Brian said that there are obvious differences between Adam and Freddie, but he believes that the greatest thing that Freddie has, which Adam happens to share, is their ability to connect with people and their audiences.
May said that such attribute is not something that can be learned because it is something that a person or a performer either has it or not at all.
He added that like Freddie, Adam is dedicated to his art and that really makes him a great performer. He said that with Adam’s wonderful talent, he certainly can go places.
Brian went on to explain that if Adam walks onto a stage, he is not trying to be Freddie. But when Freddie and Adam walk on, something happens and some kind of catalytic action takes place between people and he considers it a very rare and special thing. He also said that both Freddie and Adam have incredible voices too.
After joining and wrapping up Queen’s most recent European tour in January, Brian May actually described Adam Lambert as the only singer today which the band had found to be capable of filling Freddie Mercury’s big shoes.
He said that Lambert is the first person that they have encountered who can do all the Queen song catalogue without blinking, even calling Adam as a gift from God.