Adam Lambert Talks About Publicly Coming Out with 'Out' Mag

Adam Lambert gets his close-up on the cover of Out magazine’s latest issue.

Here’s what the 33-year-old entertainer had to share wit the mag:

On publicly coming out in 2009: “It was just the way things went down. At that time, how many mainstream music artists did we have that were out? Elton John and George Michael�”and his whole coming out was tabloid fun. There hadn’t been a blueprint to follow. That was the one thing I wished I’d had: a little more guidance. There were definitely moments of frustration and pressure, but there’s been a lot of goodwill as well, a lot of support from fans and media people, and it’s balanced out. I don’t have any sort of bitterness about it.”

On his less eccentric look: “I just generally grew out of that old look and enjoyed new ones�”it’s as simple as that. There’s also a point where I was working really hard to achieve a look that I was really into, and it was really fun and I wanted to stand out and be crazy and be weird and make a statement with the stuff I was wearing. I look back on some of those red carpet looks, and I’m like, What were you thinking?”

On the evolving sound of his new album: “I chilled out a little bit. I don’t know if it’s just being in my 30s. When you’re younger and you’ve got a skill, you tend to show off more�”you feel like you have more to prove. Over the last few years, I’ve gotten into a place where I feel a little more confident in what I do, and I don’t feel I need to prove myself as far as ‘look at all the tricks I can do.’ Now music for me is more about wanting to prove that I can feel something.”

For more from Adam, visit Out.com.