MANILA, Philippines - Like a moth to a flame, I walked curiouslytowards the Universal Studios Hollywood Theater in Singapore to viewthe dazzling lights up above. As if to welcome a musical sensation tothe Lion City, fireworks lit up the night sky right before the doors ofthe entertainment hall opened up for people from all over the region tocatch an intimate (about a thousand) acoustic performance by a man whohas an out-of-this world vocal range and who unabashedly wears eyelinerevery day. Yes, I am talking about Adam Lambert.
“Monster Rock,”as if to warn me of the excitement up ahead, the giant marquee said asGlamberts converged to catch a glimpse of their idol. Past AmericanIdol Season 8, fans are still flocking to get a piece of Adam, and forgood reason. This guy with the unique style — vocally and sartorially —is soaring the charts with his new album “For Your Entertainment”selling better than any of his season mates who are all debuting withsolo albums. When I first got my copy of the CD, I seriously didn’tknow what to expect. I’ve seen him perform live twice in Hollywoodduring the finals of American Idol, but beyond his outstandingtheatricality, I didn’t know what to expect. Plus, I haven’t listenedto a CD in a long time.
At the theater, an attack of thecostumed clones — completely made-up a la Harajuku dolls with “I heartAdam” fans screamed “for your entertainment.” Some even brought theirown laser lights. On my twitter page, a fan of his told me that she hadmade a customized toilet seat for Adam and she wanted me to have itsigned by Glambert himself. “Holy sh*t!” That was Adam’s amusedresponse when I told him about this during our Supreme exclusiveone-on-one interview at the Ritz Carlton in Singapore.

Up close and beyond the makeup, Adam is all real. “I really speak mymind. I am very open, and that is how I am. I can really talk —sometimes to a fault, I have to admit,” he spoke candidly like we werelong-lost friends. The only difference between the Adam you see inpictures and music videos and the Adam I chatted with is that hedoesn’t have perfectly airbrushed skin. But so what? He made me feellike I could ask anything — absolutely anything and he wouldn’t mind.The guy who interviewed him before me, Oli Pettigrew of Sony Style TV,left the room with a big smile on his face, telling me that “he’s ariot.”
‘STAR TREK’ Meets ‘Flash Gordon’
A riot wasexactly how America reacted when he made out with a guy onstage andfaux f*cked someone in the face during the American Music Awards latelast year. Madonna did the same with Britney and Christina and everyoneraved. How’s that for equal rights?   Recalling that incident, heguested on Ellen and told the world that he doesn’t do anything forshock (just awe, if you ask the Glamberts) value and he respectseveryone. “I don’t intend to be a role model, I am just being myself,”he told me as we talked about his celebrity crushes (Chase Crawford,Leo Di Caprio when he was a teenager, et al), brand of eyeliner (heuses MAC cosmetics) and “Kradam fiction” (stories linking him toAmerican Idol Season 8 winner Kris Allen “That’s embarrassing — he hasa wife!”). And yes, he’s single, “I just broke up with my boyfriend,”he admitted.
His carrier single For Your Entertainment isfollowed up by one-two-three vocal punches of Last Song Syndromepotentials like Whataya Want From Me, and Music Again. I played itbefore the interview and I am hooked — they’re all Sure FireWinners.   It’s still on loop mode in my car — and I can’t get enough ofit. Glamrock by Glambert has a sci-fi feel to it — like this is howwe’ll rock when we live in another planet. Serves as a great escape forurban warriors who need their Star Trek-meets-Flash Gordon fix. Ipersonally love it.