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'madamimadam' date='Aug 8th 2011, 11:27 AM'

AWWWW!

alisanporter: @adamlambert you are so many amazing, wonderful, deep and spiritually huge things. I love u

AND THIS FOLKS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT - ALL NON-FANS!!!!

WildChild_Kenya: I LOVE Adam Lambert! Its Weird Cause In Some Way He's A RoleModel To Me :D

FlyGuyDarius: I have a new found love for Adam Lambert... after watching his behind the music!

LoveHerNone: I have a new respect for Adam Lambert after watching BTM.

4elevenCUTIE: & watching Adam Lambert on Behind the Scenes made me like him so much more.

Kathryn17 I'm one of those small minded people that Adam Lambert changed to open minded. I come from a very conservative Christian family.

SupAmbi: adamlambert is amazing. He's so freaking hot. And pretty...

ConcreteVeins: adamlambert is freaking divine ! ; I can't take him !

RossSpiers1: Can adamlambert come help me come out to my family? Yeah, Ross, dream big.

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'madamimadam' date='Aug 8th 2011, 1:17 PM'

::roll::

ekinney10 @milestougeaux Tjhanks Eber! I dreamed about cockroaches last night

@milestougeaux @ekinney10 Sorry. The roaches were all dead/dying. Adam had set off an ant/roach bomb in the empty apt the nite before we helped move him in
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 8th 2011, 1:28 PM'

AWWW! ::haha::

jam2885 RIP FREAK FLAG. may you frolic with Suburban Decay in that great scorned songs playground in the sky. You will be missed
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 8th 2011, 11:15 PM'

AWWWW!!!! ::sad::

brookesauce75 Just watched Adam's behind the music! So emotional watching tour footage! I miss you global Glam Nation tribe!!!!
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'jnmk' date='Aug 8th 2011, 11:20 PM'

i made some screencaps ::flowers::

he looks like a backstreet boy, lol!!
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'barb4Adam' date='Aug 8th 2011, 11:30 PM'

Adam Lambert Kissed Girls and He Liked It
August 08, 2011 05:00 PM EDT
by Renee Snyder

Apparently Katy Perry is not the only one that has kissed a girl and liked it. Adam Lambert recently shared with VH1 that during high school he kissed girls and he liked it too. On Sunday night Adam revealed quite a bit about his early years on VH1's Behind the Music. The one-hour show seemed to concentrate mostly on his sexuality. Yet, despite the fact that Adam is gay, a Behind the Music bonus clip posted online focuses on Adam's experience kissing girls in the past. In the footage, Adam talks about making out with girls during his high school years:

"In high school there were a couple make-out sessions with some of the girls that were in the choir and it was exciting. I think no matter who you are...kissing feels good no matter who it's with, as long as you have a good connection. I think for me at that age because I was so thirsty and needy for validation, especially the type of validation that had to do with being attracted to somebody. I think that at the time that it felt really good because it was the only thing I had. Had a guy done it, it would have been like another level because that's who I was sexually attracted to. But it definitely made me feel good about myself.

It was exciting and kind of dangerous and risky. Something that was new to me. Roll around in the back of a car making out with, even if it's a girl, was like wow, that's cool!"

But ladies, don't get your hopes up. Even if Adam were not currently in a relationship, he probably won't be kissing girls again. He reiterated that guys are more his thing when he said tongue-in-cheek, that kissing girls was cool, "even though I knew I wanted one more thing...one thing extra...um (laughs), yeah, but it still felt good."

The Behind the Music episode included many never-before-seen photos and video clips from Adam's early years that are a must see for any fan. If you missed the show, don't worry, it is being shown again several times this week on VH1. For exact times, check VH1 or your local TV listings.
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'barb4Adam' date='Aug 9th 2011, 5:55 AM'

Adam Lambert's "Behind The Music" Reveals -- But Not Everything
Submitted by Norman Byrd on 2011-08-08

Adam Lambert set the music world on fire after leaving "American Idol," getting involved in an "American Music Awards" scandal and releasing a hit album. A little over two years later, working on a second album, he appears in a "Behind The Music" rockumentary that explores how a sexually insecure teen became a rock star.

American Idol" alum Adam Lambert appeared as the featured artist on VH1's acclaimed series, "Behind The Music," Sunday evening and revealed what life was like for him as an insecure teen and a young man trying to come to grips with being gay. Even after he became involved in show business -- which also introduced him to drugs and a wilder lifestyle -- and accepted his sexuality, Lambert said in the hour-long special that he has often been surprised at the amount of interest shown in the fact that he was gay.

“The article was speculating whether or not I was gay or not, and whether or not America would vote for a gay idol,” Lambert said in the interview, referring to an Entertainment Weekly cover story published as the "American Idol" Season 8 was winding down.

“I remember reading it going, 'Why does it matter? But I guess it does.'”

“It was pretty crazy,” he said.

Lambert added that he had nothing to hide.

“I wouldn't want to go through my career hiding anything or trying to cover something up. It's just not my style. Sexuality is so sensationalized. Like everybody feels they have to label it and call it out. And I'm proud of it. I'm proud of my sexuality. I have no hangups. I have no shame. But for me, it's not about wearing a t-shirt saying 'gay." He paused, then added, “It's Adam.”

Although he talked about his struggles with being gay and the fact that he did not dislike kissing girls, Lambert did omit one thing from his VH1 interview. He shared it with OK! Magazine prior to the "Behind The Music" broadcast.

"I think maybe my dating life," Adam said, when asked if there was a topic untouched. "I've tried to keep that somewhat sacred, as far as that privacy. It's the one thing I have, you know? I think that's not uncommon. A lot of people try to keep that private, but the good news is that I am in love, so that's a good place to be. It's a great time to be making music, I'll tell you."

Lambert rose to fame via the Fox hit reality contest series "American Idol." He quickly became a show favorite, putting his own spin on each song he sang (not to mention doing so with a style and presence not seen before -- or since -- on the "Idol" stage), generating a fan base of diehard "Glamberts," But in the end, he would come in second place to winner Kris Allen (who made an appearance on "Behind The Music" as well).

Often the center of rumor and controversy, Lambert has never been far from the headlines since his near-win in 2008. His first album, "For Your Entertainment," spawned three hit songs, was certified gold, and is close to going platinum. The subsequent "Glam Nation Tour" did so well, Lambert took it international. Upon completing the tour, he released a live performance acoustic EP and a CD-DVD set of the tour as well. He has also been nominated for numerous awards, including a Grammy for "Whataya Want From Me?", his biggest hit so far, and won both a Teen Choice Award (2009) and Flecking Records' 2010 Entertainer of the Year award. Just recently, he was named as a mentor for the upcoming The Hub reality series "Majors & Minors" and was also nominated for a VH1 DoSomething Award, which are presented to celebrities who promote and work for charitable causes.

He also told OK! that he was surprised that his being gay remains such a hot topic -- "... it's just something that people find interesting." He says he doesn't actively think about being gay, having gone through struggles with his identity as a teen, "right before I came out. That was a very hard time to deal with that. And it's funny how much people sensationalize it, especially in the media. But that's entertainment."

Lambert has been working on his sophomore album, which he said will be out in the fall.

"Behind The Music: Adam Lambert" made its world premiere on VH1 at 10 p.m. EDT Sunday, August 7.
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 9th 2011, 11:48 AM'

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terra_zephead's HQ download of the whole show!

Just checked parts 1 and 2 - FRIGGIN' AMAZING QUALITY!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!

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'madamimadam' date='Aug 9th 2011, 4:37 PM'

I guess BTM is replaying.... ::grin:: ... and not a one in the bunch with an Adam Lambert background!!!!

MartyGagax I have so much love for Adam Lambert. #BehindTheMusic. ♥

osballack I am not one of those crazy fans, but whenever I see @adamlambert on tv, I like him even more.

swimfreak155 Watching Behind the Music w/ @adamlambert. Feeling more inspired to be myself than ever before! :)

dominequeball The best love is the love you find in yourself Adam lambert<3

MuSiCiS4LyFe Watching behind the music on @adamlambert hes awesome :)

JadaBabopbyeYa #92396 Suddenly I love Adam Lambert and respect him %500 more than I already did.

cellieeee this Adam Lambert documentary was interesting :)

kendall82 @adamlambert just saw ur behind the music.... So much respect for u:)

popgoes_weasel Adam Lambert is a killer artist and has a great message for people of all ages.

CJ_DaArtz Adam Lambert....is amazing

dougiefresh_35 I don't really know Adam Lambert, all I know that he is gay but he seems like a pretty cool guy tho one of the good role models to the LGBTQ

famemonstHER just finished watchin @adamlambert 's BTM and I am officially in LOVE!!!

CrystalxAnnex @AdamLambert is officially one of my idols. Thank you, for doing what you do. You're a huge inspiration. <3

JPGannonn Adam lambert's behind the music made me cry.. A little on the emotional side today. #pullittogether

Hecate4 #nw Behind the Music: Adam Lambert. i never watched him on american idol, but i respect this muthafreaka
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 9th 2011, 6:21 PM'

And... it's on again! God bless VH1!!!

MsKayleen YEE!! i love this VH1 Behind the Music with @adamlambert.. he's so REAL && INSPIRING.. not 2 mention, hes BEAUTIFUL!! <3

mmmDia Watching @adamlambert behind the music. Already crying. Reminds me how much I love him. #noh8

JujuisTight: Adam Lambert is one sexy ass gay! Lol he's gorgeous!

steph_lovesit After watching Adam Lambert in Behind the Music, I have so much more respect for him. Good guy. Be who you are no matter what people say.

TheTripleM21: #NW adamlambert 's Behind the Music on VHI..he gained a lot of respect from me! #waytogoadam #keepitup

HeyMancie @adamlambert You singing "She Was There" in that clip on VH1.. Adam!! omg ♥

jackie_attacky LOL I forgot @adamlambert didn't win #americanidol. I totally forgot about that boy Chris. I <3 @adamlambert #behindthemusic #vh1

jamieilikethis Where do I get an @adamlambert t-shirt? To wear unironically? I LOVE that guy.

jackie_attacky watching @adamlambert on #vh1 & he's too gorgeous! #behindthemusic his mom looks younger than me & I'm Adam's age :-/

angel0051 Behind the Music had a hit this week with @adamlambert. Loved it!!

xXminiONEXx I remember when I first saw @adamlambert sing born to be wild on American Idol and thought, he's my new favorite. :D

citygirl36 @adamlambert's young fresh face saying if he could do this for life, he'd be a happy man ~ gives me chills

Blue_Eye28 @adamlambert just saw BTM, amazing! I applaud your parents too,if every parent was as loving as they are ,the world would be much easier!
crazyforadam: holy freakamolie! @AdamLambert's Behind the Music is trending!!!

thecatcameback I just saw it! "behind the music" was trending for a second. good news for @adamlambert :3
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'barb4Adam' date='Aug 10th 2011, 10:50 AM'

And this just arrived in my e mail with full screen video excerpt linking to all vids and bonus extras ::wootwave:: ..

Neon Limelight
Video: Watch Adam Lambert’s Full ‘Behind The Music’ Episode
August 9, 2011 By TJ 1 Comment

Many know Adam Lambert as one of the most original and exciting singers to come from American Idol, but not many know about his struggles on the path to glam-rock greatness. Well, you can know now.

On Sunday, August 7, VH1 profiled the burgeoning glam god in an episode of Behind The Music. In the episode, Adam spoke candidly about his struggle to get comfortable in his own skin and with his sexuality. We also get a look at a young Adam honing his craft on stage in children’s theatre and what led to his decision to audition for the show that changed his life.

But what’s a Behind The Music without visiting some controversy? Adam’s comes in the form of a few saucy shots of him and an ex-boyfriend smooching leaking to the internet while he was on Idol and before he was out to the world. There’s also that infamous American Music Awards performance.

Those controversies didn’t keep Adam down. He rose to the top — literally — with his debut album, For Your Entertainment, and went on to grab a Grammy nomination for his soul-stirring powerballad “Whataya Want From Me.”

Adam’s now going on album No. 2; an autobiographical collection of songs that showcase his songwriting and drop-dead-gorgeous voice, due out this fall. We get a sneak peek of Adam in the studio working on the set. He says the best is yet to come, and we believe him. :thumbs:

Go Behind The Music with Adam Lambert below:
http://neonlimelight.com/2011/08/09/video-...-music-episode/.
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 10th 2011, 11:01 AM'

He's over the 2,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.adamofficial.com/us/node/1750538

Adam's Facebook - 2,000,600 People Like This
http://www.facebook.com/AdamLambert?ref=ts

*Update* 12 Oct 2010 - Over 1 Million Facebook fans milestone was reached.

*Update 04 Nov 2010 - Over 1,100,000 Facebook fans
*Update 12 Dec 2010 - Over 1,200,000 Facebook fans
*Update 13 Mar 2011 - Over 1,300,000 Facebook fans
*Update 10 May 2011 - Over 1,500,000 Facebook fans
*Update 16 Jun 2011 - Over 1,600,000 Facebook fans
*Update 31 Jun 2011 - Over 1,700,000 Facebook fans
*Update 09 Aug 2011 - Over 1,800,000 Facebook fans
*Update 10 Aug 2011 - Over 1,900,000 Facebook fans
*Update 10 Aug 2011 - Over 2,000,000 Facebook fans
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 10th 2011, 6:43 PM'

So this morning at 11:00 (10:41 to be exact), he had 2,000,600 Facebook fans...

Now, eight hours later he has....

2,123,213 Facebook fans....

That's 122,600 new Facebook fans in EIGHT FRIGGIN' HOURS.

The power of BTM and Adam's charisma!!!!
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 10th 2011, 11:02 PM'

So for the 12 hour-cycle, Adam has gained 174,364 followers!!!!

Now stands at ......
2,174,964
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'barb4Adam' date='Aug 10th 2011, 11:46 PM'

Was There Too Much ‘GAY’ In ‘Adam Lambert – Behind The Music’.
Published August 11, 2011
NO. AND EVERYTIME YOU SAY THAT A GAY PERSON IS BEATEN.

SUBSTITUTE ‘GAY’ WITH ‘BLACK’ OR ‘MAORI’ AND SEE HOW IT READS.
I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY MANY COMMENTS ABOUT PEOPLE THINKING THE ‘GAY’ ASPECT OF ADAM WAS TOO MUCH THE FOCUS OF THE ‘BTM’. SEEING REPEATEDLY THAT THERE WAS ‘TOO MUCH GAY, WE KNOW HE IS GAY, WHY SO MUCH GAY…..’

EVERYTIME YOU SAY THAT THE GAY IS TOO MUCH IT IS SO DIMINISHING, AS IF THE GAY IS UNIMPORTANT. AS IF IT SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN NOW AND ONLY HIS WORK SHOULD BE MENTIONED. BALLS, EVERY MAJOR STAR HAS THEIR LIFE EXAMINED IN EVERY DETAIL. THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ADAM AS WELL.
AND THE MEDIA ALWAYS OBSESS ON SEX.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN OUT STAR LIKE ADAM. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO TALK ABOUT A STAR BEING GAY. HOW COOL FOR US ALL TO HAVE GAY LIFE REPRESENTED IN THE MEDIA IN AN UN SNEERING WAY.

BUT FOR SOME MEDIA THIS WILL ALWAYS BE THE STORY.

ALSO, THE SHOW WILL BE PLAYED AND PLAYED ON VH1. IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO PLAY FOR YEARS AND IS FOCUSING A AN ASPECT OF STARDOM THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED BEFORE OR HAPPENED IN SUCH A WAY.
AND THE SHOW HAS REACHED SO MANY PEOPLE, SOME, STUCK IN BUTT freak NEBRASKA WHO HAVE NEVER HAD ANY GAY IMAGES. THIS IS OPENING A WORLD TO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE SEEING SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE. HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO LIVE IN SUCH TIMES. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP THERE WERE NO GAY MEN ANYWHERE. JUST STRANGE MEN IN DRESSES LIKE DICK EMERY AND DANNY LA RUE. CAMP MEN LIKE JOHN INMAN IN ‘ARE YOU BEING SERVED’. HOW WONDERFUL THERE IS NOW AN OUT HAPPY SEXY GAY MAN TO JUST BE.

THERE CAN NEVER BE TOO MUCH GAY POSITIVELY COVERED IN THE MEDIA. EVER EVER. MAYBE LOOK OUTSIDE YOURSELF AND SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER LIVES…..AND WE DEMAND RESPECT.

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'madamimadam' date='Aug 11th 2011, 9:39 AM'

Open letter to Adam....

RagMan_RIP W.R.R. Tepes "When We Had To Hide" An Open Letter to @adamlambert by W.R.R.: http://bit.ly/qEEi88 Thnx Adam, for all that ya are, all that ya do. #LGBT
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An Open Letter to Adam Lambert
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If I could do such a simple thing as sit somewhere & have a beer with ya, & if we were goin’ to talk bout school days & hidin’, this is what I’d wanna say to ya:

I never thought to hide my sexuality in school; I never even consciously thought bout it in concrete terms. I came from an abusive home that didn’t prepare me at all for how the rest of the world saw things, & I was too busy hidin’ the abuse & tryin’ to survive to think bout much else. I didn’t even know I was technically sexually active til watchin’ contraband TV made me realize that’s what sex was. All I knew was that some stuff hurt & some stuff didn’t; none of it had names or any context to hang understandin’ on. Later on, between thirteen & fourteen, I started to figure out a lot becuz I had finally made my first friend in junior high & he told me some stuff, & introduced me to more, both legal & not. Discoverin’ that this thing, this act, could give pleasure, & that I could seek it out instead of waitin’ to be told to do it – that was a whole new world that opened up. I acquired quite a few addictions in my teen years, most of which I’m pleased to say I’ve since quit. At the time, though, with my home life the way it was, I didn’t much care if I shouldn’t be doin’ that stuff.

What ya said on yer Behind the Music, bout bein’ scared & hidin’, bein’ confused & tryin’ to pretend, I lived that too; but I didn’t have the sense to hide the fact that I liked to kiss boys as well as girls, & it added a whole new dimension to the bullyin’ in school. The closest thing to a gay/straight alliance we had in my high school was me findin’ out which of the bullies was secretly gay. One in particular, a football jock no less, I met at a wild basement party. Runnin’ into him at school, I thought we’d do stuff together, & we did – if no one saw. If his buddies were around, he’d lend a fist on the regularly scheduled beat down. I guess it seems insane to some, my real friend wanted to get him back for hurtin’ me; but I was gettin’ the same treatment at home so it wasn’t that strange to switch between bein’ his hook up & his punchin’ bag. He hated himself so much becuz he was gay & just decidin’ to be gay, acceptin’ it, seemed out of the question for him. He couldn’t resist what he wanted, but when faced with it around others, all he wanted to do was destroy it.

Half way through high school I gotta second friend, my current boyfriend, & he was hidin’ too. I can’t imagine how our lives mighta changed if there had been anybody sayin’ it was ok to be a gay or bi kid, or even if society had some examples like ya mentioned on the show: TV, movies, or all the way up to a legit gay/straight alliance after school. Given a safe place to discuss bein’ bi, maybe I coulda had the guts to tell somebody I was bein’ abused, too.

Anyhow, not tryin’ to upset ya with my past, just wanted to share a perspective that many don’t have; unfortunately, some others know exactly what I went through cuz they did too. Those of us who are survivors aren’t necessarily the tougher or braver ones, though it’s certainly a given that any survivor of abuse is tough & brave – mostly we’re the ones that got some sorta help along the way, whether at the time or later, from some source. I believe those who were either killed or took their own lives were also tough & brave; they just never got that help before it all started to feel too bleak on the way to feelin’ pointless. Fact is, as a child or teen, ya don’t often think bout life beyond school, beyond abuse or bullyin’; takes a while for that restricted viewpoint to fade. Hand in hand with that, are too many folks who don’t take the time to see, to ask, to get involved.

So while we’re hoistin’ imaginary beer, why am I tellin’ ya this? Cuz yer my steppin’ stone, helpin’ me by yer example alone to be what I wanna be, to be somethin’ I once thought I could never be: a whole & happy bisexual man, free to be himself without apologies. I am so grateful that ya had a good home, with a lovin’ family, & later found similar artistic friends to add to that family. I grew up, started to learn that there’s a whole big chunk of the world that ain’t like my birth family, & I was able to make my own. They help me every day to face the challenges that remain.

There are so many kids & teens out there though, who are just like we were, either hidin’ abuse or hidin’ who they really are, both outta fear. I wish I could do more to help ‘em. I’m bipolar, & I suffer from agoraphobia & a grab bag of other phobias that make it so hard for me to relate to others at all. What I do have is my experience, perspective, & a desire to share it in the hope of reachin’ somebody. If my poetry, my essays, or even my goofy tweets help somebody like me, then I’m more than willin’ to toss ‘em out there, like bread crumbs to follow outta the dark.

Just wanna tell ya along the way that yer loved & appreciated for what ya do, & ya don’t need to carry the flag of any cause to do it. Yer out there, bein’ yerself, showin’ the rest of us what’s possible with hard work & conviction; & that’s all ya need to be. We both know there’s a lotta crazy haters in the world; I just like to remind ya that there are sane & decent folks, too. Ya already know that, of course, but sometimes the hateful voices seem to be awful loud. I hope the folks that love & appreciate ya will raise their voices louder, & more often. In the meantime, I love seein’ ya so happy in both career & love, & I am patiently lookin’ forward to new music, too. Sorry for the epicness, this was gonna be shorter; but I can’t ever get through when ya do twitter parties, & wanted to be sure ya had a chance to know what ya mean to me & to others – to a whole lotta us out here, in fact. As for that imaginary beer, it’s on me. See ya next round.
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'madamimadam' date='Aug 14th 2011, 12:17 AM'

rames767: just watched Adam Lambert Behind the Music- now pissed again that GMA X'd him & still invited Chris Brown
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