American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert has revealed his initial “concerns” after taking over from Freddie Mercury as the frontman of Queen.
Queen has played an integral part in the pop star’s career since his cover of the band’s classic “Bohemian Rhapsody” scored him a slot on American Idol in 2009. Later, the rock act joined Lambert onstage to perform “We Are the Champions” for reality show’s season finale.
But while Lambert has been widely regarded as Queen’s most successful vocalist since the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991, Lambert admits that he wasn’t initially sure about taking the prestigious gig.
“When we first got together to perform a whole show, I’m happy to say it went really well. It was a success, and we pulled it off — but man, I was really nervous beforehand”, said Adam to a reporter.
Ahead of the Sin City shows, PEOPLE caught up with Lambert, 36, about standing in for Freddie Mercury, his onstage fashion — and how playing with Queen has inspired his own music.
Describing Mercury as “irreplaceable”, he said “There’s no way to compare to him. It was always my hope that audiences would understand that I’m up there just excited to sing great music that everyone knows”.
> Shatabdi Sarker Poushi
Adam Lambert’s “Concerns” Filling in for Freddie Mercury in Queen
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