Adam Lambert was featured on ABC’s late night news program Nightline and talked about his music influences including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bob Marley and Lady Gaga.

According to the Nightline interview, Michael Jackson had a huge influence on Adam Lambert’s life. “I thought ‘Thriller’ was the coolest thing in the world,” he said. Lambert explained that for as long as he can remember, he was always obsessed with Michael Jackson, Thriller and Halloween. When other kids would put away their costumes away after the holiday, he said that he would pull them out and play with them all year long. Lambert explained that he spent many hours creating scars and scrapes on his face with makeup to emulate Jackson in Thriller. “That was my childhood. Kind of scary,” he admitted.

Lambert also talked about Madonna and her music from Vogue saying, “When I was kid, I remember playing ‘Vogue’ by Madonna over and over and over again. Something about the beat was really cool.”

For relaxing music, Bob Marley is Lambert’s choice. “When I’m I vacation mode, I must listen to Bob Marley,” he stated.

Adam Lambert credits Lady Gaga for his current taste in music. He told Nightline that he is enamored with Gaga’s new song called Speechless because it has “a throwback vibe.” Lambert also said that he is amazed with Lady Gaga’s range. “She can sing anything from Carol King to Elton John,” he said with admiration.

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