Simon Cowell clearly agrees with me and so many others that Adam Lambert is a star. Here's what he had to say about Adam in a TV Guide interview:
"...They’re singing to be saved rather than to be fantastic. The only person you genuinely feel is not doing that is Adam. He’s not going to compromise himself as a singer or an artist. He’s unpredictable and he’s fun, and I love that.
Adam also seems completely unfazed by the stories circulating about his sexuality. Do you think America’s finally gotten beyond that?
I think people only get bothered really when they know somebody’s hiding something. [Laughs] We’ve had that in the past! We’ve obviously never had an issue with it, and nor should anybody else. It’s a huge step forward for the show. It’s just, do you like him as a person, as a singer, full stop.
He’s taking a page from David Cook’s playbook by making each song his own.
Adam’s the only one who’s done it this year...."
From what I've read about Idol's gay contestants in the past, including season one's Jim Verraros being asked by producers to remove statements from his website that revealed him to be gay, I don't think it's obvious that the show has 'never had an issue' with it. I would agree with that part about it being a huge step forward, though.
I can't wait to see what Adam does tonight with 'Rat Pack' music. No doubt he'll surprise everyone yet again.
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