Adam Lambert Gives Racy 2009 American Music Awards Performance
November 23, 2009 by Story Gilmore
Filed under Awards Shows, Live, TV/Radio Goodness
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert was saved for the closing number on tonight’s (November 22) 2009 American Music Awards. The performance was often hyped as one you wouldn’t want to miss and boy were they right.
Taking the stage with numerous backing dancers, he performed his new single For Your Entertainment.Those dancers would turn into his personal love slaves. Chains, vulgar grinding and kissing were all apart of Adam’s debut performance. With so many antics on board, Adam’s talent became lost in the mix. Shock value became the main objective of his big performance.
This will undoubtly have people talking tomorrow and the timing couldn’t be better. Adam’s debut album, For Your Entertainment, lands in stores tomorrow.
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Well, if you want people to buy your CD based on gimmicks and stunts instead of talent, that performance hit it out of the park. Really disappointing.
what a joke. the song sucked also, as well as the whole number. The rebounded from the fall nicely.
at least I can save money and not buy his new cd. he had his 10 minutes of fame. the freak show is over. next
I saw David Bowie when he was Ziggy….remember Frank Zappa…and was in DC when the Beatles arrived for the Ed Sullivan Show. Yes, I am that old. Plese no comments about my age. I am a professional person who helps children who have been abused….and it took a long time to learn what I know….including what I know about music. Adam Lambert is the best performer who has shown up since other musicians who changed society ….Beatles, Elvis….it’s about time! And, stop it with the gay comments. Sexual preference does not define who a person is anymore than your sexuality defines your character. Diane Black from Texas
If that opinion sums up what you took so long to learn, I’d say get back to the drawing board. What was wrong with that performance has nothing to do with his sexual preference… It has to do with common decency and class. He threw it out the door. If that is your idea of changing society, I would hope you don’t live in my neighborhood, let alone helping any children I know!!
I totally agree with the shock value and vulgarity of this performance. I was going to buy his CD today and actually downloaded his version of “Mad World”, (love this one) on my cell phone. I am 59 years old and love music to pieces, rock and lots of other. I really think this was a mistake for his debut. If he paid attention, the audience was rather stilled, some clapped, but I really think people were just shocked at the lack of class shown here. I was so dissappointed. Am passing on buying the new CD. His talent is really there, but he needs to re-evaluate his content! I remember David Bowie (he has some of that flavor); still like him today, but I cannot remember even that much visually coming from him.
Sorry, and hope he rethinks this “over the top” image.
I am still in shock! It really was disgusting! Wendy I totally agree! That was tacky, classless and just vulgar. His parents must be humiliated that their son would do something like that on national television. WOW….I really looked forward to his performances on Idol, but last night…..he lost my support….he owes the American public an apology for that trash last night!
Well wendy,one of the real class comments on here dear.So, is her idea of helping the abused saying to them,pop round tonight kids we can watch debbie does dallas and you can have soda and popcorn.Jeeesh she must be popular with a story like that.
Its not about his sexuality! He made it about his sexuality tonight. So i guess some people still think that a better example then Kris Allen as a Idol for american youth and adults, would be SEX SLAVES AND BLOW JOBS!
I truly hope the only change that Adam Lambert would bring after tha performance is a return to moral decency. I don’t care if you are gay or straight.. That is not the place to display smut. He simulated getting oral sex by both a male and female.. and then another vulgar act toward a female.. If that had been a rapper on there doing the same thing, they would want them banned for life. Being homosexual or bisexual does not give you the right to be immorral and disgusting just to shock people. I for one thought he sounded horrible. he should concentrate on his talent and not on whatever that was
I totally agree with you, Blynn.
I agree 100%. I will never get those images out of my head. I don’t want to see a straight person simulating oral sex either. I thought this was suppose to be about music, not a three ring circus side show.
AMEN!!!
Nothing here is about Adam Lambert’s sexuality. It is on a basic level just a really awful song, which without the (non)shock value girations, would be bood off of every karioke stage. What is shocking about tis performance is just how LOUSY the song is ad how UNSEXY the whole thing was. I voted for Adam, but I am not going to waste a dime on this cd or download.
To put this kid in the league of Bowie and the Beatles is lunacy.
I afree with you diane! Adam is an amazing performer with a fantastic voice. He knows what he wants and he goes for it. If you people can’t handle that, then stop watching. He doesn’t care if he has your support because he is doing this for himself and the people that appreciate him. He has straight out said that his music and performances aren’t for everyone, if you don’t like it, turn it off and let the rest of us enjoy it. Its about time a homosexual male got to express himself openly. Did any of you care when female preformers were doing these same things, or when brittney and madonna made out on stage?? He has a right as a performer to express himself and represent who he is. I love him and think everything he has done is original and GLAMOROUS.
i have his cd
were so proud of you
racy? Lets try raunchy. That performance left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Oh yeah, raunchy, didnt do a thing for him!
Disgusting and not a very good example of what talent he has. Disrespectful and is he really that worried that he can’t sell his music purly with his voice, or should I say his screaming because he doesn’t sing most of the time and I think he needs to have his tongue trimmed, it seems to fall out of his mouth while he is screaming, oh I mean singing. He was disgusting, disrespectful and this will hurt not help his career….I hope!
that tongue comment is soooo true! Maybe now we know why he likes to hang it out so much. Too much practice!! YUCK.
It was filthy, but he’s still a great talent nevertheless.
Maybe in the bedroom!
insulting, uncouth, nasty and he is too talented to stoop to this kind of performance
I agree, very disappointing. Adam Lambert’s two thumbs down for such a great singer.
Adam is so much better than this.
All I was able to say at the end of Adam’s performance was, “Oh, my….”
People will DEFINITELY be talking about it and I guess there really IS no such thing as bad press.
I still you love, Adam!
i litterally said “umm………” followed by a “hmmmm” then a “yeah”. lol. Sadly singing live and trying to do everything he was trying to do (have an orgasm) don’t go well together. It makes me angry to know that this could very well be his first and last performance with the amazing talent he has. Kissing a man, im good with that, i do it everyday. Humping someones face on a family network… not so good with that. He should have been more responsible with his career choices. I’m sure we’ll hear the “im just being me” kind of excuses, but when just being you ruins your career (which this very well could) you need to change.
That was the most exciting performance I have ever seen. OMFG_ I f***ing love this guy.
Amen! =D
a SERIOUS amen to that. good god, how could it get any better?
AMEN….I love Adam Lambert…what a performance!!!!
I really thought it was raunchy and will never buy a single CD of his…disgusting, I am surprised at ABC for allowing this, I am going to STOP watching TV with Viagra Stayfree etc crap!!!!! Really, Really, rauchy, the worst performance I have ever witnessed! Yuck, but I guess it got everyone talking, even if its bad…Whitney and Carrie rocked!!!!
but it was ok for those women to be hunching the other women right. what ever adam was great
this may be shock value but it was still a great perfomance. adam lambert is comfortable with himself and sexuality. he wants to be noticed for what and who he is and not what everyone else wants him to be. the videos that dont make your jaw drop or get chills or whatever are the ones that suck. if this was a female there wouldn’t be nearly as many bad comments and thats wrong. well this was a great performance great coreography and an amazing voice what an amazing talent
you go adam!!
On the right network and time slot yea go for it Adam. But when Families like mine were sitting in the living watching Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Michael Jackson, even Lady Gaga (knew this was the AMA not the MTV Awards) and she kept it cleaner than usual. My child asked me why adam lambert shoved a mans face between his legs. ABC is a family network. You dont show S & M on the AMerican Music Awards. I think it was a publicity stunt. He hasnt had the popularity that people originally thought he would after american idol. He’s fallen under the radar and they needed a quick fix since his new single comes out tomorrow. If you cant get positive attention go for the negative and thats what they did. 5 million people are probably googling his performance. Which is sad because 4.9 probably will hate it once they watch it. If Adam wants to get freaky do it, on the right network, or his concert. Not on a family network. COme on! For someone who wants so badly for people to accept him the way he is and not focus on his sexual preference…He just threw himself under the bus! Thats all it was about sex blow jobs and screaming.
I couldn’t agree with you more. My 7 years old daughter was watching with me and my husband and thank goodness at the time playing with her DS so her head was down during the outrageous acts. My husband loved this guy from American Idol and was at a complete loss for words after the performance (speechless). My comment was I wouldn’t pay 1 penny now for his music. Everything went out the window for me after that performance.
LAMBERT WAS RAUNCHY. WHAT A WASTE OF TALENT.
I agree!
Simply aweful.
Thank God Adam Lambert was on this show. He is my hero.
really you think God would approve of this sick display? This was primtime tv and little kids might have seen two men kissing and the lude acts on the stage! Maybe when he fell God was trying to make a point.
I am still in shock over the sick, raunchy, gross performance! Are you kidding me??? Who would air such ridiculous things on a family tv network??? What is this world coming to??? I turned to my husband and said that we need to pray for him. That is what we are going to do is pray that if he doesn’t have god in his heart that he would turn to god. We all need to take a look in the mirror and ask ourselves would this be an honorable and pleasing act to God. Adam Lambert, I pray for you tonight, and I hope that you would spend some quite time and ask yourself would this act be pleasing to God. You have such great talent with out all of those dispicible gross acts. Why ruin the talent that you have with such garbage.
I totally agree with you Annoyed. I will not buy his cd tomorrow as I had planned. I hope ALOT of others feel this way too! AMA’s should have an R or X rating. For those of you who like him…good for you, but you must admit – this performance was NOT for young viewers.
Oh get over yourselves and stop with the self-righteousness and preaching. Maybe some elements of his performance were inappropriate for TV and family viewing, but who are you to pass such judgment and make such assumptions about Adam Lambert and his religious dealings? Frankly, it is none of your business and I don’t think your intolerance and accusations would be “pleasing to God” as you say.
Really g?? Because this was a nationally aired TV show, not a private showing where you knew what you were paying to see. He made it our business.
Right on Wendy! This was not on a cable channel with an EXPLICIT warning. They kept taunting us with…”the Adam Lambert performance you will be talking about tomorrow” No mention that it would be a gay porno video!
I have NOTHING against his sexuality. To flaunt it in a vulgar manner on a national family oriented program was very immature and stupid. This kid needs to grow up and realize that kinda crap is not tolerated by the majority of people out there. I am truly disappointed in Adam! I love his version of “Mad World”…it’s on my Ipod and I listen to it all the time, but he really went too far last night. Very disappointing…
Did somebody twist your arm, and make you watch the show? All you had to do was turn the channel.
Kids go to school tomorrow, what kind of parent are you to keep your kids up that late f you
HELLO!!! kids r out for thanksgiving holidays!!!! u must don’t have kids!!!!
but still… parents let children watch those types of shows that late?!
No…you’re wrong. I have 5 kids and school is NOT out for them. Wednesday is the last day. Check your facts before you make comments..and judging by your grammar you might want to go back to school yourself…
Ok superparent, school is out for the entire week for some schools. The entire world does not run on your schedule alone.
Right back at ya G, the entire world doesn’t think there would typically be a problem with the whole family watching a music award show together at 8:30PM, and I guarentee you a majority of the world doesn’t agree with sexual inuendo’s being slippped into a family program at that hour regardless of school night or not. Do the world a favor and don’t become a parent…your future kids will become gay porn stars with your mentality.
It’s not as late on the West Coast… and there are things called DVR’s. It is not the time that is disturbing, it is what kind of show this is supposed to be… That makes Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction look like nothing!
The entertainment industry is becoming a sad reflection on us!
And yet no one has mentioned Janet Jackson’s crotch grab of one of her male dancers at the top of the show at 8pm. Hmmmm…. double standard anyone?
Exactly…I have watched Madonna, Lady GaGa and countless other women act the same way on award shows and no one says anything to them..is this fury against Adam because he is a male? Pretty unfair if you ask me.
you call her tit hanging out nothing???
He’s Jewish
1. gay people exist. Children, yes children, are aware of that. Quit being a biggot and a bit@&.
2. I agree that the other things he did were a little too lude for a family network, but you’re still an @$$hole.
3. Maybe when he fell he just tripped because the stage was slick. God isn’t solely responsible for every gay man who trips, you hate mongering c(!)nt.
yes thanks for elaborating for what i was trying to say. america is still full of close-minded idiots
I agree. That person is a huge, closed-minded ass.
Ryan, the most intelligent part of your post is that you can count to 3. Your name calling sums up your character… Really, you think someone who is offended is a biggot?? If I were gay, I would be offended as well.
well atleast im as smart as britney spears. and no, i dont think someone who is offended by humping someones face is a biggot. i think someone offended by two men kissing is. I think anyone who would defend them is a biggot too. You like to stick together just like gay people. And yeah, make no bones about it, im an @$$h&!e too. It doesnt bother me, really, I’ve come to terms with it. And if your preacher hadn’t quoted the passage in the Bible from a MAN, not God or his offspring, that two men being together is wrong, and not everything before that. (say 2 passages above where he basically says love is right in any sense) you probably would not be offended. “Christians” as they call themselves get on my nerves so bad. They are willing to believe only part of the Bible. The parts that come with it mean nothing to you. See you in hell. I’ll be the one lighting your match.
the bible also says, “He that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. — Exodus 21:15
He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. — Exodus 21:17 ”
And for the record, I am not a christian, but if you are going to thump on the bible when it comes to gay men then don’t pick and choose, looks like you need to kill those kids of yours for talking back too…and yes, I know how ridiculous that is…
Just proving a point…the bible is a book of stories. Not a guide for living.
Get off your self righteous pedestal and let people live how they want to live. If you don’t like television and what might be on it..it’s simple, don’t watch it, easy really.
Excuse me……God created Adam and Eve. Not Adam and Adam or Eve and Eve. Enough said.
what’s wrong with two men kissing? prude
I hear what you are saying about the “lude acts” on television, but I have a problem with your attitude about men kissing. Maybe people like you are the reason that Adam so openly displayed his sexuality–to show that he is not ashamed to be himself and that others shouldn’t have a problem with it either. I’m sure God would appreciate a bit more tolerance on your (and others who unfortunately think like you) part with regard to people of the same sex being involved with one another.
That was amazing. A bit racy for his first live performance outside of AI. But freaking amazing. Sorry for the people who found it offensive, but that is not the WORST it can be. Ever been to a Marilyn manson concert in the 90’s now that.. was offensive and disgusting… but it was entertainment for his fans. I think Lambert did a wonderful job. The audio did sound a bit off, but that could have been the audio tech people… I know how hard it is adjusting to someone who has such a wide range. Gotta give Lambert props from definitely making this eye popping. And it looked like he fell, but it might have been timed, cause he rolled and popped right back up like nothing. I was cheering and my jaw dropped when I saw how “racy” it was but i loved every second of it. He gave enough attention to the females too, which i loved. I was squealing, though I squealed more when he made out with his male keyboardist. I just wish I had BEEN THERE.
And prude americans need to shut their trap. It’s the 21st century, get over it.
Just because someone didn’t like this performance of Adam’s does NOT mean that they are a prude. It just means that they have good taste. And I’ve already read plenty of comments from gay people saying that they also thought this performance was terrible and that it was disappointing and embarrassing. I’m sorry that not everyone in the world has the exact same opinion as you that Adam is the greatest thing ever and that he can do no wrong. If you liked it that’s fine. You’re entitled to your opinion and we’re entitled to ours so please stop calling us prudes for not agreeing with you.
lol. LOL to you. You could not like it. But the ones who were so offended by it seriously need to get a grip of what era we’re in and what COUNTRY. America = biggest exporter of porn. America = where we have women doing the EXACT same kinds of performances. So it’s okay for women to do it, but not men? DOUBLE STANDARDS much??
Just cause you disagreed doesn’t mean i’m calling YOU prude. Did I say that? Nope. Just pointed out that prude americans will say it is highly offensive and what not. You can say it was distasteful (totally in your right).
And yes. It is my opinion, and I also have that right. And I happen to have MANY gay friends (male and female) who both agreed and disagreed with me on the racy bit…. for his first performance. Otherwise… it was freaking awesome.
why do I have to accept it? That’s what is wrong with this world! Did you see anyone else making out on stage? Be gay but do it in your own freaken home, i sure the heck don’t want to see it and i don’t think America does either!
Why do gay people think everyone needs to know they’re gay? I don’t walk around saying i’m straight. Get a freaken life and read what God has too say about it!!!!!!
A M E N !!!
Exactly! I couldn’t agree more! I couldn’t care less if he wants to be gay, but keep it to yourself and don’t flaunt that trash in front of me while I’m sitting in the comfort of my own home! There was no reason to display that trash during Primetime television during an awards show. It was distasteful, disturbing and overboard.
You can be gay and also have taste! This was trash.
AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I truly wonder what his parents have to say about this.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!
If you didn’t like it all you had to do was change the channel. I think Adam Lambert is awesome!!
I thought this performance was brilliant! What a fantastic display of vocal talent and showmanship. He’s – as the song says – “here for your entertainment”. If you didn’t like it, change the channel – you knew it was the last performance! Pray for him if you must, but don’t expect him to change. He’s exactly what he wants to be – gay, proud, and a heck of an entertainer.
Go Adam!!! I’ll be buying your CD tomorrow and will urge all my friends to do so too.
AGREED!!! I just downloaded this album from itunes :)
you study the bible for 5 years? I did. How about you, in all of your apparent ignorance, inform me about what GOD or even JESUS for that matter says about gay people. Not a damn word. Did you know the bible was originally written in hebrew? Did you know there is no hebrew word for “sodomy”? Explain that one nut job…
You have a right and priveledge of walking with your companion/spuse hand in hand. (giving the appearance of heterosexuality) I have that right too. So does Adam. I can be gay anywhere i want to be. I’d like to see you try to do something about it. If you don’t want to see it you are the one who needs to in your own home (with the tv turned off, ofcourse).
p.s. you were gramatically incorect when you say “read what God has too say about it.” “too” only has one “o”. Ignorance must run rampant in yer neck uv the wuds.
Lol! Good for you, Ryan.
Straight people constantly flaunt their heterosexuality in front of gay people, and no one says anything. It is called living. Some people, straight and gay, are more discreet than others. This is okay with me. I can look or turn away, and I also know how to change the channel, which is what I did for most of the country performances. Different strokes.
Get a life and stop hiding behind what you say God believes, you disgusting homophobe. You and others like you are a very significant part of what is wrong with this world. Did it ever occur to you that God created homosexuals as a test of tolerance, acceptance, and compassion for idiot people like you? You are failing miserably, you know? You should be more concerned about what God thinks about how you display your intolerance and apparent disgust for a fellow human being.
God has been clear about homosexuality. Just as He has about any other sin. I do not judge Adam for his sin… as I am not perfect. What Adam did was show decent people that they could not trust his judgement. He put his social agenda ahead of respect for others.
And for the record, G, you are the one who is intolerant.
once again God nor Jeses ever said anythig about homosexuality. Homosexuality or any other word/phrase for it never left their lips.
So sorry for the lives of all you who live in fear and hate. If he’d kissed a woman would you be so upset? Doubt it. You see hetero couples kissing on TV all the time and nothing is made of it. You don’t have to go around saying you’re straight, because I bet you’d think nothing of kissing your significant other in public. Some people are born gay and have just as much right to show public displays of affection as fearfilled heteros. GET OVER IT!
Adam Lambert was wrong for the horrible display last night. Totally unacceptable.
Porn has a warning so that one might choose to not watch it. Porn is not on Primetime television.
How goddamn “primetime” was that? It was 5 til 11 in the Central time zone, so that makes it midnight on the East Coast. Why would children be up that late watching anyway??
Pardon my mistake, it was 5 til 10 in CST so nearly 11 on East Coast.
Um, let’s see… Children on the west coast. Whole nuther time zone over there, geniuous. Shall I do the math for you?
But we don’t get to see much live on the West Coast, even though most of the awards shows take place out here. The show was 8pm-11pm here – same as the Eastern Time Zone
In the California side of the CA/AZ border, we’re technically on Pacific time but still get Phoenix TV. I was sitting here with my kids at ten minutes to nine when it came on. People can do whatever that want to express whatever they consider art, however, an explicit material warning would have been appreciated so that my kids didn’t see some of that BEFORE I changed the channel. I’m more disappointed in ABC for allowing that on primetime TV.
Out of school for thanksgiving holiday…..Duh!!!!!
Hypocrytical much? Just because someond DID like it doesn’t mean they don’t have good taste…Madonna did it before him, Lady Gaga has done it, Brittany has done it…why is it, that just because it is a guy who does it, it becomes such an issue…i’m not saying it was the best performance, but people need to build a bridge and get over it…it could’ve been much, much worse…
well my son has told me he was gay and it has took me years to accept this but now i have. and to me adam lambert to me has stood up tonight for gay and straight tonight. and just stood up for all of out here that like some good Entertainment!!!!
This is not the way to show “gay pride”.
So are you saying that no gay people are prude? That gays have no taste? I’m very confused as to why you would say that even gay people didn’t like this. You talk about having good taste and that comment just shows how ignorant you still all. His performance whether you liked it or not was all about personal taste whether you are black, white, hispanic, gay, straight, old, young ect, ect. Don’t try to take the high road while stereotyping at the same time.
just because we didn’t like it doesn’t mean we are prude… Carries outfits and act was hot, not over the top. Others wore cool outfits, even some that were barely there, and that’s cool… but my little one had no business seeing something so unexpected from an outlet like the AMA’s. & yeah, the freak fell, but he did recover well.
No need to prance around a sex slave, on & on. Just too much.
More to your power if you like that crap, but the ones who didn’t just don’t like sleeze kiss wanna being crap.
Meh… I like carrie Underwood as much as … well.. not at all actually. But I think she keeps it wrapped up for her “image” in the country industry. Smart move on her part. (and I wouldn’t WANT to see her bits hanging out… nasty…tho she is pretty…)
The sex slave bit isn’t the first time it’s been done on stage… live… in front of american children. Don’t like it… turn it off.
It was the American Music Awards. I actually expected it to get slightly more racier than that. Each year it pushes the edge only a little. But Adam took a giant leap (hee hee) and paved way.
I am just so glad they didn’t censor it.
we did turn it off, thank you. but we never thought we’d see this from Adam. we followed him during A.I.
no this is not the first time they have used sex slaves “live”, but over the top is over the top.
btw….no one wants to see anyones ‘bits’ hanging out, just as we don’t want to see what he did.
One hell of a stunt to preform before debuting his album.
this may spark sales for him, but mark my words… this move will cost him.
If you really looked into Adam at all, you wouldn’t be the least bit surprised by this performance. But everyone assumes that because he was on AI, he’s a good little boy who has a pretty voice. Guess what? He’s campy, dramatic, and over the top.
I’m still wondering why children were up late enough to see the LAST act on the AMA’s on a school night.
yes me to
In at least one area of Florida, the kids are off school for this whole week, so tomorrow is NOT a school day.
lol at all the “former” adam fans. do you even know his background? i bet you’re all moms who thought he was a “good little boy who has a pretty voice” like that poster up there just said.
It’s not about the KIDS being up late and seeing this. It is about tasteless behavior for anyone to see on National TV. IT WAS PATHETIC………ADAM DID NOT NEED ANY OF THOSE ACTS TO STAND OUT. IT WAS AMERICAN IDOL THAT PUT HIM ON THAT STAGE LAST NIGHT. HE NEEDS TO KEEP ALL HIS SEXUAL ACTS FOR THE BEDROOM NOT TV.
Obviously you didn’t read the Rolling Stones interview…if you had, you WOULD have seen this coming from him. He’s a shock jock. I could care less if he’s gay or whatever…it was just dumb. He tried to push the envelope and it didn’t work…it was just stupid. And to comavampure….do you really think the AUDIO people are to blame for him being off pitch?!?! REALLY!?!?! “I know it’s hard adjusting to someone with such a wide range” REALLY?!!?!? They can handle Whitney Houston but not your fav omg bff boy toy??? Give me a break! That’s what I love about super fans…
was so overboard with the racy, freak-sex show…he just lushed his career down the toilet!!
hardly, this controversy is making him famous… AND infamous!! No such thing as bad press. America will b*tch and b*tch… but secretly buy the cds. European sales will SKYROCKET.
you are right and didnt he do what he was told?
I was going to get his cd tomorrow. Not anymore. Completely disappointed.
I agree, all I could do was jaw drop. Oh, what a waste. All he has done is ruin his reutation now, NO CLASS AT ALL!
totally agreed. My mouth hit the floor, and I didn’t quite know what to say to my little one. Beyond loss of words. Lost my sale too.
When you saw the chain clad people being escorted aroun on stage (which took place before the face humping) you should have been a parent and took your hint to turn it off. Parenting your child is not adam lamberts job. It amazes me how some people are just dying to blame all their childs problems on a celebrity. This did not turn your child gay, or into a mass murderer. Get off your soapboxes.
You said it Ryan! Your first line was the most intelligent thing I’ve read on the “this was Primetime and my kids are scarred for life!” topic.
Ok, so it was over the top. It was entertainment. You all need to go to yahoo and hear him explain about what the video was all about. Something about behind the scenes of “For Your Entertainment”. OK, so maybe it was a lil raunchy to some. I was a lil surprised they allowed some of it to be shown but then I also thought about it being an expression. Here is something Adam said in an interview….”I think there’s some artists that are really focused on the music and the artistry, but I also think being a showman and being an entertainer is more than just being a musician,” he said. “It’s everything — it’s something to look at and to listen to.”
I agree with Adam and I really think he put on a great SHOW when he sang and performed. It really was entertainment. You can’t deny that.
If you decide not to buy his CD you are going to be missing out on one great singer. Have you seen his “Time for Miracles” video and heard him sing the title song to 2012? Adam is very impressive in the video and singing.
You know he pushed the limits and came out with one very sexy, yes a lil raunchy performance tonight but it was great! It was well worth watching the whole show just to see him. I love Adam and always will no matter what he does. That is just me and my opinion. We are all entilted to our opinions.
BTW, I love Carrie Underwood too and I think she did a great job also. She is beautiful and sexy.
No, I was not entertained. And so far, the songs I have heard from his new CD are very disappointing!
That’s too bad…you will be missing out on some great talent.
I loved it is was soo sexy if i could be one of his slaves baby.. I loved his performance and him..
So sad. You need help.
wow
That was absolutely innappropriate and disgusting. The people that allowed it to be aired should be ashamed. Why not let them cuss if you are letting them do that vulgar crap!? Which is worse? I will never spend a dime on him.
I’m sure he’ll be knocking at your door crying, begging , and pleading, ” I knwo your are a biggot and hate mongerer, but i really need the sales so please spend a dime on me.” get over yourself.
What is your problem? You’re very rude. It was disgusting and inappropriate. Get over yourself.
I talked with 5 people already, all thats left to say is, what a waste of talent. They made him hollywood and ruined it.
It was like, OMG!
terrible peformance… an embarrassment to the glbt community
I am in agreement. I thought it was offensive and the fact that I’m gay has nothing to do with how I view the vulgarity from Adam. I too followed him on AI, didn’t like the tongue thing then, don’t like it now, but I did think he had talent. When did music stop being something we can sing along with?
terrible performance, yes. embarrassment, perhaps. But atleast he had the balls to do it.
I beleive Adams performance tonight will come back to haunt him.
Why Adam? WHY??
Yuck…..It looked like it belonged in a mock version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show…..but the only part they got right was the Horror part. I was embarrased for him.
Not sure what the strategy was to deliver a porn-based performance. I fully admire Lambert’s talent but, this does not belong on television… maybe in cabaret halls! Sadly disappointed. I still hope that he cleans up his act and tries again. There are a lot of people who still have faith in his abilities and wait to see what else he has planned.
Adam.
That performance was vulger nasty and discusting…I had such high hopes for you but not now .. if this is what I have to look forwaed to and I’m gay.
You have now stooped to a new low right there with Perez Hilton.
You blew it I’m so very dissapointed in you
I love Adam, but that was a bit much for my taste. He has a great voice he’s a great performer. He could have deleted some of the vulgar acts from his performance. I still think he’s the best and I love him.
omg! I am without words… I have seen a lot of different kinds of acts on AMA’s but this is with out a doubt pure sleeze. He was overly sexually aggressive, and making his “love slave’ go around with him. the long make out male on male is a whole other topic.
All hell broke loose during the “wardrobe malfunction” during the superbowl not so long ago, and I thought this was a hell of a lot more offensive and inapropiate for my young viewer.
There is a lot of difference between the smokin Carrie Underwood, number and the filth he portrayed.
Adam, if you were doing this to sell your album tomorrow, you just lost mine.
I think Adam was watching Madonna videos way too many times.
Mine too. I actually pre-listened to his songs online. I was excited to buy it. I even got my husband to stay up to watch him’cause I thought he was gonna be good. Man was I WRONG. i WAS DISGUSTED. i SAID PEOPLE WILL TALK about this more Thaan the wardrobe malfunction. Did anyone notice the camera going straight to the audiance when he forced the male dancers head into his crotch?? I thought these shows were supposed to run a little behind.
once again if you were a good parent you wouold have taken you cue to turn it off when you saw the leather and chains, genius.
Sure tell you don’t have children. Sure hope you keep it that way.
He doesn’t need all that nonsense to go with his music, he’s got a great voice that can stand on its own. It gets lost in there somewhere with all the riculousness. Reminds me of when Madonna was trying to push the limits. The differene is, Adam really CAN sing.
Adam, come on man! What would Simon say? It was self indulgent and so far over the top that it could sink your career before it leaves the docks. You have a great voice and tons of talent. What’s with all the freaky, trashy, gyrating,
and making out? When did music stop being about talent and start being about
raising eyebrows. BTW bitterly disappointed.
All I have to say is people “get a life”. Adam is wonderful…and by the way I am 70 years old, and it is 2009
What does a 70 yaer ols see in this? It is not talent, it is raunchy! You nedd to get a life. I guess that is why it was soexciting for you. You must not get to see much (sexual) things anymore. I still think this was over the top for regular tv. I am so glad my children were in bed. They will not see the recording. I deleted it. Hope you get your jollies off thinking about it!
this is a good example of parenting. prevention is the best policy. Waiting until the moment when you don’t know what to say like a few posters above is really attributed to your own incompetence.
You must kiss men too.
i do and it friggin rocks.
turns my crank, too.
Does your crank get chunks of chewed up corn and peanuts stuck in the little hole at the top too?
so what does 2009 mean we have to accept crap, just goes to show your old and stupid!
Dear Shelby,
Just because it’s 2009 doesn’t make it right to have borderline porn on tv. Next year is 2010. Does that mean we should take things further and let the “entertainters” have orgies on stage? What about the year aftet that? Your rationalizing of his conduct is as lame as his performace. People like you are the reason our culture/society is going down the drains. What the hell is happening to this country? Thank goodness he didn’t win an award. I hate to imagine where he’d put it(probably not on the bookcase) He’s officially a male slut. I respect my elders, but I believe you neglected to take your meds today.
duh, how could adam get an award when he hasn’t even released his album yet
It’s called sarcasm zxcv, and it’s been going around. Let me know when it catches up with you.
Ever hear of the V-chip? You can block certain programing from your kids late at night!
This wouldn’t have been blocked dumbass. It was a music awards show.
actually one track minded people like you are what is wrong with this country. Hate breeders. If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. you apparently are not part of the solution.
Ryan,
I disagree. It’s people like you with tolerance for anything that’s ruining anything decent in our society. I realize it’s not 1950, but give me a break. You actually support smut like this? But just for you I’ll try and be more open minded. Maybe next year he can have sex with animals on stage. I’m sure that’ll be fine with you. Take your pathetic argument elsewhere.
Good thing Jacko died, cause he would have tried to one-up Aidam with a pedephilia performance and ryan would have been turning his crank on that too!
I applaud your comments. Very well stated.
oh get real, your not either 70 years old LMFAO! no 70 year old would waste their precious time on a site like this…about a drama drag queen like Adam Lambert! he thinks its gonna get ratings for his new release doing all the $H*T! it didnt!
several of you have compared his theatrical MESS to Madonna & several others… thing is..he is a no body still (just beginning)…Madonna has been around a hell of a long time & began her career alot tamer…lol she had a following a STRONG following & sold alot of tunes before she slapped on the tah tah cones & started singing (LIKE A VIRGIN) lol
Really? You must not remember Ms Madonna’s very first Grammy performance when she dry humped the stage in a wedding dress while singing Like a Virgin at the beginning of her career.
Totally ridiculous!! What a great talent gone wrong! Guess he left it all behind with American Idol. Stupid song, Stupid Performance. Off my list of favorites and want be buying his album.
Adam , I hopeeverybody had their children in bed . I don,t know what to think?
had i known we were going to be seeing what we saw, my little one would have been tucked in bed. now I am having to explain. “mommy why is he doing that”.
great Adam, thanks for the raunchy filth.
They bleeped out shi# but the let you carry on. Head still shaking.
why were children still up to late for children
exactly. even if they are on break. children actually like and need to stick to their daily routines. it’s good for their physicasl and mental health. Kepp on this track and you kid will be in a wheelchair typing his sentences out to you in no time.
DISAPPOINTING is a HUGE UNDERSTATEMNT. Being such a fan of Adam when he was on American Idol, i couldn’t wait to see him tonight. But after that performance..I can surely say this….to bad HE couldn’t have thought more about his “OUT OF THIS WORLD SINGING TALLENT” cause his performance SUCKED !!!! ENTIRELY TOOOOOO RACY….NO LONGER A FAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO WONDER HE DIDN’T WIN ON “A.Idol” THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO LOOK FORWARD TO ??? IT WAS CLEARLY SEEN THE AUDIANCE DIDN’T THINK MUCH OF IT EITHER!!!
Adam , I hope everybody had their children in bed . I don,t know what to think?
It was a little too much.. A person doing a “blowjob” to another one in a dance rutine is not right regardless his sexuality.. His album is amazing.. But this will distract all the attention
I agree. It has nothing to do with his sexuality. A blowjob is a blowjob and it doesn’t belong on primetime television. If people want to pay for that smut on some trashy premium channel, that’s their right and they are entitled to it, but this was unexpected and wrong.
Okay my question is this, everyone seems to be bashing Adam on account of how racy his performance was, right? Even Hollywood critics are at a loss for words (which tells me that the end really is near! YIKES) However nobody seemed to point out the fact that much of the provocative dances were with both women AND MEN! Um hello he’s GAY or BiSexual. I mean I’m not against gay people at all in the least little bit, I feel bad for them actually because of how society shuns them away. Although nobody has seemed to give one lick of care to the fact that he shoved a man’s head in his crotch, is this because of the fact that the performance was so (I’m at a loss for words here) SHOCKING that nobody seemed to notice or even care, or is this because of the fact that society (including Hollywood) doesn’t mind gay people and are beginning to accept them for who they are? TY for your answers in advance!
I totally noticed that. As soon as that happened the camera went right to the audience. I don’t think this has anything to do with sexuality. The other entertainers, wether they be straight, bi, or gay all had performances with calss acts. He was just raunchy. He took things out of bounds, as if he wanted to prove something. He may have had a chance at a career in super stardom, but now I doubt it. He is obviously in this for the shock value.
I totally did NOT miss it. I didn’t miss the mock b.j., the grabbing of the girls “business” any of it. OMG is all I can. loss of words.
I am shocked and most of all disappointed. I watched specifically to see Whitney and Adam. I supported Adam the whole time on Idol. I respected his sexual preference. But this was too, too much. I had planned on buying his new CD. Fat chance now. I agree that his singing talent was lost amid all the sexual displays. About 35 seconds after he began I hardly knew he was singing and heard none of the words. I am a 57 year old retired female. I loved Adam so much I have kept him as my screen saver for months now. Well, bye Adam. Time for a new screen saver! I am so, so disappointed in him.
Good job, Martha! I hope that many other people take a stand and choose not to buy Adam’s album tomorrow as a display of their disapproval for tonight’s over the edge performance. There was so many other ways he could have come up with a fantastic and amazing set. I was deeply disappointed and disturbed by the contents.
I have Adam as my screen saver and I am 56 and he will stay my screen saver. Just because you didn’t approve or like the performance you are going to throw him out….cast him aside?? WOW I bet you are one hard person to please. Listening to Adam sing is something I love to do. I play his songs all the time. He is very very talented and just because maybe he was a little too raunchy at the AMA’s doesn’t mean I won’t buy his CD or any future CD’s. If you feel he was too raunchy and would be the same in the video, don’t watch it but don’t miss seeing him in “Time for Miracles”. He is awesome in it.
I also have so many pics of Adam my husband laughed and teased me he ought to be a lil jealous. I followed Adam thru AI and I was excited about him being on the AMA’s. I am not going to ditch him just because I didn’t agree with every move he made while singing. His voice is still awesome and he is a wonderful performer.
I am very, very disappointed…. He is much better than this performance… and hope that he realizes this and goes back to the Adam we all loved on AI. Im glad my 7 yr old son was in bed because Adam’s performance was very, very horrible. I feel sorry for families watching.. Hopefully all the kids in the world were in bed like mine. I never thought I would ever say this about Adam… But if he keeps performing this way on TV and I hope not at concerts I will have to stop being an Adam Lambert fan… And that would be very sad because I have liked him from Audition day on AI.. He better clean up his act or he wont have any fans left.. He needs to realize the weird WOW Factor isn’t going to get him any where.. Its about good music and performances the whole family can enjoy…
Very Very sickened by this AMA performance… I wish I could erase it out of my memory… YUCK… just down right SICK….
Come On Adam your better than this…. Please apologize to all the AMA viewers.. and show us the real Adam we fell in love with… Please…
I agree shame on you Adam. What a waste of talent I will not buy your album.
See that’s funny to me because if you actually youtube Adam you would see that this is not something new for him. He has pushed the envelope before in shows, especially when he performs for the Zodiac shows. What people need to realize that AI is a contest…Adam has flat out admitted that he was very strategic in his performances…doing what he needed to do to stand out. He has stated many a time not to box him in.
I find it sad that so many of you claim to be fans but are now refusing to buy his cd. If you only looked him up you would see that Adam is just being Adam and he is just pushing all of your buttons. Good? Maybe. Bad? Possibly…but it this going to kill his career…hardly.
I have never seen such crap on an awards show. This was the most profane waste of airtime that ever graced the airways. Lady GaGa and Adam Lambert pushed the confines of vulgar and poor taste beyond watchable limits. The violent nature of both performances was too much. I felt like I needed a bath after watching Lady GaGa. Adam Lambert’s display made her look mundane. Adam’s S&M-crotch-grabbing-French-kissing-slave-slithering was hyped as something not to be missed. It will go down as a low point in television programming. Obviously, no talent required to be tasteless.
I couldn’t have said it better myself!!!
you said it.
I was going to go buy your CD tomorrow, but now I’m not going to. I’ve seen and heard all that I wish to ever take from Adam! Way too much, too soon! He’s just getting started, and I’m done! YIKES…I’m now going to have nightmares after watching that performance!!
I Totally agree with you!!!!
I have g/l friends. He sex desires mean nothing to me, I am not basing my thoughts based on them. I am basing my disgust on the over the top raunchy filth, nothing more.
I agree! I hope everyone that was thinking about buying the album tomorrow doesn’t buy it after all. Everyone should get on Adam’s Myspace and leave him comments about how much you hated the performance and why it was so disappointing.
im gonna have a wet dream, bitch.
from some of your above comments, it would apear bitch is more the appropriate word for you.
Well, I WAS an Adam Lambert fan until tonight’s performance. I thought that he tried to see how far he could go with the gay thing and he succeeded. I was going to buy his CD but not now, I thought the whole performance was totally raunchy and not the Adam I fell in love with on American Idol.
American Idol is incredibly sanitized. It’s a family show so they have to keep it down.
I’m with Adam. However he needs to tone it down. Christina Aguilera hurt her career with the Dirry music video. It was an amazing song and music video yet many couldn’t handle the content. Adam should learn from Christina and tone it down.
Adam, you have such great talent why are you allowing people use you for their ratings? We are not asking you to be someone that you are not but please have a little respect for your fans. I think that you are still great and have great potential.
Anyone notice that it seemed he had the quietest applause of the night?
That was “stunned silence.” Even his peers didn’t know what to think.
I saw that too, they were stunned!
I think you could just hear all the mouths dropping. if he was going for shock & eww, he did it.
Call it “Shell-Shocked”
I’m not with all the sex appeal and or that kiss, but Adam has a great God given voice, I love his voice, he is awesome, I pray God blesses him and hopefully uses him in the near future for His work. Right voice wrong show. Voice of the year, voice of all time, great lungs, I’ll pray for him.
I love his performance. With all the backlash that he has gotten from the press and media for his sexual orientation I think this was a great way of saying in your face! Doesn’t matter if I’m gay or straight I’m talented! Yes it was raunchy and in your face (which I’m sure thats what he wanted), but I thought it was great! I know there are lots of people who didn’t like this performance, but look at past performers, like Britney who was BARELY dressed dancing around on stage half naked. People just have to remember that this was a PERFORMANCE, not a waste of talent bacause of what he did in his performance. I know everyone has their own tastes in music, but if you have every heard this guy sing, I don’t see how anyone can say he is a waste of talent! One of the most talented, true singers that there has been in a long time, you get the whole package with him. Great voice, great entertainment, NO AND I REPEAT NO LIP SYNCING!!!! Wonderful performance!!!
Well said Aimey, I thought it was great, He has alot of talent and he has taken alot of backlash for being gay, I read that people threw sex toys on stage during the American Idol tour. At least his lyrics aren’t about beating women and shooting people
Yup TOTALLY agree with you on the lyrics! What people are missing is that it is just a performance, thats it! I know people will never agree on everything, but come on!!!! Yes there are those who don’t like gays or bisexual people, and that is what they are judging him on which is sad. I can’t wait to see what his future holds for him!!!
yes your right i agree
You must me as perverted as him it was disgusting. I have supported Adam throughtout American Idol and accepted his sexuality but this was so degrading and porn.It did not belong on national Tv and he really hurt his career but probably increased the porn sales
No I’m not perverted, I just have nan open mind. Unlike a lot of people. Adam does one performance that isn’t up to some peoples standards and they are ready to protest! I don’t see how it was degrading at all or porn at all. Everyone just needs to let him live his life and make his own decisions. Like you or any of the other who have gotten on the Anti-Adam bandwagon tonight have never done anything you may regret later on down the road, not saying that Adam will or will not regret his performance. Everyone just needs to get over it!!!!! He is a preformer and thats what he gave tonight, one hell of a performance!
I could not agree with you more.
I love Adam and have been a HUGE fan of his all along! If you can’t see how it was degrading…then you need glasses. It was ridiculous! I’m sure all of us have things we regret. The difference is…we aren’t in the public eye and he is! He needs to tone it down! I’m afraid he has really hurt his career. I looked forward to this performance all week and now I’m disappointed.
I agree with you, He did a hell of a job and I can’t wait to see more videos from Adam and hear more music from him. Just because some people found his performance too raunchy doesn’t mean Adam can’t sing. God has seen fit to give Adam a remarkable voice and the guy knows how to use it. I think the people (not all but some)that supported Adam all thru AI were just waiting for Adam to make what they call a mistake so they could pull back from him and that’s too bad, really sad. Adam is a great guy and an awesome talent. I look at it this way tho. It is their loss, not Adams.
He couldn’t carry a tune…. are you kidding me?? The song was horrible and the performance was too!
I am a 91 year old gay man and I for one was not offended by Adam’s entertaining performance.
That is because you are as perverted as he is!
but you liked it earlier in the show when the women was hunching each other right? right
gay hunching is hot, no matter if its men or women.
I liked his performance even if it was a bit racey, He is still a great singer, Just listen to the song A Time for Miracles from the 2012 sound track.
I have seen discusting performances from other artists like Lady Gaga, I can’t stand her.
i love, love, love her. and she is artsy, not perverted just so you are aware.
I WAS a loyal fan of Adam, over the top or not. Couldn’t care less if he’s gay or straight. ULTRAtalented. But what the heck was that crap? I appreciate his unique flare, I expected him to mold into the male version of ‘Lady Gaga’ (who I also love). But, I was so busy watching my 3 kids with their mouths hanging open I hardly heard his beautiful voice. Maybe this would have been appropriate on MTV, or later in his established career? I’m not sure this was the right ‘debut’ decision. 70% of your American Idol fans probably are kids. This was the chance to shine and grab people outside of the AI audience. Not only will THAT not happen, he probably lost a huge amount of fans that had been waiting for this!!
You LOVE Lady Gaga? Are you serious? Have you seen her videos and performances?
yes and they rock
Simply shocking. Was he even singing? I was so stunned I don’t recall. I even had to cover my eyes a couple of times!! I still love Adam and will buy his CD but come on… tone it down a bit! Yikes! Oh man. Gotta love the dare devil in him!
Whoa, so after ONE performance, suddenly he is equal to talentless? omg chill out hes just having fun
Having fun?..teenagers like him,& watched that vulgar crack at a perormance…way, way overboard..what’s next..actual sex on stage?
yes teenagers having actual sex of their own is completely unheard of…
Oh please…teenagers for as long as radio has been around have listened to stuff that others thought were vulgar. Yes the performance was over the top and raunchy…but it wasn’t the first and it won’t be the last. People need to chill!
He can have fun on his own or at a concert where people might expect something more provocative – not on a primetime awards show. Remember, most who have followed Adam are fans due to his American Idol performances. This is like being blindsided by a flaming trainwreck.
Parents should know that these types of things happen during music award shows. It’s not just Adam.
Adam’s performance was amazing. That is the way to close a show! I cannot wait to get his new CD.
Amazing…right. It was a DISGRACE to other TRULY talented SINGERS. Hwe is trying to be a FREAK SHOW !
still love him, will buy his cd tomorrow. not a good choice for his first tv performance but he will overcome this, he is talented!!!!!!!!!
No Michelle, he lost it tonight! He is soooo gross! Don’t waste your money.
He has no class. He thinks he is already a star. He can’t pull something like this off yet. He has to earn our respect. Madonna and Britney have both had some crazy performances, but they can get away with more. This was his “coming out” performance. But it didn’t need to be THAT kind of coming out!
what kind are you talking about? anyway, there is no way you can convince people not to buy his album if they like him, seriously.
His parents must be proud…
hahaha joking right?
People should still support Adam. I will continue to support him. People make mistakes, I think people should stop being so critical of Adam. Other artist have made mistakes along their careers and they have been able to clean their acts. Please give Adam a chance. I think Adam will realize that this is not the route to take to become the best entertainer and Adam has what it takes.
Mistakes?? Look at Whitney. All the drugs and who knows what else and yet she came back tonight and was welcomed with open arms and got an award. There are others that have made mistakes. Maybe Adam will look back on this night and think that maybe he made a mistake, maybe not but do you throw your kids aside when they mess up and make a mistake or what you feel is a mistake? Well I don’t and being old enough to be Adam’s mom, I wouldn’t throw him away or aside just because I may not agree with his performance (and yes it was a lil too racey but I loved him anyway). I will continue to support Adam. I love him in his video “A Time for Miracles”. He is awesome!!!
I waited to watch Adam’s performance tonight and I wished I wouldn’t have seen it at all. It was very trashy and gross. I am so glad my daughter was sleeping and did not see this almost porn performance. As for me I will never buy any of his music, he disgusts me. Did he not think about all the kids that may have been watching………NASTY is all I say
ABC/Disney owned, family network…right/ Man I wish I had put my little guy in bed sooner, but we never expected this. I don’t think I even heard many of the words….to busy picking my mouth of the floor and covering my little one’s eyes.
Very vulgar performance. Degrading to men and women! It’s sad today’s growing up children have such access to such sick material & bad role model examples. Leaves me thinking what the future holds in media and what my future children will have influencing their lives! I supported him throughout American Idol.. since the ending of the season he has became too overly sexual, so sad for someone with such great talent vocally to receive fame by his racy acts.
LOL…you think that was the only time something like that has been seen on TV? WOW…where have you been hiding out? I had seen some of what was in Adam’s performance years back on a TV show. It is nothing to get all bent out of shape about really. I have even seen worse than what Adam did.
I admit I was surprised that they showed as much as they did on TV but it isn’t going to make me run away like a lot of other people because they can’t see past the srtisty of it all. It Was ENTERTAINMENT!!! Degrading? I don’t think so. It showed different lifestyles. Some people actually like all of that and live that way. Just cause you don’t like it doesn’t mean it is degrading.
The kiss, yes I expected that. Not such a big deal to me. But to stick someone’s head in your crotch and grab another’s crotch????? really?????? it was inappropriate, and I lost some of my respect for him after that. I used to really think he was entertaining, but this performance was not “for your entertainment” it was to cause a media circus right before his cd comes out. Good job.
i’m not a prude by any means but that performance went too far he should be banned from T.V for a while
didn’t seem that bad..gezz!!
And how sad were adam’s poor parents sitting there in the audience. They must’ve felt so ashamed!!!! I sure was!
HELLO… do you not remember how his parents on were on AI??? I bet they LOVED IT.
I agree with most of you that this was completely not a showcase of his singing talent. I don’t know why all the young people think that singing and great vocals have to be in conjunction with crotch grabbing, vulgar moves and Adam fingering someone who has no respect for herself. I was an Adam fan from day one. I couldn’t wait for his album to come out. I will have to listen to the other songs to see if it’s even worth buying. He has lost many fans, I believe, because of his inattentiveness to what his fans voted for. They didn’t vote for this and they didn’t want this. Notice, Lady GaGa didn’t win any awards tonight. His voice is his talent and his voice was not the focus, Hollywood bad taste was. I hope this is not the beginning and end of Adam. There is still such a thing as decency, class and taste. It seems that this was not any of those. SOOOOOOOO disappointing.
TIsk Tisk , wayyy to much for anyone to enjoy. This is gonna cost him his whole career.
did people listen to the lyrics of the song “for your entertainment”?
What he portrayed is WHAT the song is talking about, and PLEASE, give me a break, this was done at 11PM in the night, ONLY adults should be awake at this time.
it’s not that it was inappropriate for the time of the night or the network, it’s that it was tasteless, classless, self-indulgent, poor vocals, too much of nothing good going on, and so on……………
exactly!!!!! I haved a 4 year old child and there is no way I would let her stay up to watch any of this show….for I know that these kinds of shows ARE NOT KID FRIENDLY!!!! And like you said….hello did anyone catch the title of the song?????? People just need to have an open mind and get off their high horse, this was a fun performance, if people want to hold one performance against him, then that just goes to show how narrow minded some people really are!!!!!
it was only 10pm here. Isn’t there a porn channel this could have been on?
10 pm is late already. what time do your kids sleep?
umm. cst it was 9, my kid didn’t have to be in bed. Now I wish he had been.
excuse me, It was 10, but he stayed up to see everyone sing. he likes/liked Adam. had no idea what we were going to see
1. young kids should have been in bed – 10:00, 11:00, doesn’t matter
2. if you parents of teens and even pre-teens think your kids haven’t seen that kind of stuff on the net before, get your heads out of the sand! once they’re in junior high, it’s innocence lost, my friends. AND – if they didn’t see that performance tonight you can bet your sweet ass they’ll be googling it as soon as they hear about it at school.
3. there are sure a lot of prudes south of the border.
What do you mean….you couldn’t even understand the lyrics!!! Thought the song and the “routine” was awful.
Lambert, as far as I am concerned is history ! Tonight’s AMA awards gross out was disqusting and did not show VOCAL talent. Be as Gay as u want ;who give a D#$*, but DO NOT THROW it in other people’s faces. U were PITIFUL!
PLEASE, but ALL THE FEMALE performers can throw their sexuality on our faces, but NOT Adam?
yeah, talk about double standards
But its ok for women to dance on women, expample Carrie Underwoods performance as well as Lady Gaga….but because he is a gay male everyone is ready to chew him up and spit him out????? Just don’t understand the double standards that some people have.
I agree barb, sick,sick,sick. It was like a gay slap in the face. That made Gay people look bad.
FYI – uummm…..there ARE different time zones throughout the U.S. It’s not 11:00 everywhere, just because it’s 11:00 on your clock.
Oh no actually I was completey takeing off gaurd of a way over board done performance. PPl call britney a slut? Omg..
Funny how the Glam Fans are trying to spin this “performance” positively. It was terrible. His “singing” was pitchy and screamy and this was a trainwreck. No way to spin this in a good way.
I am at a point in my life where nothing shocks me anymore! I pre-ordered Adam’s CD and was expecting the performance to be a little over the top, but not what I just witnessed. I still love Adam and hope he concentrates on his vocales and dancing. ABC should have censored it!
His vocals did suck…But remember once you neter hollywood they change you, and boy are they changing him.
I don’t think Hollywood changed him, aparently you didn’t see the Wicked video of Adam on You Tube. It was was the same type performance. It’s one thing to do this performance in a theater or in more of an adult arena but not on national TV. I don’t care what his preference is but keep it in the bedroom not on TV for children or teens to see. I got a totally sick feeling in the pit of my stomach watching this on live TV. Yes his vocals did suck! I am disappointed he pulled this stunt on TV but not supprised. I think he did a grave injustice to the gay community and I am straight!
lol i don’t think they’re changing him. look at his pre-idol performances, they’re all like that.
Did all of you people who are condemning Adam’s performance feel the same way when Brittany Spears and Christina shared their kiss, or when Madonna performs with her sexual props? I don’t see why Adam is so offensive when others have done similar things during the AMAs! Adam is a man who is true to himself and just wants to entertain! His voice is phenomenal!
I didn’t like the kisses either. They were for shock value only. But even worse still Adam is a newbie in this industry. Brittnay and Madonna can pretty much get away with almost anything now. No one is gonna touch Adam with a ten foot pole now. He is too unpredictable. And, I believe he lost a very big percent of his fan base along with people who were actually going to give him a chance and buy his album. Check album sales tomorrow, That will be the tell all.
Adam’s unpredictability appeals to a lot of people.
DIDN’T LIKE THE KISSING AND SEXUAL PROPS EITHER !! just expected better out of ADAM. MADONNA AND LADY GA-GA NEED THAT CONTENT OF STUFF TO KEEP PEOPLE REMEMBERING THEM…..BUT ADAM DOESN’T NEED THAT !!!! not with his voice !!!
ADAM REALLY…AS IF DUDE !!! I ASSURE U, AS GREAT AS UR VOICE IS….U DIDN’T HAVE TO GO THERE !! I CAN’T BELIEVE ABC ALLOWED TO AIR THAT CRAP !!! AND TO THINK… ABC WENT BELISTIC WITH THE EPPISODE OF JANET AND JUSTIN FOR THE SUPERBOWL !! I KNOW THERE WERE MORE KIDS TUNED IN TONIGHT THAN THERE WAS FOR THAT SUPERBOWL SEVERAL YEARS AGO !!! I MEAN REALLY. I’M LIKE MATT M….WHAT WOULD SIMON THINK !!!
My question is, how did ABC approve this. I mean obviously he rehearsed this. Someone knew about it and allowed it. They even said at one point it would be a performance to remember. So I say shame on ABC for letting it happen. They need to have standards too!
The AMA awards came on at 7:00 p.m. in the central time zone and 8:00 p.m. in the eastern time zone. So, where was it on 11:00 p.m. in the U.S.? Nowhere. Apparently, Adam doesn’t care who or what his fans supported him for. It wasn’t portraying sexual acts on stage. It was for his amazing vocals. He could have been a legend and a superstar. If he continues on this path he will only be a has been and faster than it took him to be runner up on American Idol. There are many other facets to life than being gay and sexual preference. Either he was a complete fraud from the beginning and fooled a lot of people, or he listened to the wrong people and has the wrong mentors. I don’t think people are going to be lined up tomorrow to get his album before it’s sold out – they may have to buy it back and send him back to the obscure stage he came from.
In the Central time zone, Adam’s performance came on near the end of the show, at nearly 10PM. That would have been almost 11PM Eastern time.
thats why they saved Adam till the very last it was past prime time by that time. But i bet people will be talking all about ABC and that will help there ratings i know it did tonight of course Adam will be talked about all week on every show everyone will be booking him to talk about it. I was shocked myself but only cause hes the only man to actually do that on tv the women have done it over and over and know one carries on. Adam is the male Madonna and she really pushed it years ago in case people don’t remember. Adam has great talent.
I was just going to express my utter disgust with Adam’s performance tonight, but I see most of you have covered everything I have been feeling. Nasty, Disgusting!! Ok, you are gay…we get it!!
im sorry did britney have christinma sucking her twat? NO… ADAM had a guy shoved in his crotch. It was a fast kiss on gthe lips, not a make out scene. WAY big difference
Go Adam!! I do think it was over the top just like your talent! Racy is right and it is time to stop keeping everything under wraps…let all hang out!!
I thougt Adams performance was exactly what people have been waiting for, for gods sake get a life. He is inspired by Lady Gaga an he is very Theatrical.
Just enjoy it, Ive seen much worse on TV before.
Give the guy credit, he said it would be a wow performance and that is what we got,
Standing O for Adam, we love you
STUPID, IDIOTIC, RETARDED, OFFENSIVE, WASTE, VULGAR, THIS GUY IS JUST PLAIN MESSED UP… POOR GUY, FEEL SORRY FOR HIM REALLY.
yea standing O too abd he had about 10 claps…
Disgusting. Being a big fan I was looking forward to this, but walked away vowing never to buy another Lambert recording. A great demostration of what’s wrong in our main-stream entertainment industry. Shameful.
I think people are overeacting because Adam is Gay. People are making sound like this is the worse they’ve seen on late night TV. I’m on the East coast yes all children should be in bed that late at night. I don’t agree with what he did but there are far more worse things happening in the world for me to get so uptidght about a television performance.
Oh for gosh’s sake…..get over the ‘gay’ issue. Both sides. It has NOTHING to do with him being gay! Really! I think it really revolves around his talent. He is SO talented. Gay or not. And for his first performance, this did NOT show talent. Think how many people had never heard of him until tonight? Would tonight make people want to run out and explore his music? His amazing talent was lost in this performance. I completely agree, NOT the worst thing we’ve seen and not horribly different than other women before him (does Shakira do anything besides display her fabulous bod? People love her). But Adam has raw talent that I really looked forward to and didn’t experience tonight.
Gay people can still have class. Do you know Elton John???
ALL OF YOU IDIOTS WHO LIKED THE PERFORMANCE ARE MESSED UP AS WELL.. THIS LOSER JUST SHOWED THE WORLD WHAT HE IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. A YELLING BAFOON… I THINK HE TRULY HURT HIS CARRER HERE INSTEAD OF HELPING IT. AT LEAST I HOPE SO.
Someone wrote this for Adam and allowed this on tv. It is 2009.
Didn’t Janet grab her crotch at 8am??? Twice. Go adam.
i believe not only Janet but Michael grabbed his crotch alot….
We’re in our 50’s and liked Adam on Idol when our 20 year-old kids did not! But this performance tonight was a major disappointment–way too raunchy and didn’t reveal his great vocals. The best part of this performance was after he tripped and rolled and made a nice recovery! We DO believe that was not planned!
Also 50+, saw the Beatles live in 1964. and also remember John Lennon stated ” were more popular than God.” People burned their records in bonfires and said they would never buy their records again. But guess what? They were forgiven by the public,and became history. Well I also fell for Adam’s talent after his version of ring of fire. Yes, I feel his performance was not suited for prime time awards show. But I also know every one has a boss. and ABC and AMA surely knew what was in store for the performance. I feel the public will forgive him.And that he will learn from this experience, An grow up to be the musician I feel he will be.
sux
Adam, why did you have to do that? I agree with some of the others, you are better than this. Why do we need this in your face attitude? Your singing would spoke have spoke for itself, and now I am just diappointed. Your theatrical performances were fine before, but this one was too over the top. I barely even heard the song having to watch that display.
As a teacher, I just kept thinking all the things I will have to explain tomorrow. Kids, especially teenagers are overloaded with sex images all over the place and they don’t have the skills yet to understand things like this. Remember when you were a teenager!? I don’t even understand things like this. This was an embarrassment to music. Adam you have more talent than this. There are tasteful ways to be sexy.
“As a teacher”
What are you planning on teaching? “Being gay is okay as long as you always remain in the closet and live your life in fear do to hypocritical bigots who claim that they are moral christians!?”
that’s not what he is saying at all. calm down!
I am just pointing out that alot of the bitching I think is motivated by some homophobia! For starters I havent heard nearly as much bitching about LADY GA GA or JANETs racy performance numbers but if a GAY MAN shows any sexual side its a scandal!
ACE: Do you have children? If so maybe you would feel the same way. I agree with the teacher, there was way to much sex and vulgar language displayed on the AMA tonight. Is it so wrong to clean it up a little. I’m straight and I don’t mine if your gay and you don’t need to be in the closet just not in my and my children’s face.
I don’t like lady GA GA either. She’s to dark!
skintone?
No, dark meaning her performaces are to me mentally disturbing.
I loved it! All you homophobic prudes can eat it!!!
Really, is that what this is about you think??? Gay people aren’t any different than straight. So where does the vulgarity come in?
I do feel that alot of the angry posts have some homophobic elements to them. I bet if he was a female signer and did that performance I dont think there would be nearly as much anger on these boards!
this is very true. we have become very desensitised when it comes to female sexuality.
It doesn’t need to be on the AMA awards a TV show that you know some children or should I say preteens or teens will watch because they buy the music and want to see the performers. There is a place for everything and this was not the place, this was a way to much! Notice, he didn’t get much applause. I really liked Adam on AI but knew there he was holding back.
I want to cry after reading all these comments. Yes, I’m in shock… but not by Adam’s performance. We knew it was going to be racy and provocative ~ it’s been in the news/blogs/videos for days. But after supporting him for weeks on AI, and through his incredible live performances on tour, ‘fans’ are willing to abandon him after ONE awards show performance?? How sad. There are other songs on his album ~ one’s I’m looking forward to. He’s scheduled to perform on David Letterman on 11/25. If you liked him before his AMA performance, why not give him a second chance?
That is like asking the Titanic passengers to give the crew a chance to stop the leaking before they jump ship. Adam may well sink over this one. The performance was so over the top it could just be too much. Too bad as Adam has talent – just no idea of what is appropriate. Who are his handlers?? Adam has so much more than his sexuality to hinge a whole performance upon. This is just too bad, he could have done so much more.
i think abc took a chance that MTV hasn’t done…lol i enjoyed it. I will watch him again in fact i saved the video and have rewatched it..lol
Wow! Knew he would be pulling something amazing out of his hat, but not that! Yes sex sells, and yes most people out there liked it(admit it, he did push the envelope) but look at all the publicity he has now. Shock value is here to stay. He has plenty of talent, nice recovery from the fall and STILL managed to make people say”holy crap!” Whatever he wanted to accomplish with the act, only he knows. I do feel bad for his parents but you always love your kid no matter what they do. Hes young, hot and hip and who knows where he’ll go from here. I waited all night to see him and now I can say I did, but again, WOW!!!
“I do feel bad for his parents”
Ever think that his parents might not be homophobic creeps?
your an ass
ACE apparently you didn’t hear any interviews of Adam talking about his parents especially his mother supporting his lifestyle choices after the AI show.
disappointed in Adam…=(
ADAM! you rock… Okay everyone.. Relax… Adam has talent, voice and he has alot of background with theatrical preformances… If you check out his website he gives an explanation for why he chose to express the song this way…
There are many singers who have given different preformances, madonna, lady gaga.. Everything from barely dressed on stage, dance moves like the greats of Elvis, or even different choreographed movements. It does not make him a bad person or a bad preformer.
Adam is a very talented singer, & preformer, has an excellent vocal range, unlike any we have heard in a while. He is unique unlike any other.. I love him and am proud for his first preformance tonight..
Go Adam! we love you!!!!
There are a lot of very boring people writing on here that have no appreciation for this amazing talent, So he stood out side the box. We have all waited along time to see him live, Please give the guy a chance, He is amazing.
Everyone i spoke to loved it.
I agree with you! He is simply amazing and talented.. Love his voice.. can’t wait to buy his album!
just a setup imo. whatya want from me probably is his next single.
whatever! he will make it.. with or without you! :)
I have to disagree
can you say boycott!
“WOW PERFORMANCE” REALLY???? THE ONLY WOW, WAS “WOW HOW PATHETIC” IF YOU THINK THIS WAS OK FOR TV… YOU ARE MESSED UP IN THE HEAD… SINCE WHEN DID WE START THINKING THINGS LIKE THIS WERE “OK” JUST BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN “WORSE” SHOWN ON TV BEFORE… WHEN ARE WE GOING TO WAKE UP IN OUR SOCIETY.. SOME OF YOU IDIOTS ARE SAYING “WE LIVE IN AMERICA” “IT’S 2009″ SO WHAT… THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS IDIOTIC IMMORAL DISPLAY. ADAM YOU TRULY NEED HELP.
No one said you had to watch it.. turn the channel.. why did you watch if you thought it was not fit for tv? Did you think it was okay for all the rappers to grab their crotches? whats the difference? its the way they perform… What about lady ga ga gyrating and sitting unlady like at the piano.. its the way she preforms… He will make it with or without you! has a strong fan base!
Watch the sales tomorrow. It’s not gonna be pretty! He sucks! He thinks much too highly of himself.
“HAD A STRONG FAN BASE”… by the way the rappers and lady ga ga are idiots also…
GET A LIFE!
A fun life, you are the one who is messed up, you must be sitting by the TV
doing your needle point, sipping your hot chocolate.
With no friends and nothing better to do
Very Sad , homophobe
loser not every body is a homophobe that just wasn’t hot
What a disappointment! I have been a HUGE Adam Lambert fan but never again. Vulgar, disgusting and totally disappointing. I think he just lost a significant fan base and he needs to apologize to America for that. Keep it behind closed doors. If you are an entertainer, then sing, don’t imitate sex acts on stage. Why was this allowed?
I agree with this post. It’s almost like Adam doesn’t appreciate or has forgotten what got him where he is today — HIS VOICE!! Or perhaps he’s really just a pervert who couldn’t wait to showcase his perverse talents under the guise of acting like a singer. Maybe he has no desire at all to be a singer, just a pervert!
For all of you haters it’s called entertainment. he wanted to get people talking and look at what you are all doing, talking. i don’t think by any means this one and first performance is any indication as to what is to come. Adam is an amazing performer and will most definatly learn from his “mistake” if that is what you people want to call it. i think it was a little over the top but that is what us loyal Adam fans expect from him. i am still going to buy his cd and support him all the way cause at the end of the day this performance is going to pale in comparison with what is to come. no one will even remember it in six months except maybe us supporters of him and who he is. as far as you “parents” out there why don’t you try to be parents for a change and stop expecting the entertainers of the world to raise your kids for you.
yes thank you
Shelly, I am a parent, and a great one at that.
I raise our child, if I left is up to “expecting the entertainers of the world to raise my kid’, he would not be as well spoken, well rounded, open minded or knowing the difference between showing expression versus showing over the top, wrong time and place for such a bad move.
I think having him exposed to all types of music to hear, and see is a wonderful thing. We listened to and followed Adam all during AI. My child know’s that not everyone is the same, and to tolerate/ accept those who are different than himself…. but this is one I am going to have a hard time explaining to such an innocent mind.
I wonder why people are getting all up in arms about Lamberts performance but not Lady Ga Ga or J Lo’s racy numbers?
Can we say…. Homophobia!
Exactly… its all about preformances… my point exactly! Adam Rocks! he preformed his way.. J Lo did it her way.. and Lady Ga Ga the same… Its called entertainment.. what is wrong with these people?? Adam is pure talent and is on his way to making it big!
i just want to point out that his keyboard player is FEMALE… i watched a video that shows his band and yea…
I don’t care if she was the family dog, it was inappropriate.
and unnecessary! had he not fallen, sounded better, and kept it classy/edgy/swagger rather than raunchy/tasteless/vulgar and just plain gross, maybe that tidbit would matter. again, it’s not that adam is gay or that he kissed a guy or a girl, or whatever, it’s that the whole thing was a disappointment in that it reflects from a big picture perspective what he thinks is entertainment — and he, my friend, is way off!!! Madonna did provocative years ago, and now it’s just played out!!
I read he’s male and his name is Tommy. Anyway, that’s irrelevant
Wow, try explaining that Adam Lambert performance to a 7 year old girl, 11 year old boy and a 14 year old boy that’s trying not to vomit while watching. Absolutley disgusting!!!
I will not allow Adam Lambert into my home again. Next time he performs on TV, I’ll definitly be turning the channel to anything else. I understand he’s gay, and that’s fine, but I dont want to see it or hear about it and I don’t want my kids to have to either.
If you want to make out with a guy and pull his face into your crotch, do it in private, it makes me sick!
Shame on ABC, shame on the AMA’s and shame on Adam Lambert.
Just because you can sing means we have to watch you perform sexual gestures to other people on TV. I hope there are some big fines coming to all the people involved.
So much for the American Idol, now he’s the gay Idol.
T-Roe out!!!
Gee I would think that your 7 yr old and 11 yr old should be in bed at that hour and not watching tv… hmmmm… bye bye T-Roe
AT WHAT HOUR???? Even CENTRAL time was 10pm. Some kids start school at 9:20am. It’s NOT late for kids to be up! What the hell kind of comment is that anyway? Stop judging the PARENTS as the ones at fault, rather than the stations that constantly put inappropriate stuff on TV at ALL hours of the night.
Then don’t let your children watch TV at that hour. It’s that simple
from what i’ve heard everyone has been talking about his performance tonight for a week now and so people were forwarned about Adam and knowing Adam u should have expected a wild performance.
“I understand he’s gay, and that’s fine, but I dont want to see it or hear about it and I don’t want my kids to have to either.”
Great way to be a parent! Teach your kids that gay people are “disgusting” and “sick”!
Its parents like you that are the reason Gay kids get beat up and called “F@GGOT” or “QUEER” or “DYKE” on a regular basis! Or why gay people continue to be denied the right to marriage, adoption, a chance to serve in the military, or just the right to not be fired from their jobs or evicted from their homes due to their sexuality!
Now we have GOT to the reason of the anger, because he is GAY.
Well we are HERE and are HERE TO STAY, DEAL WITH IT.
Oh-My-Gosh on the gay crap. He’s HOT, and GAY. Big whoop! I’m a straight female and STILL know Adam is hot. Shakira is hotter than hell too, but that doesn’t mean I want to see her shove a female OR male crotch in her face on tv. And the bottom line of all of this, is that Adam is am AMAZING talent with an AMAZING voice. I really looked forward to hearing that voice, and expected an outrageous performance to go along with it. This just didn’t seem to deliver the voice.
PS – not all parents teach their kids that gays are disgusting. FAR from it. Why would I give my kids the impression that I don’t accept gays, when any one of them could someday want to ‘come out’ to me??? AGAIN, the shock value would have been the same no matter WHAT combo was out there….shoving heads in crotches is not usual television viewing. male/male, male/female or female/female. ALL displays of that action would cause the same reaction in children. And some adults. It’s not cable, it’s primetime.
If he were a girl, it wouldn’t get this much attention
It has nothing to do with him being gay, for god’s sake. I’m gay! It’s that his performance SUCKED!!!! If he had no talent, or couldn’t sing, then the gimmicks would perhaps be necessary and I hate to say it, but he would just be another act. He is who he is because of his voice. Stop throwing the gay card around so carelessly. I was a fan (knowing that he is gay), and I’m not (still knowing that he is gay).
I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Never liked him from the beginning, and still don’t like him. He’s gross, and really has no real talent, he screams and to me, that’s not talent. DISGUSTING!!! Very tacky and tasteless.
I was such a huge Adam fan ..until tonight! He is so talented and I was so excited to see him and then…ugh! Whoever is running his career just ran it down the drain!
Forgot…. also scheduled for Good Morning American concert on 11/25. That performance should be toned down and show a completely different side of Adam.
Wow some of you should shut the hell up what is the world coming too that performance was hell on stage! It has nothing to do with him being GAY i mean who cares about his orientation I’m Open minded but he should not have been doing all of that perverted stuff on a family channel… he’s fundling women and getting head on stage not a good look adam… Maybe you should switch over to porn because that is exactly what your performance looked like. If Janet Jackson got ridiculed for her boob popping out at the super bowl then adam should be banned from tv because this was waaay worse!
“SECOND CHANCE” WHAT AN IDIOT. It is not like this was an “accidental” performance. It was premeditated and he DESERVES NO SECOND CHANCE… He rolled the dice and I hope people will BOYCOTT… I know some of you will say he is “cutting edge”… But he has isolated a lot of people. “People are over reacting because Adam is Gay” whoever wrote that is so STUPID… When will people wake up that the majority of americans do not want this inappropriate behavior force fed to us. DON’T BUY A THING LAMBERT SELLS… He rolled the dice… now he needs to pay the price. No second chances.
I was a big Adam fan…..until tonight.
Now I’m a HUGE Adam fan!! That was AWESOME!! He rocked it tonight!
If you’re really a true fan of an artist, you don’t just stop because of one performance you don’t like. Adam’s true fans will stick with him through thick or thin. On idol, he never stuck to the regular mold. His Ring of Fire proved that. On the concert tour, he was criticized by many as not catering to a “family” audience, so why would we now expect him to “conform”? He loves shock value and we sure are talking about him. My mouth did drop open at his performance tonight, but he’s been saying it was gonna be crazy. I am a fan of his voice and I intend to listen to his singing as long as I’m able to. I just have to expect the unexpected, I guess. Sigh.
HALEY YOUR A PATHETIC IDIOT… IT WAS ONLY 10 PM WHERE I LIVE WHEN THE VIDEO CAME ON… LOTS OF KIDS WERE AWAKE AT THAT TIME… ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVE A HOLIDAY WEEK COMING UP AND NO SCHOOL… YOU WOULDN’T KNOW THAT THOUGH BECAUSE YOU ARE PROBABLY SOME KIND OF DIKE WITH NO KIDS
Kids should be asleep by 8pm, 9pm LATEST.
do you have kids.. and why is it the parents fault… these idiots should not put this on tv…
Oh-My-Gosh….seriously? Who the hell made that rule? Who would even make a blanket statement like this, with no FACTS or circumstances behind it? Odd…..
I’m referring to the ‘kids should be asleep by 8 pm, 9pm LATEST’
agreed jill… usually people with no kids. who want to be able to watch this filth on mainstream tv.
the kids could stay up late but what do you expect with tv programs showing at this hour???
PEOPLE – the United States has DIFFERENT TIME ZONES. Everyone is acting like it was midnight or something. It was 10:00 at my house! Kids go to school here at 9:20 am, it’s a short week, MANY were probably up watching. And I’m sorry, but why is it appropriate to shove any sexed face in any sexed crotch on television????
You can’t control what is shown on television. And it’s a MUSIC AWARDS SHOW. If i had children I wouldn’t let them watch those types of shows.
I could not agree with you more LD.
OMG…. Was it a great? NO.. Are we crazy with buzz about it? YES.. Shocking…Adam you rolled the dice..times are achanging,but not so fast.. you were on a talent show watched by young kids.. now what do you have to say to those kids that are way to young to understand this..So much anticipation by all your fans… will you get another chance to get it right.. YES.. don’t blow it.. no pun intended…!!
I just listened to the song again, and if you LISTEN to the lyrics it pretty much warns you about what your about to see. He states that he is here for your entertainment. Also says, you might thought I was an angel but…..Listen again. It kinda has a catchy toon to it also.
I have also liked Adam and will not let ONE performance ruin it for me. Be open minded like he also states in the song. Come on, really, you know everyone deep down inside is a freak. He just had the balls to put it out for all to see. Love you ADAM!!!
AMEN!!!! the lyrics explained the whole thing, poeple just dont listen or incorporate everything together, i LOVED IT!
i said it earlier, the performance EXPLAINED the lyrics to the T.
its seems people just listen to the beat or voice, they pay no attention to the lyrics.
omg. when i first heard it i was a bit shocked. kk a lot shocked.
but after rewatching it several times it started to make me a bit… horny… omg. loll
call me entertained.
I love Adam, but Idid not like his performance. I was so upset when he lost the Idol, but this upset me more.I will wait to see if he cleans up his act after this,I really hope he will.If he does’nt I’ll just have to remember him the way he was and not ever watch him again. Adam I’m sooooo disapointed in you.Please don’t do this any more!
So upset.
I LOVED Adams performace but totally understand where some people would find it way over the top. I think he is a wonderful artist and the word is just not ready for him yet… if you remember Elvis was thought to be the devil for swingin his hips at young girls, Ha
Swinging elvis hips the same as someone shoving a face in a crotch… really your are going to try and pass that off as the same thing… where does it stop..
well, times have CHANGED, swinging hips was alarming then, now it is like kissing on the cheek
so what will be the end… what will you be saying to your grandkids… shoving a face in the crouch now is like all out sex on stage.. come on have some common sense.
I can see where your coming from! Remember back in the 70s how shocking David Bowie and Alice Cooper were? Or Dee Snider, Madonna, Boy George, and Prince were in the 80’s, Or Marylin Manson, and NIN in the 1990’s!
There is always going to be some shocking act in every decade!
His performance was beyond amazing!
He showed us who he is and put on an awesome show.
People need to stop freaking out over the things he did. There was absolutely nothing wrong with what happened during his time. It only becomes “nasty” and “disgusting” when people, who can’t seem to get a firm grip on their sexuality, make it more of a big deal then it actually is.
He did this to tell the world, “Here I am! This is what I do, if you don’t like it, then f-off.”
I’m not “in love with Adam” I’m just think he did what he should have done.
We all live in this so called “free” country, but when people are chastised for their “racy” actions, then the freedoms we fight so hard for don’t exist as much.
Stray outside of the normality of your life and experience all that life has to offer, even the crotch-thrusting and boy-kissing!
Okay, calm down everyone. It was SHOCK VALUE! And I’ll admit, my (grown daughters) and I were left speechless with our jaws on the floor – just as promised. If you watch the video a 2nd or 3rd time, with out the initial shock value, it really isn’t that bad. There are a handful of controversial moments in the performance, but didn’t we all expect that? If you’re that shocked, where have you been in the past couple of months?
Adam looked amazing and he had more clothes on than any other celeb!! We’re just desensitized to that behavior with women, but not with men. If you were really honest, you’d admit that you’ve seen worse than that performance all over tv! And that’s if you agree, disagree, are offended, or unoffended. Just be honest. I give him kudos for having the nerve to pull it off knowing that he’d lose fans while gaining his “own” real fanbase.
i agree with u. when he started singing and if folks didn’t like where it was going then why didn’t they change the channel???no they wanted to continue to watch. Its only caused it was a man;. I’m a female and i get sick of seeing women doing anything they want with barely any clothes on but let one guy come out fulled clothed and do some hot moves catch hell for it. He’s making his statement. This is like when Elvis lst came known and everyone was breakinghis records cause he just moved his hips..lol what would that dj think about adam now?lol
exactly! that ‘crotch suck’ was very soon into the performance – plenty of opportunity for ppl to change the channel if they didn’t appreciate where that performance was going.
You bible thumpers are such damn hypocrites..all the half naked performances before Adams, along with cuss words so vile they had to be censored out but all you can grip about his Adams performance?…What a joke…
Haha! So so true!
It’s disturbing how people react when a guy does things a girl will normally do.
Grow up people!
Elvis was shown on the Ed Sullivan show from the waist up… he was to racy for prime time..well.. Adam..Mirror.. Mirror.. I think Elvis just flipped over..
That type of disrespectful crap is not what made him famous. Gene Simmons was right when he said Adam would commit career suicide. He lost my sale.
Gene Simmons is just some greedy creep who has continued to damage the KISS name and image but putting out non music related crap! I hope Gene remembers that it was all that mass merchandise that caused the fans to split in the first place in the late 70’s!
As for Adam? At least he isnt a bore like Clay Adkin!
Yes, listen to Gene, who’s career is BASED solely on how many women he has had sex with.
HYPOCRITE
Gene Simmon is a d*ick hypocrit!! He is grossly and overtly sexual and made a living by talking about it.
I am so disappointed in Adam. I have been so excited about his upcoming single and album. Now if I bought it all I would only be able to see is someone’s head in his crouch and all the other visual sexual gestures he made. His singing is so great and he did not have to go that route. We are all fans and he just ruined it for me. I sat in horror as the people in the audience were as shocked as me. Not the standing ovation he wanted. Adam, please put your head where it should be and not in the lap of others. You are going to have to hold your head high to get past what you just portrayed to all the people who loved you as an entertainer. Sorry for you and sad for all fans.
People! Adam is human, and humans make mistakes. I love Adam but did not like his performance. If people are saying that they were one of his biggest fan now they are not because of one disappointment, come on people. Give the man a break. People should put more blame on ABC, his record company and all the people of power who approved his performance.
And one reminder – Adam’s album is great!!! Don’t let this stop you from checking it out. His voice is really remarkable and the album does it justice.
I really liked this guy but you know what? tonight we had Whitney we honored Michael’s passing…..this guy came in and ended the show with a FREAKIN’ SEX SHOW.
We get It Adam-you are Gay.But push it in our face and you are losing a huge fan base.
If I wanted to see it I’d go to a freaking gay club.
I am a straight Christian female I had super gay friends in college and they accepted me being uncomfortable the same as they were watching me makeout with a man.
It is not a matter of not accepting Gays. You are Gay your Gay but you know what…it’s your conscience that rules your thoughts and even Gays deep down wish they were straight.
“Even Gays deep down wish they were straight.”
Um no! Im gad that Im gay! I’ll never have to worry about getting some bimbo knocked up!
Ace: You have so much hate inside!
where did you hear that MESS that gays wish they were straight from?
and what is a “christian” woman doing watching a show that had lady gaga, Jlo, Underwood, Shakira , and Rihanna (with see through outfit) all half naked and shaking all over the place?
with alicia keya sexually dancing while telling us her man (not married to) “puts it down”.
HYPOCRITE, you should be watching “gospel awards” or something.
haha i totally agree. hypocrites.
“even Gays deep down wish they were straight.”
wow. no.
I will not abandon Adam. I want him to succeed, and he will. He has great talent! He just has to remember that “less is more.” Oprah wants him to perform on her show, and I am sure, he will have to modify his act for her show. She is very much against sexual violence, and will not allow Chris Brown on the show because of his violence towards Rihanna. Adam, I still love you. Just tone it down a bit!
i cannot believe that the AMA would let him go that far. I mean they see all of it and tell them how far to go. I love his voice and loved him on American Idol.. that is the only reason I watched. I am worried for him now. He went to far with all the sexual stuff. I am no prude..but I was so embarrassed for him. I mean the audience were frozen.
I agree. I watched him tonight to hear him sing – not to watch him have gay S&M sex. Lady Gaga’s performance really screamed “psychological disturbance” too. He definitely needs a different mentor. I easily accepted him being gay. I will not tolerate him rubbing it in my face. If I ever see him on TV again, I will immediately switch channels.
what did you expect from him? he totally idolizes gaga
Well maybe Lady GAGA and Adam need to stick to theatrical performances off main stream TV. I think a lot of so music rap, etc is very depressing and disturbing these days. Music anymore is not about true singing/musical talent it’s about the theatrics and showmanship. The AMA should get a lot of backlash from the performance. Enough is enough of this type of crap on prime TV channels. We all know this is what goes on behind closed doors doesn’t matter if you are homo or hetro, let’s keep the sex where it belongs.
They let Janet grab a male dancer by the crotch. They let Lady Gaga do several straight on crotch shots. They let dancers do sexual acts to the mics and air – what are you thinking?? The AMAs are sexually explicit and have been for years. Why attack Adam for being a guy doing it??
adam was great he done what he was told to do. and done it well
Let me preface my comment be stating that I am a HUGE Adam fan, love his voice, style, charisma, etc. However, he is SO MUCH BETTER than this performance! All he needed to do tonight was amaze everyone with his fabulous vocals, edgey style & dancing! I believe he would have picked up so many new fans! Sexy is good (& he does it so well), but this had too many raunchy moments. It took away from the music which should have been the focus (after all, he is trying to sell a CD!!). Racier sides of him could come later in his solo shows. The choreography seemed a bit disorganized as well. I still love him & will be going to see him at GMA. I hope people who aren’t sure about him give him another chance….he really is so, so talented, gorgeous and from the interviews I’ve seen, very well spoken and classy. His CD is fantastic-don’t judge it based on this one performance!
I agree COMPLETELY. He is BETTER than the performace. I’m hapy to hear you say his CD is fantastic, as I will give him another chance. As people have pointed out – Michael Jackson was a crotch grabber, Whitney was possibly a drug addict, too many women singers have sold out their voices to display their 1/2 covered bodies, rappers only have 1/2 the songs aired because the other 1/2 is bleeped out….we EXPECT this. It’s not that I’m a prude to different talents. I enjoy it, that’s why I watched. I expected something over the top with Adam…..Adam’s VOICE. I expected glam! Bring it on. But what he did tonight was just way MORE than we’ve seen of him in the past. I felt he could appeal to everyone and THEN maybe wrap the theatrics around his music. His true singing talent got lost! I just think it was a poor ‘debut’ of someone with such amazing talent.
ABC and AMA, Shame on you. As for Adam Lambert. I didn’t know anything about him, where he came from or how he got noticed. Not really sure if the judges on A.I. really heard his voice, or was it because of his live style is all they saw? Call me homophobic, that is your freedom and choice. Seems whenever someone has disagreeing words about something. The lift winged voices accuse racial/sexual choice slurs. First time I have watched the AMA in a very long time. Will be my last. Is what he did any different then all the rest who think they have talent? NO. Soon music programs such as this will have to add a warning or rating. It’s one thing to barely have cloths on, but when you associate it with sexual actions. That’s when you cross the line. No way AMA didn’t know how these acts or performances were going to be played out. Same as who got what award. Screaming is not singing, breaking bottles doesn’t make a good musician. Out of all the performers and categories, there were only a few who had talent. That doesn’t say to much for the music world.Adam you got your first real break. Doesn’t matter what I think, but personally I think you blew it. Someone said boycott??? Sounds good to me against ABC and AMA.
I am frankly surprised ABC only received 1500 calls about his over the edge performance. I expected a whole lot more. That’s more shocking to me than his performance!
Mr. Adam Lambert, I am was your #1 fan! I’ve waited for your CD to come out! I really thought you were our next King!!But what you did on stage was rude and crude!!!!It took away from your talent!!!!!!! I’m, Sooooooo disapointed!!!I respected you for,sharring something so personal about youself and being honest with yourself and with you fans!! You really did’nt need to throught it in our faces like you did! that I don’t respect! You should be ashamed of yourself!! NOW, WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WILL LISTEN!!! WHAT AGE GROUP WILL LISTEN!!! YOU COULD OF HAD US ALL!!! YOU HAVE A GIFT, PLEASE WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WHOLE WORLD AND NOT JUST A SELECTED FEW!!!!!
Your number one fan would not buy his CD because of a percieved error in judgment on the performance on the AMAs??? What?? How many artist have gone too far on award shows – like tons. If you are his #1 fan you will listen to his album and then decide. Adam’s album is great!! Whether you like his performance or not, you should go back and watch the AMA vids from this year carefully. There were women doing all manner of sexual acts and no one says a thing, but a guy doing it and the #1 fans says she won’t ever listen again. That is the defintion of insanity!!!
I have had the privilege of seeing Adam live on two separate occasions. He has one of the most beautiful, powerful voices I have heard in a very long time. Yes, I agree that he went a little bit too far on the AMAs. Hopefully he will not make the same mistake twice. I still think that people are being a bit too harsh though. If that had been a woman cavorting on stage doing those acts would there be as much backlash? Let’s get real people. Music and television today is filled with all sorts of filth and violence. Get over it and give him a chance. Also, given the hour that it was on there should not have been any young kids watching. If they want to see it, tape it, sensor it, and let them watch it the next day.
This is a great comment. Thanks, Caroline.
What a D-Bag! His BS overshadowed his talent the little that he has.
Ok. Janet grabbed her crotch…. Dont remember which performer it was but girls were spanking other girls butts…Kate Hudsons boobs ( although they are very tiny) almost came out….background dancers and such were HUMPING AIR all night long , and Adam pulled someones crotch in his face and diddled a girls crotch and kissed a guy… Its all about sex and sex sells……I am shocked about Adams performance … I dont know if i will be buying his cd….got to wait until the shock has wore off………….
Oh and did anyone see J-Lo fall on her butt????????????
I’ve been a huge Adam fan since his audition on AI, but gotta say I was a little disappointed with his performance tonight. The simulated oral sex & crotch grabbing didn’t offend me at all, it was the fact that for the first time ever the guy SOUNDED like shit!!
I was disappointed, thought Adam should have kept it simpler and the unnecessary sexual display was just a letdown. I thought he was better than that. Comparisons to Madonna and Britney and their shocking displays at the AMAs are not valid…they already had their careers in full swing. This was Adam’s first performance since Idol. Not a good move. I’m not a homophobe, nor are most people who are posting here, I just don’t need my face rubbed in it. It was a vulgar display on a family show. Does he want to be a performer or an S&M queen of the Rocky Horror Picture Show ilk. Yuck, Adam. Go wash yourself off. You’re dirty.
Having said that…I’m currently listening to his new album and it really is good. I won’t cast him aside, but I’d rather listen to him than watch him now – that’s for sure!
Even more glad I voted for Kris Allen! That would have destroyed american idol!
Wow! I am shocked at how many strong emotions that performance engendered! It’s funny (funny peculiar, not funny haha) how different people focus and react to different things. Personally, the sexual innuendos, etc didn’t faze me. I really didn’t expect any kids to be watching that late and now that I think about it, the content of the performance is probably why it was scheduled last on the show. There was a bigger chance of no kids being up. Also, it would be really hard to follow that act. No, what I was focussed on was the singing and I found that really disappointing. I am a strong fan of Lambert’s and have heard the song he performed several times as I purchased it from ITunes. The song he sang tonight didn’t sound anything like it, especially in the beginning. I wasn’t sure what he was singing at first. It sounded like he was singing with a constricted throat or something. In fact this is the worst performance, singing wise, that I have ever heard from him and when I heard that little smattering of applause at the end I was embarassed for him. It never occurred to me it might have to do with the performance part. I am also shocked at the critical, remarks about the sexuality in the performance, but I am old enough to remember when Elvis was not filmed from the waist down because he ground his hips! I had hoped we had evolved a bit since then, but I guess not. It didn’t keep Elvis from becoming the “King” and I doubt it will stop Lambert from doing well, if he keeps his singing up to the standards we know he is capable of. By reacting so strongly, people are only keeping the focus on him and encouraging curious people who are not familiar with him to buy his CD and other songs. The worst thing you can do to a performer of any kind is ignor him.
Adam Lambert made a joke out of music tonight. Was this his cruel jab at the public for not winning American Idol? I was CREEPED out by him and his whole act? Did you notice that the appplause at the end of his performance was more out of shock than anything else. Oh and what about that fall, you could tell that it scared the hell out of everyone on stage! Thank goodness he was alright! Could you imagine him breaking his neck during his very first performance as a major artist? A Darwin Award nominee in the making. At least your appearance was memorable.
And wasn’t there a little more to Ms. Jackson tonight? Is that why the camera never showed a close up? Ms. Janet, its all right that we have maybe added a pound here and there because it is about talent.
I agree he is better than the performace
i expected him to show something about his sexuality on stage tonight but i wasn’t expecting the blow job or the fingering that was totally gross. it shouldn’t have been aloud. if they bleep out cuss words they could have shadowed those parts also and not showed it on national tv. they could have given people the option to go online or reshowed it on another channel at a different time to watch the unsensored version if they wanted to. the tv station should get sued just they did for the superbowl accident for showing it.
Wow!! So women can strut their sexuality all night with crotch grabs and grabbing other males crotches (Janet) and weird alien boobs and S&M (Rhiana), and total crotch shots (Lady Gaga) and rears hanging out (Fergie) and did you notice the other dancers doing sexual acts to mics and the air?? Yet when a male does sexuality – is is digusting and indecent?? That is just so biased. Really go check out the who show again and look carefully. Adam was right on par with the AMAs. He is just a guy. It isn’t a family show and hasn’t been for years. Adam has balls of steel and I love him for it. If he hadn’t been over the top he would be faulted for the hype. I love it!! Adam’s album is fantastic and if you are really fans you will check it out. If not over a 3 minute performance, you don’t get Adam and weren’t really fans. Adam is a creative artist who will push button and limits. I love him for it!!!
I agree! Seems like a double standard.
It was a huge disapointment!! What a waste of talent. Adam’s performance last night was terrible. I didn’t know what was that? To me it was not an entertainment at all, it was like a sex exposure, slavery or what? Sorry Adam this time you are too much!!!! Please just sing and show us your vocal range. You are way better than what you showed last night.
You think so ? I’d like to see you do something like that. If your not a fan then your just not a fan. What the he’ll does it have to do with his sexual preferance ? Oh kay he’s gay , so what ? Sereiously , there is a sense of sexuality that goes in all of his performances but it has nothing to do with him being gay. What do you say about that ?
I watched the American Music Awards. I will NEVER watch them again. The only good parts were Michael Jackson & the Country Super Start & Ryan Seacrest.As for Adam Lambert, I will never have anything to do with Adam Lambert – he was absolutely disgracefull & vile.
After Adam’s Performance last night, I rather listen to his music than watch his performance. I hope that he realized that his performance last night was aweful. Sorry!! After last night, for the first time I think that Kris really deserved to win, and I become Clay’s fan he is classy!!!
Having watched the performace that Adam Lambert pu on last night and reading the reaction via the posts on this website and other’s, I am compelled to write my opinion because I have noticed a disturbing trend in the reactions, There are five categories of posts,
1. Adam Lambert fans
2. Religious people who admonish his lifestyle and performance alike
3. Parents that are upset because their children viewed the performance and did not feel comfortable or were outraged because they had to explain what was happening to their children.
4. Bisexual or homosexual people defending his actions and justifying them with heterosexaul displays of affection or instances of .
5. And ignorant bloggers just trying to stir the pot.
I would like to addrss each group in turn.
1. Adam Lambert fans: This performance did not focus on Adam’s amazing talent, which was lacking last night. However, it focused completely on shock value of his show which of course is a reference (direct or indirect, depending on your view) to his choice of lifestyle.
2. Religious people: I am a religious person but I do not attend church nor do associate myself with people who attend church due to personal reasons of my own, I do not judge people because that is not place to do so. we will each have our day of judgement and my heart goes out to each of you who tries to influence others, it says in the bible to spread the word of god, but it also says the Jesus would preach to the people that would come, if they do not come do not seek them out for it is personal choice to hear the word or turn away from it.
3. Parents: If you were unaware of who Adam Lambert was then your ignorance does not give you the right to complain. For the parents that have seen Adam Lamberts previous performances on American Idol know that he was riscee on that format, what did you think he was going to do without those restrictions? I am a parent and my son was in bed before Adam Labert’s performance, which is exactly the action you should have took. Your lack of action does not give you the right to lash out at anybody but should make you reevaluate your priorities as a parent.
4. Bisexual and homosexual supporters of his actions: I have several family members and friends both male and female that I love and support their choice of lifestyle, however that being said the performance that was put on last night was not a subtle public display of affection, i.e. holding hands, kissing, hugging. It was a display of male bisexuality that included male and female felatio, mild S&M, and human bondage, none of which is appropriate for the format that this show was intended for. If this were his personal concert I would not have an issue with it, but that should not have been approved for this format, I am deeply disappointed with ABC, Adam Lambert and his label allowing this to happen.
5. Ignorant bloggers stirring the pot: Your posts are main reason that I stay away from blogs such as these, due to the fact that your lack of intelligence is completely mind numbing and uncalled for. If you lack the intelligence to complete a full cognizant thought then do not spread you ignorance, it is annoying and does not have a place in any forum.
I know that I am on the verge of being preachy, please do not take any of my above statements as judgements for that is not their intention. I am merely stating my opinons in reference to the type of posts I have read. If you think that any of my statements pertain to you then they probably do. I look forward to reading intelligent responses to my post and will enjoy responding back. If it doesn’t meet that requirement then your comment wil be ignored.
Thank you
I get what you are saying but it is important for you to remember how popular American Idol is to young children. Children become fans of the artist on that show and tend to want to watch them perform on other shows etc… It would not say that it’s the parents fault for them having to explain to their children what was going on. They are not ignorant either! I watched American Idol and loved Adam! I am aware of him being a little wild and theatrical but even I didn’t expect what he did. I was embarrassed for him!
That was a TERRIBLE performance!!! I’m glad my little girl had gone to bed already, I don’t want her seeing that kind of trash during that kind of show. He’s one of the reasons why this world is going to hell in a hand basket. Unforgivable Blasphemy!!!
Adam Lambert … you were a major disappointment!! You tried to hard to measure up to Madonna & Brittany with the shock value of your performance. You’ve only been famous for 10 minutes… looks like you only have another 5 minutes before someone else take over. You should have focused on your vocal skills instead of reminding us that YES YOU’RE GAY!!!
BRING ON KRIS ALLEN!!! I hope he shows us why HE was voted 2009 American Idol!!!
I had the date marked on my calendar, the show was very well done,
until Adam. I sat with my mouth open the entire song. I love Adam
he is a great talent, this was a mistake not just the content the volcals were BAD. I am liberal minded but this was a family show, wrong place and time for this type of performance.
Adam suck. He scream more then he sing.
I personally though it was discussing for some reason i kind of new he was going to pull something stupid . An he did I wouldn’t spend a penny on his music it’s a shame someone with so much talent. I also feel the TV & Music awards were aware of what he was going to do since they rehearse days before. The Music Awards should be fine and the Directors of the Show. So if there is no Music Awards one year who cares. If I were a sponsor for that show I would also be disappointed are have second thoughts about Sponsoring the following year.I think it was bad taste of the network director,producers ,etc. I think the entire viewers were shock just like those in the audience that night. No Class what so ever Very disappointed the worse I ever seen on prime time network.. An about the children remember most students in different part of our country are on vacation due to the Holidays.
I Love him!! He is soo hot!
I thought the….performance (if you want to call it that) was ridiculous. I don’t care if it was a straight person or gay. I don’t want my children to see something like this. Teenagers love to watch music shows (especially someone who became famous from American Idol) and I’m appalled and the example that sets. I’m 36 and I’m disgusted by it for me! Much less for children. I was shocked by the whole thing but then when he felt the girl up…….geez! I was a fan and had planned on purchasing his cd. That will never happen now. I hope this ruins him instead of helping him. It was a freak show! The group at American Idol is probably hanging their head in shame.
Yeah, that was a bit much, but Adam is still way hot!! :)
I am an elementary school teacher and because of stuff like this we have children acting out in school. I am also a mother and have several gay friends. I do not pass judgment on their sexual preference. What a person does in the bedroom is their business.
1. When you advertise on stage for the public to view you are opening doors for people to pass judgment.
2. Children do know there are gay people and most of them know what gay people do in the bedroom mostly because of the television they watch. BUT there is no reason to act out like this on a family channel. PARENTS let this be a reason why you should DVR the show and watch before allowing your children to view. Sad that a parent would have to do that but it’s worth it just so they do not see this type of action.
3. Anyone who tries to win American Idol should think before doing so and revaluate if they really have what it takes to be one. My personal American Idol should have the following: GOD, decency for others, self-control, respect for one’s self and others, and a good work ethic.
4. Music is music and either you like the song or you don’t. The sexual acts have nothing to do with his voice. He simply sounded terrible on top of his actions!
5. Gay or Straight – do you really want to watch that type of sexual content while you are trying to listen to a song? I am sure some are saying YES but I am saying HELL NO!!
6. HE WAS DISRESPECTFUL – NO QUESTIONS ABOUT IT!!!! He disrespected other Gay individuals, his parents, GOD, families watching, television, the producers, other artist, etc…. The list can go on and on!
OK, LOOK I loved Adam’s performance! He comes from a stage performing backround, and his performance is always something to make one think! He is very comfortable with whom he is and is not afraid to show it and shouldn’t have to be!!! Those whom had problem with it,are very closed minded and need to rememver, everyone has the right to express themselves as they wish, weather everyone agrees with it
or not, its called Freedom!!!!
There is a time and place to express yourself! There are lots of things I would love to do at times but its called SELF-CONTROL and RESPECT for others! It really doesn’t matter cause he just screwed himself.
LOL….You really think he just screwed himself…I DON’T THINK SO
Mo -
I pray you do not teach in my school district. Here is where you are wrong:
“1. When you advertise on stage for the public to view you are opening doors for people to pass judgment.” I think he was trying to entertain..and who are YOU to judge anyway…no one unless you are the big GOD
“2. Children do know there are gay people and most of them know what gay people do in the bedroom mostly because of the television they watch. BUT there is no reason to act out like this on a family channel.” Why? Because heaven forbid that straight families see how gay people act? We have been have straight affection shoved down our throat forever
“3. Anyone who tries to win American Idol should think before doing so and revaluate if they really have what it takes to be one. My personal American Idol should have the following: GOD, decency for others, self-control, respect for one’s self and others, and a good work ethic.” Wow, you sound like you are a retarded redneck from the 70’s and wish we still had singers like Karen Carpenter..hello..it is almost 2010
“4. Music is music and either you like the song or you don’t. The sexual acts have nothing to do with his voice. He simply sounded terrible on top of his actions!” It was a performance..spell it with me..PERFORMANCE.
“5. Gay or Straight – do you really want to watch that type of sexual content while you are trying to listen to a song? I am sure some are saying YES but I am saying HELL NO!!” Actually I do. I am soooo tired of seeing guitar guys and the likes of Prince push their version of erotic on me
“6. HE WAS DISRESPECTFUL – NO QUESTIONS ABOUT IT!!!! He disrespected other Gay individuals, his parents, GOD, families watching, television, the producers, other artist, etc…. The list can go on and on!” Quite the opposite. He gave gay people a voice and made small minded people like you realize that we are tired of hiding…As a gay man he did not disrespect me one bit. If anything he made me proud.
Now lighten up and remember..a mind is like a parachute. It only works when it is open
Thanks but no thanks! I pray you are never around any of my children!!!! Gay or straight you are not getting the big picture. It was WRONG! The guy he kissed was straight and didn’t even know it was coming. That is WRONG! Say what you say and say I am wrong but I don’t care. All of my gay friends were embarrassed and did not feel that he gave them a door of freedom. Maybe you are just ashamed of yourself and I honestly find it sad that you would need a gay man to kiss and rub all over others in order for you to feel a sense of freedom. Oh and I am not a redneck from the 70s :) I am a well educated professional with a master’s degree who reaches out to many.
I felt he was very selfish, in your face , I don’t care what you think attitude. This is the attitude with most of society anymore, to much it’s all about me, to much greed on wall street with CEO’s, To much sex, violence with TV/movies. Adam on AI pretty much made it clear to me his sexual preference and then watching Youtube video’s I was not supprised by his stage performance at all I figured he go over the top I just thought maybe he would of have a little more respect for the viewers on ABC a family channel and realize that there will be pre-teens. teens watching they buy the music and are the majority that text vote on AI. And yes some parents would let their kids stay up late to watch. No difference when I was growing up and my parents let me stay up later than normal to watch the Beatles on Johnny Carson. What is the problem with that. There are clubs/channels etc to display this over the edge entertainment ABC is not one of them. I have not watched the AMA’s for several years maybe 3 to 4 however I did enjoy Adam’s performances on AI and wanted to see his performance on AMA’s. I was quite frankly disappointed and it left a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach as well as my husband’s. The lack of respect for some viewers, his in your face attitude I don’t give a crap attitude. I felt he spent to much time focusing on his big come out! and it costed him a bad off key performance, vocals were horrible, everthing else was off key not the talent I expected to see from him. He can say all he wants about being it being in the moment and adrenline rush and maybe some of it was but I felt his sole purpose in his performance was to show the world who he was and I don’t give a damm what you think attitude and his true talent got lost. Will that is the choice he made now he will live with the consequences. My husband lost respect for him, not because he’s gay because of his in your face attitude.
All these people who disapprove are afraid of one thing: Their own discomfort with same sex display of affection. Heaven forbid your precious snotty nose kids grow up thinking male-male kissing is “acceptable” ya bunch of hypocrits…
Hats off to him for having the balls to do that.
Brent: Please don’t forget at some point in your life when you were younger you also were a precious snotty nosed kid. And I am wondering if your parents wanted you seeing this kind of behavior on prime time TV. I personally think there is way to much sex on TV I don’t care if it hetro/homo/ whatever it way to much. Why can’t we keep some of it in the bedroom where it belongs, not in evers one face. I did care for Madonna’s Britney/Christina’s. I just think the whole thing is sad we have to be so sex focused. The moral decline is this country is pathetic.
I meant I didn’t care about Madonna’s
Thank God I fell asleep!!!
I don’t understand why any parent would let their kids watch thet show in the first place,,they are always a little raunchy from a long time back,,,performers are just that,,performers,,they are always on and do and say wher they feel,,,it is show business and show people often push the envelope,,,thatis their baliwick,,I wish that Adam would show tht beautiful voice in a song like Soaked from his album,,it is fantastic,,,many of his s onngs on the album are just great,,,give him a break,,
I thought it was in such bad taste my husband and I could not believe it. This belongs on some back street alley instead of public TV.
WOW! If you were an Adam fan before AMA but not afterwards then you really weren’t a fan to begin with. Sooooo many people don’t get it yet. You saw how he changed it up during AI and now you think he’s a career singing porn star ROFL. He’s sooooo good at what he does that he can change his act, perfomance, music, message, style, vocals, tempo & creativity at will. Tomorrow he can sing to make Lawrence Welk fans faint or Sinatra followers cry. Freddy’s ghost is screaming at y’all right now!
Come on, give him another chance, you know he deserves it.
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Damn he’s good. So entertainment performance… and of course a storm in the water glass.
Every day there are vulgar things on tv, things I don’t like to watch, and things I don’t want my kids to see. I don’t know why this is any different, because he is gay? It is not up for us to judge. I can’t stand when any half naked people are on tv, but it happens every day. I guess that is ok as long as it is a man and a women though, right? Ya know, showing a womens breast, all except the nipple that is. Showing people having sex, oh but there are partially covered up. What about two women kissing? I have seen that more than once, prob on abc. But Adam cannot get up there and be himself because he happens to be gay. I think people should leave the juding for God, and leave him alone. He did not do anything differnt than what goes on every day on tv.
get over it…he is a performer and that was a performance…no different to Madonna, Ziggy, Kiss, Slayer etc… all different…all targeting a different demographic…all in their own right equally important and equally talented…get over yourselves and your own sexual insecurities and remember times are a changing…did we all look at FM from Queen in this way…NO! and yet he passed on some great timeless classics…I have bought the album and think it has some great tracks and some just ok…then again there are few musician that can boast a perfect album…
Okay seriously it’s not that big of a deal britt has been doing this for years, yes there are people think its gross but she does not get so many haters just for that yet a male does it and everybody thinks it gross… I dont think thats really right.