Adam Lambert has claimed that people are ‘fearful’ of how an ‘openly gay’ artist could succeed in the music industry. The 37-year-old opened up about homophobia in the entertainment business during a chat with Hayley Kiyoko, Big Freedie and Tegan Quin for Billboard.
The American Idol star said a lot of industry bosses were not actually homophobic, but didn’t see how a gay artist could connect to a mainstream audience. “I think in many cases, a lot of people that were the gatekeepers in these situations might not have been homophobic themselves, on a personal level” he said. “But [they] were fearful for how it would work for an openly gay artist to work in a mainstream music situation.”
Adam, who shot to fame after coming runner-up in the eighth season of American Idol, replaced Freddie Mercury in Queen when the band began touring again in 2011. He recently said he believes lots of Freddie’s thoughts from the 70s and 80s are still relevant to the LGBT community.
When asked how he personally tries to tackle the issues surrounding homophobia he said: “By being myself and being open and raising awareness wherever possible.”
Via Metro.co.uk
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