Adam Lambert recently said that there are currently no plans for him to perform with Queen again, but the door remains open. He explained that the group has never officially discussed ending their partnership, and he would gladly return if the band decides to tour again in the future. Lambert highlighted that the decision ultimately rests with Queen, whom he views as being in charge of the project.
In a new interview with Smooth Radio, Adam Lambert was asked when fans will get a chance to see him perform with Queen again. He responded:
“There’s nothing on the books with Queen. We’ve never had the conversation saying we’re done, but there’s nothing actually planned right now. It’s sort of up to them. They’re the boss. I’m the guest. If they call me and say, ‘Hey, we wanna tour again,’ I’ll say, ‘Yeah, sure, I’d love to.'”
Adam Lambert said he feels fortunate to have spent years performing with Queen while also pursuing his own music career. He described working with the band as a tremendous honor, allowing him to celebrate the legacy of Freddie Mercury and help Brian May and Roger Taylor continue sharing their music with fans. Lambert added that performing with Queen and creating his own music fulfill different creative goals for him.
Asked “how cool” it is that he had the Queen gig as his “side job” for so many years, Adam — who will release his sixth full-length studio album, “Adam”, on Friday, July 10 via his own label, distributed via The Orchard — said: “I’m blessed. I’m very lucky. Everything’s worked out lovely for [me]. I have no complaints. I love that I’m making my own music now too. I mean, it serves two different sort of purposes for me. Getting out there with Queen is a huge honor. It’s a huge opportunity to celebrate one of the greats, [late Queen singer] Freddie Mercury, who I love, and to give Brian [May, Queen guitarist] and Roger [Taylor, Queen drummer] sort of the facility to go and perform their songs and bask in their legacy, and to just have the audience singing along with every song.
It’s like the best audiences because of Queen’s music. And then when I get to do my stuff, it’s scratching a different itch. I get to write about my own life. I co-wrote a lot of this album, and it’s about me, and it’s who I am, and it’s original, and it’s new. So it’s just two different kind of things. I’m lucky I get both.”
