Adam Lambert: 'less is more'

by Daniel Falconer | 16 April 2015

Covering the brand new issue of Notion magazine, Adam Lambert has spoken out in his interview about his career to-date whilst gearing up for the release of his highly-anticipated single 'Ghost Town' and third studio album 'The Original High'.

There's just under a week to go until the album's first cut gets its official release, and with fans already in the knowledge that both Max Martin and Shellback have been executive producing the record, Adam's now sharing further insight as to what they can expect.

Talking about his experiences

"There were certain ways in which I triumphed and certain ways in which I stumbled a little bit. Unfortunately, people were watching while I was learning."

On his new look

"Someone said to me 'oh you're not wearing all that crazy shit, are you trying to tone it down?' and I was like 'no, I just got tired. Fuck! It was a lot of work!'"

Speaking about different vocal styles on 'The Original High'

"I think it's just where I'm at. I think one of the things I've been learning is the 'less is more' approach to a lot of things. Less is a little easier."

On approaching studio album number three

"The music industry is so crazy, competitive and focused, and after the 'Trespassing' album I kind of had to stop and ask myself 'why am I doing this? What do I want? Who am I? What am I about?' and just re-examine at everything. I finally became more grounded about all of the fame stuff; it's not freaking me out anymore."

'The Original High'

"[The album is] dance-y but bittersweet, and the lyrics are a little darker [than they have been, previously]. I've done the more bubblegum stuff, I've done the camp stuff, and now I want to encourage people to face their shit. I want to show them the part of me that's not all polished or [still part of] the 'pageant on TV' thing - I want it to be real, you know?"

'Ghost Town' officially debuts on April 21, followed by 'The Original High' later in the spring. The single is released in the UK on June 7.