Roger Taylor Rules Out New Queen Music With Adam Lambert
- We never really finished anything with Adam, which is to my regret, because I am a huge admirer of his voice, drummer Roger Taylor stated in a conversation...
- Taylor discussed the group’s long musical partnership with the former American Idol contestant, noting that Lambert is currently on a slightly different path than Queen.
- Queen spent ten years touring extensively with Lambert following his initial integration into the lineup.
We never really finished anything with Adam, which is to my regret, because I am a huge admirer of his voice, drummer Roger Taylor stated in a conversation reported by ultimateclassicrock.com. The legendary rock band Queen will not release any original new material featuring vocalist Adam Lambert, effectively closing the door on studio collaborations between the singer and the surviving band members.
The Decade-Long Tour Partnership With Adam Lambert
Taylor discussed the group’s long musical partnership with the former American Idol contestant, noting that Lambert is currently on a slightly different path than Queen. Despite halting plans for new studio recordings, Taylor confirmed that he would not close the door on future concert tours together.
Queen spent ten years touring extensively with Lambert following his initial integration into the lineup. Taylor praised the singer’s stage presence and natural ability during those live performances.
We were with him for ten years, out touring with Adam. It was very, very successful and very satisfying. I really enjoyed working with him. He’s a very unselfish performer, and boy can he sing. He’s got the most amazing natural gift. And he never tried to be Freddie [Mercury].
Roger Taylor
Unreleased Studio Sessions That Never Materialized
For years, rumors circulated across the music industry about possible new Queen material recorded in the studio by Taylor, Lambert, and guitarist Brian May. While Taylor confirmed that the musicians actually worked on songs together in the studio, nothing concrete ever materialized from those sessions.
ultimateclassicrock.com noted that while the drummer expressed regret over the unreleased tracks, he acknowledged that scheduling conflicts ultimately intervened as Lambert pursued other professional endeavors.
I think we could have done good stuff, but he’s doing lots of other things, and it didn’t really work out in the end.
Roger Taylor
The Oversized Shadow of Queen on Solo Projects
The announcement arrives alongside the promotional rollout for Taylor’s seventh studio album, Violence Insane in a Beautiful World,
which was released in September. Although the drummer has continually received critical praise for his solo output over decades, he admitted in the interview that it remains difficult to escape the massive commercial footprint of his primary band.
Taylor insisted that being part of a stadium-level legacy act creates immediate public preconceptions that hinder solo recognition. To illustrate his point, he compared his situation to that of rock peers who face similar challenges when stepping outside their main group.
It certainly doesn’t help being in a big band. People automatically think: ‘Oh, he’s the drummer in that band, what’s he doing by himself?’ So I don’t think it helps at all. I mean, look at the Stones. Their solo efforts really haven’t done a lot. They need that magical ingredient of the band to be taken seriously. I don’t think being in Queen has ever helped my solo efforts. If anything it might have even been a negative factor.
Roger Taylor