Adam Lambert finally admitted that his performance at the American Music Awards probably wasn’t the best way to make a good first impression. Adam told Ellen DeGeneres: “It was maybe a little too far. I think in hindsight I look back on it and I go, ‘OK, maybe that wasn’t the best first impression to make again, the first second impression.’ I mean, I had fun up there, I had a good time, my dancers had fun and the band had fun. I respect people and feel like people walked away from that feeling disrespected. I would never intend to disrespect anybody. So that was not my intention.” But Ellen told Adam that she feels there’s a double standard on TV when it comes to male vs. female sexuality.
She said: “My whole thing is I feel like if you’re offended by a show of sexuality on stage, then you should be offended by all shows of sexuality. It should be all forms.” Adam agreed and said: “I think people aren’t used to seeing a gay man portrayed that way on TV. The gay male image in the media tends to be very clique and safe. I was putting on a character, putting on a persona being this kind of rock star, kind of dangerous kind of guy.” “After seeing one of my favorites, Lady Gaga, tear it apart on stage, she was incredible. I don’t know, something came over me and got caught up in the moment and maybe went a little too far.” Adam also talked about Good Morning America canceling his appearance three days after the awards show. He said: “I think ABC was a little bit mad at me. I don’t blame them. I got carried away. They gave me a great opportunity to close the AMAs and I would never want to smack that gift horse in the mouth. I think they were taking a leap of faith having me do that and it unfortunately it didn’t work out as we all thought it would.” Adam later went on Twitter and wrote: “AMA performance was a one-time event. Going in a new direction now. Focus back on the music. Don’t worry friends. I’m still gonna be me. Always. Without apologies. Just gonna experiment differently with how I present myself. I’m learning.”
