Adam Lambert seriously DIVIDES Freddie Mercury fans amid latest Queen tour

In between rehearsals and planning for their show stopping gigs, American Idol winner Adam Lambert found time to share his thoughts about replacing iconic musician Freddie Mercury. On Australia’s Triple M radio station, the singer spoke about how he felt a responsibility to the late star and enjoyed paying “tribute” to him. But despite his enthusiasm, fans are quite divided about his place within the band.

“I’m so lucky that I get to pay tribute to [Freddie] and celebrate him as an artist and as a person, as a writer, as a singer,” Lambert told the radio station.

“And I think I relate to some of the stuff that he, obviously, has gone through; I can kind of draw some comparisons there.

“And I hope that in some way I can carry on his spirit. I think that there are certain intentions with which those songs are supposed to be sung, and I try to go there. And I’ve asked a lot of questions and learned a lot about him,” the singer continued.

“And I really try to keep him in the forefront of my mind. Not to imitate, but to do it for him — kind of, like, celebrate him.”

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“I agree he has an ‘American Idol’ voice and uses it to peddle a tribute band,” a third agreed.

While a fourth noted: “No one can replace Freddie Mercury. Adam Lambert does a good job at singing Queens songs. RIP Freddie Mercury.”

And a fifth said angrily: “‘I Hope That In Some Way I Can Carry On His Spirit’. You can’t. You don’t. You never have. You never will.”

Others continued to insist the new form of Queen is more of a “cover band”, and some thought Lambert has been trying “too hard” to emulate the band’s original lead.

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While some fans remain convinced cover artist Marc Martel was the man for the job.

On the other hand, others think Lambert is the perfect addition to the band and the tour is doing incredibly well as a result, as one raged: “Another fool, who doesn’t get it. They don’t want a f*****g impersonator.

“They would get a f*****g impersonator, if they wanted a f*****g impersonator. But they f*****g don’t.

“They want somebody with their own personality and not somebody riding someone’s coattail. And also they don’t need a f*****g impersonator as all tours with Lambert are smashes regardless.”