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Idol Runner Up Has Illusions of Grandeur, Shocker

When there was talk of Adam Lambert's performance from the AMAs being heavily edited for TV, he ranted:

"If it's edited, that's discrimination. I will be a little disappointed because there is a little bit of discrimination going in this country. There's a big double standard, female pop artists have been doing things provocative like that for years, and the fact that I'm a male, and I'll be edited and discriminated against could be a problem... Shock is fun, shock rock is like something that existed, for example, like in the 70's, Alice Cooper... David Bowie, you had artists that liked to push the envelope and that's what made them so fresh... Prince for example, wore a**less chaps one year... I think that surprise is part of entertainment. I think that it keeps people watching its fun, it makes you laugh and it should be that way. And if it made you uncomfortable, maybe I'm not for you."

Hands up who would find looking at Adam Lambert forcing his crotch bags into a dancer's face and "simulating blowjobs" fun... Yeah, me neither. Given the enforced choice, I'd rather see Madonna straddling the face off some traumatised ballerina who's just trying to pay the bills.

And, while we're at it Adam, just cause you wear makeup, it doesn't make you comparable to Bowie, Prince or even Cooper. Now go learn an instrument.