Queen to Go on a Tour Around North America, Accompanying Them is Adam Lambert, Who Shares His Thoughts About the Situation

It appears that Adam Lambert is out on the road again. The singer-songwriter who has been nominated for The Grammy, and is all set this summer to tour North America. He is going to do that as the frontman of Queen along with the surviving members of the band, Brian May and Roger Taylor.

It’s not exactly Adam’s first time sharing the stage with the band. He has performed with them since he appeared on American Idol in 2009, in varying capacities. Although, this tour of North America will be the most ambitious venture by Lambert and the band.

Adam Lambert made it clear that his collaboration with the band isn’t an attempt to replace the missing member Freddie Mercury. Adam recently stated that this tour to him is an opportunity to celebrate the legacy of the band. He also says that he considers himself a fan who has come upon this amazing chance to sing their music and bring them back to life.

Lambert interacted with TIME about his chemistry with Queen, the sound of his latest music and how have changed for gay performers.

On being asked by TIME whether he felt instantly connected with the other in Queen Adam Lambert replied that It was apparent to all three of them and that they felt truly natural in each other’s presence. They liked what Adam brought to the table musically.

Adam went on saying that they just felt connected things snowballed from there. Adam said that after their performance at American Idol, the band approached him with the idea that they should do something together.

However, as Adam was too preoccupied with his album release, he couldn’t commit immediately. However, from then onwards one thing led to another, and this is where we stand today.

While explaining the demographic of the shows, whether it will mainly consist of Queen fans or Adam Lambert’s fans, the musician said that he is not sure if it can be broken down into a pie chart. However, he says that when he looks into the audience, he can spot fans that he has seen at his concerts.

While there are also amongst the audience a lot of “dads,” people who are old enough to be Adam’s parents. Depending on where the group is performing, there’s a lot of young people that come.

Adam confesses that he was at first, a bit nervous as to how the diehard Queen fans were going to accept him. It was an intimidating as he was very well aware that it is holy ground. But from the get-go, he has been at the receiving end of the warm reception.

While addressing his thoughts on how he fits into this landscape of pop Lambert said that the hardest thing about being a celebrity that has been in the industry now, since the Idol seven years ago, which is where it all started is providing something different and substantial to the audience.

He says that it’s a good thing when you’re a known entity and have a built-in fan base. Nevertheless, sometimes altering people’s minds, or bringing them something in a new phase in one’s career, is a hard job indeed.

Although people love finding new experiences. Adam feels that it’s mostly about the vibe, which people judge an artist rather than their talent.For instance, if the audience loves a new song, this they rarely go like, “I don’t know who the artist is, but the song is sick.”