Imagine Adam Lambert as Linus, toting around a blanket.
That’s how it all started, folks.
Adam was 10 when he was cast in a San Diego production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
He got to play Linus. And he got to sing, though he can’t recall the song, he admitted in a Friday afternoon conference call with the media.
What he does remember is that performing for an audience was “pretty wild,” and something he wanted to do more of.
He has done that, of course. He spent two years in the cast of “Wicked” in Los Angeles.
Now he has established himself as the frontrunner on American Idol after wowing judges and viewers Tuesday night with a manic rendition of the Rolling Stones “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.”
But he promised, “I’m not planning on wailing at the top of my lungs every week. I think the audience would grow tired of that.”
So when the finals arrive, Adam said he’ll vary the mood and style of the music he performs.
Tuesday’s song choice also had something to do with his mother.
“She’s a huge Rolling Stones fan,” Adam said. “I kind of wanted to give her a little nod. I knew she was going to be there, and I thought that would be kind of fun.”
Among the other thoughts Adam shared with the media Friday …
Is the rock star look he showed off Tuesday night a new look for him?
“When I started going to rehearsals for “Wicked,” all the other kids looked a me like I was a freak because i was dressed like that in rehearsal. That’s always been my style … the stuff you see me wear on Idol, that’s really my daily street wear.”
Is there any song he’d be reluctant to attempt?
“I’m kind of competitive and a like challenges. I don’t think range wise there’s anything I’d be scared to attempt. I think there are styles I might want to stay away from … country week would obviously be a slight stretch for me if that comes up.”
During Wednesday’s results show, Brooke White advised contestants not to Google their name. Does he read what people are writing about him?
Adam says he does, “here and there. It’s like market research in a way. It helps you find out what the fans think.”
Has his theater experience helped him during Idol?
“You have to be on your game with the theater world. You have to be ready to go at any moment. This machine (Idol) is turning real fast so it’s kind of like you either hop on and hold on and you know how to own your stuff or you fall off. Theater has definitely trained me to sing under any condition at the drop of a hat.”
What’s his Idol strategy?
“Strategy is like half of the competition. I think that when you are picking a song and figuring out an arrangement, that’s when you should really be thinking hard and using your brain. But when it comes time to actually get up there and perform it, you have to turn the brain off and feel it and go with the moment.”
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