San Diego peeps who tuned into FOX 5 this morning for a weather report got Adam Lambert applying eyeliner to the FOX weather chick instead. After, Adam has advice for kids who want to sing, “Start listening to a lot of different music and recognize what you like…nothing is going to happen in your life if you don’t take risks.”
In another segment (watch after the jump) Adam reunites and is interviewed with his mom, who says noticed Adam’s talent at around age 10.
Adam was visiting the FOX studio as part of his Idol hometown visit to be aired on Wednesday’s results show.
BONUS: Adam sings the National Anthem at San Diego’s Mirmar Naval Base, video after the jump…
Hint: Smudging is the key…
Adam and his Mom interviewed by Fox 69
Adam sings the National Anthem at Mirmar Naval Base
Finally listened to Adam’s national anthem rendition. That was just beautiful! I think he’s great and deserves a huge career breakout from this whole experience. I’ve loved him on the show since I first saw him. His technical singing ability and range are staggering. He’s nice to look at and I bet he’s attractive in person too. I don’t care if he’s straight or gay, I still find him an attractive man!
However, I’ve been asking myself all along if I’d buy an album or go see him in concert (solo). He’s not my “usual” type of recording artist, singer/songwriter type I’d like to see live. Now, I think I’d buy his album. I’d love to see HIM in concert, but I don’t think I’m going to the AI tour this year. There are too many others in the Top 10 who I really don’t want to pay to see and make the effort of going to a show.
GO ADAM! Love ya.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA7bA6rhKvc&fmt=18
video of adam singing at his high school graduation!
Finally watched the Clear Channel interview and this one was more loose and fun. Glad both radio stations coordinated their questions. They loved him there too.
Adam thought he looked short and “fat” on TV because TV adds 10 pounds! But he only wears Medium to Large tshirts and some fans are sending him XL!
First gig was on a cruise ship around the world after 6 months of looking for work when he was 19.
How he set up an office at the mansion using his personal desktop computer to do music research and experimenting with his song’s arrangements on GarageBand (?) during the competition.
Approaches the competition as a medium to entertain people with music that he enjoys and thinks will be fun (as opposed to trying to please others).
Gawd! Just LOVE everything about him! He really is a great spokesperson for the AI machine (just like I thought with David Cook last year).
ETA: Thanks for bringing over Adam singing at his HS graduation. Adam has definitely grown up! He is Alison’s age there and has the vocal chops, but hadn’t blossomed into the performer that he is today. I’m glad he waited until he was 26!
you know noctem, maybe you would be better off at VTFW. If you’re here to sneer at the fangirls, I suggest you take it somewhere else
gingerly, maybe you didn ´t watch Archuleta ´s version? Because it ´s amazingly gourgeous!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYwlkqPwxg0
By the way, Archuleta ´s version of Smokey Robinson ´s ‘Shop around’ is also by far superior than Tennile ´s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABcKJ1LBXbY&feature=PlayList&p=86DC5AC21F3647AA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6A2bfoKIg
edit: I’ll do the modding
I almost forgot: I loved Adam ´s version and I truely hope he wins American Idol! He has the ’star quality’ to be ‘the best’ American Idol ever!
I liked Adam’s version of the SSB. Nice to let others know he has a strong, lower range.
And as many have said up thread, nice not having to cringe as he hit the higher note(s) spot on.
He is a sweetheart, and it seems he enjoyed his “Adam Lambert Day” back in San Diego, which is really what matters to me.
kathrynTX:
This. I checked online both yesterday and today, good seats available both times. But Adam and Alison are the only two I’d want to see, and that’s not worth the 4 tix for the family and having to endure so .much. screaming (from either the audience or the gokey). I’ll buy Adam’s music and I’ll just wait for him to come through post-AI.
I love my country (the USA) -even more so since living in Europe- but I am far from a flag-waver and see both the beauty and the ugliness of the States…as I do of Europe.
However, seeing my sexy gay Adam singing the SSB flawlessly and beautiful, in front of the flag, made me really love the words and their historical meaning.
He is fuckin’ awesome.
I loved Adam ´s version of SSB!!! And I also looove this David Archuleta ´s version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZctQbwXb0
This video of Adam singing SSB is taken much closer to the stage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPi5oWRDtdE
LOL fan wars over the SSB. That’s funnah.
Uh, I don’t think you read my statement in the spirit in which it was intended. I was making a joke and making fun of the SSB– the song itself– and the fact that it is my country’s national anthem. I wasn’t dissing anyone’s particular rendition of the anthem. Many people think a different song would be more appropriate for the anthem because the SSB is in fact set to the tune of an old English drinking song.
Aw, I want his rendition of SSB on iTune.
I listened to Adam’s and Danny’s SSBs back to back, and Adam actually does his in a lower key than Danny.
Interesting.
Adam is a smarter singer than Danny.
I love both Archie’s and Adams, two of my overall favorites. My fave of all time is Mr. Marvin Gaye. YMMV, but it made me both patriotic and sad at the same time. He put a gospel, jazzy mournful feel to it. Genius.
Adam had an awesome day! All three do and I think they are so deserving of this to make it so far in the competition. They all seem to be touched by it and I am glad they all feel so much love. At first I was worried coz Southern Cali wouldn’t be so excited about this but it turned out to be a great event as well, more intimate, and great messages to the kids. I think people will see Adam in a new light after watching his homecoming package and he may gain some new fans. The military base thing I thought is awesome! And can we say what a nice job to San Diego? I read somewhere that they didn’t know until a few days before that Adam’s homecoming would be in SD not LA. So really they only had a short time to pull it together and they have done a nice job! The reporters are well spoken. Weather girl/fangirl is hilarious. And I think radio interviews are great.
I wonder if they chose SD for Adam because at the time they were setting these visits up, Allison was still in the running and LA would have been her town (she’s never lived anywhere else).
wjmtv I think it is true. 2 LA homecoming would be so boring and we all know how well that turned out for Kat McPhee :ponder_tb:
Heart wrote …
I’m guessing he has an iMac desktop since he uses Garage Band. GB is Mac software that comes with all new Macs (part of the iLife bundle). Setting up the computer consists of finding (very little) desk space and plugging it in. The monitor and computer are all the same unit. It’s pretty awesome. I’m a Mac junkie
Forgot to mention … No matter what you think of our National Anthem as a song, it’s something that I hold dear. The ONLY thing that bothered me about Adam’s performance was the hooting (and some sign waving) from the audience while he was singing. Even more so, since it was at a military base.
Adam did a beautiful job on it. There are many interpretations, some work, some don’t.