Dec 13, 2010 15:50 GMT  ·  By
“It’s OK, it doesn’t bother me,” Adam Lambert says of media’s obsession with his orientation
   “It’s OK, it doesn’t bother me,” Adam Lambert says of media’s obsession with his orientation

On more than a couple of occasions, Adam Lambert said that the only reason he didn’t come out sooner was because he didn’t want people to judge him based on that alone. Now, after so much time, the media continues to obsess over his orientation, he says.

While in Europe on tour recently, Adam sat down with French reporters to talk about his music, his message, his looks and just about everything else, the Examiner informs.

Among the topics up for discussion was also the one about his orientation – and how reporters in the US continue to focus a lot on this type of questions, despite the fact that Adam would obviously not have to answer them.

Still, he understands where they’re coming from even though he’d rather talk about something else: after all, there aren’t that many gay male artists out there right now, he says.

“[It] remains one of the main topics of conversation, wherever I go. But it’s OK, it doesn’t bother me. When I’m abroad, people mostly ask me why they talk about it so much in the US!” Adam reveals.

“And it’s normal, because there are very few openly gay artists. I just don’t want it to overshadow my music, and this can be the case because of the media, who have a tendency to sensationalize the issue,” the singer explains.

As for claims that he somehow capitalized on his coming out by writing “Aftermath” (included on his best-selling debut album “For Your Entertainment”), Adam says that’s an exaggeration: but he does admit he wrote the song to show his support to the LGBT cause.

“Pop is so commercial that when there’s a cause that you can support in an honest manner and when you can influence people to make their life better, I don’t think you should pass up the opportunity. It’s very exciting to be able to do something meaningful, beneficial,” Adam says.

Moreover, his “FYE” album was a good opportunity of having people know him, which means “Aftermath” comes in a larger context, makes sense. Now that’s everything is out in the open, they can move on.

“This album allowed me to introduce myself to the public and the media, to show them what I do. So if I have the opportunity to continue in this business, it won’t be necessary to talk about [being gay] anymore, because it will already have been talked about. What else can they say?” Adam says.

Adam Lambert is believed to head back into the recording studio to work on his sophomore material in February. Keep an eye on this space for details.