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Adam Lambert: 'I now feel a stronger responsibility to Queen'

Adam Lambert says his connection to Queen has strengthened in recent times.

The singer first performed with the group at the MTV EMAs in 2011 after sharing the stage on American Idol two years earlier.

The vocalist fronted the band on tour across the world over the last year and he told Hunger that his relationship with Queen and their famed music has changed over time.

Lambert said: "I think I have crawled into the songs more. I am now able to toy with the melodies more than when I started. I also find myself more connected to the lyrics and have learned more about what inspired the band to write them.

"Now after four years of working together, I feel a stronger responsibility to the band, I’m closer to Brian and Roger and more comfortable with the intense expectations of the fans. The doubt and fear have faded and been overtaken with a deep joy.

"When approaching the Queen arena tour I wanted to dive right into their reputation for theatricality and camp. To avoid or downplay that energy would feel sacrilegious. I approached it like I was co-curating a staged retrospective of the history of the band. One section of the show was my tribute to their 70s Glam period and I didn’t hold back!

"Fringe, rhinestones and platform heels felt only appropriate. In my opinion, this is all part of why audiences fell in love with the band in the first place. This kind of nostalgia was a major part of the design of the entire tour."

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Watch Lambert and Queen perform together below: