“American Idol” interview series: Adam Lambert

Pub date July 16, 2009
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Louis Peitzman interviews the latest crop of Idols. Read his interviews with Allison Iraheta here, Scott MacIntyre here, and Anoop Desai here.

SFBG: So I’ve started by asking everyone if they’re getting enough rest on tour.

Adam Lambert: Mmm…

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Runner-up Adam Lambert smells like a winner. (For reals — he wears Dior Homme, and he wears it well.)

SFBG: Not so much?
AL: Eh, it’s all right. It could be better. But I think I’ll adjust. This is show number five, so we’re still getting into the groove.

SFBG: Is touring what you thought it would be? Of course, you also toured when you did musical theater.

AL: I did. I toured with a musical, Wicked, the first national tour. But we were like, in a city for a couple months at a time. I’ve never done like a bus and truck type, different city every night type tour.
SFBG: So is it different from what you imagined?