InstaLove: Adam Lambert Throughout the Years

Lambert's third album "The Original High" was his first after leaving the RCA label. It was produced by Max Martin and Shellback, the same team that wrote and produced "Whataya Want From Me" It was also his first album to chart in the top 10 in the U.K. Released in 2015, this album is a catalog of electro-pop anthems perfect for after party cooldowns in someone's basement.

At the 2009 American Music Awards, Lambert shocked television audiences by kissing his male bass player on stage. It wasn't something the network appreciated. "I got off stage and I got in trouble. The network was like, 'How dare you?' They banned me for a while," Lambert told EW. "They threatened me with a lawsuit. It was like, 'Oh, okay, that's where we're at." Since then Lambert has stated he will "be as gay as I fucking can be" from now on.

For his "American Idol" audition Lambert had only one tattoo and that was of the Eye of Horus on his right wrist. "I make up a reason for things, and I was like, 'yeah, I need an eye of protection because I'm going to be seen on camera and this will protect me," Lambert said to iHeartRadio. Now that self-expression has blossomed into a full Greek god Baroque sleeve on his right arm and a large mosaic design on his left.

In 2014, Lambert was asked to play alongside the rock band Queen, and they subsequently asked him to join them indefinitely. In honor of the band's original lead singer Freddy Mercury, the group didn't add him as a part of to the collective title but instead added a plus sign preceding Lambert's name. Queen + Adam Lambert have become a great success, and they are currently finishing up their Japanese tour with a final show on February 14.

Since his debut on "American Idol" 15 years ago, Adam has become not only a music icon, but a philanthropist, and activist. He says in this post that he has "lots of inspiring projects on the horizon- looking forward to sharing them with you. Feeling confident and so clear on my path. Sometimes it takes YEARS to work certain things out and find your truest vibration. I'm grateful to know what I know, while continuing to learn from the incredible people around me. I have to humbly admit that I might be getting better with age! Mind, body and spirit. Stay tuned for much more to come. This photo is from one of my favorite shoots with the late @josephsinclair"