was quite ready and willing to answer questions about it. "I'm used to answering questions like that," he said with a laugh.
His Singapore stop is part of his Asian and European tour, which has already taken him to Bali, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and Seoul. Asked why his star seems to be shining more brightly here than in the United States, he says: "It's just different here, it's just a different angle of things being appreciated. I've established myself in the United States and it's really exciting that there's interest here. My team and I are just responding to it."
Although his music has been well received by critics - Rolling Stone magazine says Trespassing "delivers, with a mix of tinsel disco-club sleaze and leather-boy love ballads" - his singles have not made a huge impact.Better Than I Know Myself from Trespassing charted at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. He admitted the song "didn't connect as much as those from the first album," adding that he has achieved "what I wanted to on an industry level." "I wrote a lot of music on the second album, I proved my point that I can executive produce and help create a good album."
Being launched on American Idol has its benefits, though what they are, it is hard to tell, he added. "Phillip Phillips, who won season 11 and had a huge hit single (Home), is an example of how sometimes it's just about timing and the right song. "It's a great tune, he sounds amazing on it and they put it on the finale of Idol, so everybody knew the song by the time it went to radio. "That's really good. That's a lucky situation. It's all about timing and the momentum. There's really no way to predict how it's (post-Idol career) going to go. You have to go on faith."
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