Adam Lambert, who secured second place during American Idol 's eighth season, disclosed his choice to audition for the show came about after a transformative acid trip at the Burning Man festival in Nevada . Burning Man is set to return for the 2024 season despite slow tickets sales. He previously opened up to Jamie Laing's Great Company podcast, revealing: "I tripped on acid and had this amazing experience where I saw my fear in front of me .
.. as a physical manifestation.
" Lambert explained: "I was in the desert and heard the voice of some higher power, and it was like 'Kick it away', and I kicked it away, and I saw it shoot across the floor." Chris Rock made hasty Burning Man exit last year as feared he'd be eaten by cannibals Burning Man is just the beginning: Climate scientist warns more festival chaos is coming According to the singer, the profound event inspired him to affirm: "[I decided] I'm gonna say yes to everything, I'm gonna put my eggs in more than one basket, I just gotta go for it." Even though he finished behind Kris Allen, Lambert has since witnessed an impressive rise in his career.
Lamber also previously discusssed his worries about trying out for American Idol as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He hiinted that feared gay contestants weren't "taken seriously." In a video chat with Them, he explained that he discovered his sexual orientation earlier than his peers, saying: "I started pretty early kind of understanding that I was probably different than t.