Adam Lambert breaks down the raunchiest lyrics on ‘Afters,’ reflects on 15 years of ‘For Your Entertainment’
lot for the guy who was introduced to the world on American Idol with an audition to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and who, later that same year, made headlines when he dared to kiss another man on stage during a televised performance at the American Music Awards.But once you give the singer-songwriter’s brand new EP, Afters, a spin—filled with uninhibited, addictive, club-ready bangers—you’ll see we what we mean.
This is exactly (in Lambert’s words) how a homo take it home.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.While Lambert might sound especially fun and feisty on tracks like “Wet Dream” and “Cvnty,” that freedom to be his gayest self possible was hard-won.
Since publicly coming out in 2009—hot on the heels of finishing in second place on Idol—he’s managed to forge a multi-faceted career on his own terms in spite of constant pushback from gate-keepers and pearl-clutchers trying to tell him he should behave a certain way.So, even if some of his long-time fans gasped at hearing the lyrics “gonna make you nut” in early single “Lube,” Lambert’s more than comfortable with a little shock and awe by now.Afters‘ pulsing six-track run will definitely leave you feeling shocked and awed—and plenty of other feelings we can’t mention here.
With the EP available to stream, we sat down with Lambert to talk about his lifelong love of dance music, and to reflect on the upcoming 15th anniversary of his debut album, For Your Entertainment.In the video interview below, watch as we have Adam Lambert explain some of the wildest lyrics from Afters, then scroll down further to read the rest of our conversation with the star who will forever be our idol.When most artists say they’ve made their “most authentic and honest” music yet, you expect these intimate, stripped-down songs—maybe just vocals and guitar or piano.
