Adam Lambert - “Love Wins Over Glamour” (special song for Life Ball 2013) LYRICS:

I seem to be so fucking lucky lately
I found the key to endless treasure
My heart is pumping and I like what I see
Ya give me joy and give me pleasure
I’m on an easy ride
I got my jewels I’ve gotta rock it
no one can break my stride
I’m coming hard with heavy pockets
But I’m not gonna keep it

That’s why I open up my bag and let it go
Blow my cash up big and hit the road whoa
pots of gold won’t do little brother
if ya don’t share your love with one another
flash don’t matter
love wins over glamour

(you got love baby)
(you got love)

We’re strong alone with all my riches ‘round me
couldn’t get over all the diamonds
I tried to roll in all my gold but honey
there was no love that it could shine on shine on
Love was far out of sight
I was unsatisfied
I wanna do it right
I need to love tonight

That’s why I open up my bag and let it go
Blow my cash up big and hit the road whoa
pots of gold won’t do little brother
if ya don’t share your love with one anotherflash don’t matter
love wins over glamour

I got the secret code (yeah)
So stand up and get a clue from me
cold hard cash leave you cold
if you got hot then leave and come with me
come on
come on and get it
come on and get it

That’s why I open up my bag and let it go
Blow my cash up big and hit the road whoa
pots of gold won’t do little brother
if ya don’t share your love with one another
Cause love is the key
To open sesame
You got the key
You want the key
You got the need
You need a key
You got the key
You need a key
You got the key
 Love wins over glamour

“My career in three words: surreal, exciting, gotta think of a better third word right? Glam! Glam, yeah sure, why not?” -Adam Lambert

“I always have opinions and I think that being an artist and having an opinion- it goes hand in hand. I think one of the difficulties about being a pop artist in today’s world is that the minute you have a contrary opinion, people get really personally offended. But I don’t mean it to be offensive if I disagree with something that someone feels, I just wanna have a discussion about it. I think that by talking about it and getting passionate and a little friendly healthy debate is really good for the brain and for the spirit and good for arts. It’s good to have strong opinions.” -Adam Lambert

“Oh man, I dunno. That’s a big question. I dunno. Biggest compliment I’ve ever received… I mean I think kind of what I was talking about before is if a fan is expressing that they are more open-minded or more happy because of something that I did or said or inspired. I mean, I can’t take credit for that but I feel thankful for that. I feel like that’s the best compliment- somebody that their quality of life has improved because of something I did & that’s beautiful. I love that.” -Adam Lambert

“No, it’s not night and day. I mean I’m not doing the Sasha Fierce/Beyonce game. But I definitely think when you’re on stage and there’s all these people looking at you, you have to kind of puff up. There’s definitely a certain amount of expectation there. And that’s part of what you do when you’re on stage. I’ve always loved that experience since I was a kid. I love being on stage and creating. Of course I love the attention. Of course I love creating something for a captive audience. It’s a great feeling.
     And then the person that exists off stage is the same person, but he’s not so self-assured. I doubt myself a lot and I second-guess things and I’m in my head a lot. With creating this music, I would get in the studio and write with some people and come with a demo and there was no way for me to walk away and be like ‘oh this is a hit, this is the one.’ I don’t work that way. I’d be wanting to play it for friends and acquaintances and other colleagues and be like ‘what do you think of this? Do you think it’s good? Do you think I should change that part? What do you think about that line?’ I really like to get feedback. I’m a bit fickle actually. I can change my mind really quick about things. So it really helps me to bounce things off of people and that informs my work. And then once the thing is created- the song- and it’s recorded, then it’s a different story. When we’re doing it live on stage, that’s another process. I love it when people say, ‘oh you seem so confident!’ I’m like ‘well, I’m not always that confident.’ It’s something that I work towards. I find confidence in certain things, but there’s a lot of things that take it right out from under me.” -Adam Lambert

“American Idol is kind of a distant memory, it was a while ago now and there’s been so much that’s happened since then. And my perspective has shifted and I’ve grown and changed and grown up a little bit. I think I know where I wanna be as an artist and what I wanna express and what I wanna communicate and what I don’t. So those experiences kind of help inform me.” -Adam Lambert

“Anything with the word ‘gay’ in it is the media’s favorite thing to print, which I’ve learned the hard way. The way I’ve grown into this life and being who I am in the public eye is I’m proud of who I am and it is a part of my identity that I’m very comfortable with and I’ve always been comfortable with it and I’m glad to be unaffected by it, ya know, in the public. For maybe a young gay or lesbian person who’s looking at the TV or magazine and going ‘oh, okay. You don’t have to be scared to be who you are.’ So for that reason, I’m really proud of it. But I do feel like it can be so easily objectified. It’s like I have to qualify it and talk about it all the time and it’s kinda like, until I got into the public eye, I didn’t think twice about it. It wasn’t something that I identified outside of another part of who I was. So, it’s been interesting. It’s been really interesting.” -Adam Lambert

“I think speaking of community- that’s one the main things I like to write about, that I like to cultivate with my fandom. Ya know, a lot of them meet each other and become friends at these concerts. So to me, that’s been the biggest inspiration in what music I wanted to put out there: music that brings people together, music that allows people to see how they’re the same instead of how they’re different, and music that breathes tolerance and celebration and doesn’t shy away from the eccentricities and the things that make us weird and strange, but instead- celebrating them. That’s really important to me.” -Adam Lambert

——-Adam Lambert article in tvPeople South Africa——-

WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA, ADAM LAMBERT

The pop superstar heads to our shores for what promises to be two amazing shows.

ADAM LAMBERT has made a big impact on South Africa since his days on American Idol having sold over two million albums and 4.2 million singles worldwide. In light of his South African tour, People’s El Broide takes a look back at Adam’s career. After making a name for himself by coming second in the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert pushed himself to be the limit became one of the most successful contestants to date. His debut album “For Your Entertainment” debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 195,000 copies in the US alone. The album has since spawned the smash hit singles “For Your Entertainment,” “Whataya Want From Me?” and “If I Had You.”
     In November 2011, Adam took to the stage in the finale at the MTV European Music Awards to sing lead vocals with Queen, who were being awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Roger Taylor commented after that Adam is “a really great performer with an amazing voice.” He later joined Queen on tour and performed with them on their London UK drive as well as in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland.
     Adam’s second album “Trespassing” was released in May this year, giving the pop star his first number one album, making him the first openly gay artist to do so in history, and selling 70,000 copies, which is considerably less than his debut. The album also performed very well internationally charting in all major territories and was met with positive reception from most music critics. The album has already spawned the hit singles “Better Than I Know Myself,” “Never Close Our Eyes,” and the recently released, “Trespassing.”
     Adam is performing two shows in South Africa- on November 13th in Cape Town and November 15th in Johannesburg - which promises to be an incredibly visual and vocal performance. It’s no secret that even the most popular Idol contestants can be forgotten and Adam’s hard work, determination and the fact that he remains true to himself is the reason that this runner-up has become an international superstar.

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Adam Lambert:
1- Adam can hold a note for 22 seconds.
2- He is an avid reader.
3- He’s the only American Idol contestant to tour worldwide after releasing his first album.
4- The singer is Jewish.
5- Adam had two tattoos of birds on his chest (*transcribers note: no he doesn’t. lol)

SOURCE: http://pics.lockerz.com/s/260893806