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Actually you are mistaken. Kelly Clarkson fans are the original rabid nutjob fans.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20071005/ai_n21039562/

A few years ago, I reviewed the Kelly Clarkson/Clay Aiken concert in what used to be the Delta Center (now the EnergySolutions Arena). I wrote that Clay put on a better show than Kelly.

Oh, man, did that open the floodgates. Kelly Clarkson fans bombarded me with e-mails. Even fans who didn't attend the show took me to task. "I've seen her before and know you are wrong" is an example of the e-mails I received.

But nothing prepared me for the death threats.

Three Kelly Clarkson fans -- one from Japan -- told me they'd kill me if they met me.

He doesn't have the nerves/guts to mess with the Adam Lambert fans.

Why would I be scared of Adam Lambert fans? Haha

CH:
Nicely written, nicely thought out, and nicely accurate about the not-so-nice adopt-a-baby-celeb culture out there. There's lots of schlocky music out there masquerading as talent; I'm glad my son took up Guitar Hero to find some of the less crappy stuff. And I never expected to say that.

Thank you for reminding me about Season Two of American Idol. I'll have to go and download the whole Clay Aiken season from YouTube now.

Loved it. Great talent.

I've never come across any fanbase more vicious that the Adam Glamberts. They have a trail of nasty comments to anyone who dares to not like Adam's singing. The internet just about exploded when Clay Aiken mentioned on his private fan club Adam's version of Ring Of Fire made his ears bleed. He apologized to Adam, but the Glambert fans are bashing Clay right and left holding a huge grudge.

If you want to talk about mediocre talent, American Idols are not the right targets. Those guys can sing their faces off. The ones that need bashing are guys like Kanye West and Chris Brown who can't sing without auto-tune and special effects. Taylor Swift sounds like shit Live. Pick on singers who can't sing or pick on the *ssholes that beat women and have no manners.

The American Idol singers are nice kids with honest talent. I guess its easier to kick the nice ones than to go after the ones that need kicking.

One of the best performance videos of Taylor ever taken, and one of the most beautiful songs- thank you for posting it.

As a New Zealander with little interest in the American Idol talent show, and even less in the singers it has thus far spawned, I only just happened upon Adam Lambert in this season's show. I quickly became a fan.

It has come as no surprise to hear the likes of Brian May (Queen)predicting world stardom for this young singer. Lambert has what it takes to become this generation's major - male - transformative pop/rock star. What has surprised me is the level of hatred and predjudice directed at him (throughout the show)for his sexual orientation.

I am not familiar with the Idol "fan wars" or the excesses of fan love this article addresses. I do wonder whether some of the accusations made about these excesses in the behaviour of (some) Lambert fans may have something to do with their sense of indignation at the predjudice and "gay bashing" that have gone on.

As a fan I have visited many of Idol fan and blog sites, and have been sickened by the homophobic comments made about Lambert. Comments range from out and out homophobic hatred to snide remarks about his appearance or mannerisms.

Perhaps New Zealanders have moved with the times, but I have been shocked by how prevalent - and vocal - the anti-gay movement is in your country. Little wonder, perhaps, if his fans seem over-zealously protective of their star!

Thankfully, the music industry big guns are not interested in anything other than Lambert's outstanding talent.

One of the headlines, i heard was Clay saying something nasty abt Adam. [REMINDER -CLAY STARTED IT ALL!] From that moment on, although i never heard of Clay, when i did hear of him, saw him pictures and all, I couldn't help but dislike him for what he had said - NOT A NICE MAN! I'm just glad that Adam brushed him off. He apologized later.. hey for what???? you've spilled the milk, Clay!! and it's true, he did it just to get the attention.. and now, he and his fans have indeed gotten the attention.. known as Adam-bashers.

It's pretty clear Clay needed a boost to his image because nobody really knew him for the past many years since he joined idol. I didn't know he was an idol contestant until he commented about Adam's singing style (why not comment on other crap singers? oh i forgot, coz Adam's so good, he needed attention through a greater person)

Btw, didn't know Clay was once an idol contestant. he must have been pretty average because i remembered the other contestants in that season he was in, but never noticed him.
And then thanks to this MJ guy, is he Clay's right hand person?? for spreading more hatred.

Hey, Adams fans have as much right to defend their idols.

Clay, MJ and clay fans are definitely riding Adam's coat-tail - all bunched together. Enjoy the ride!

If all you people think Adam Lambert sux so much then why would you go on his fan site anyway. I am on the Adamazing site all the time, every day and I've never heard anybody bashing anybody. I think your just making this crap up to make Adam fans look bad!! Adam fans are the most respectful group of fans that are on the internet and are just rooting on they're baby, cuz he's in tons of polls and he's competing w/ claymates. They just think Adam is 10 x's better than clay! You don't know what your talking about! Lol!!!

I really tried to read this article, but the poor grammar made my head swim.

American Idols are an easy target, do some research and write an educated opinion.

LOL!!! The Claymates are swarming this board!! They are proving the author's point. The first post pretending to be a fake author...lol!! Then pointing to MJ's big idol blog. MJ is notorious for editing and altering posts and putting up fake posts. MJ is the biggest Claymate of them all. Go over there and try to post something anticlay and within 10 minutes it will be reworded. DOn't confuse the big Idol blog with the more professional Mj's blog. She is sane.

They went full gun after Archie, Cook and Studdard now it appears they have Lambert in their sites. LOL!! with these posts especially "Walt" the fake author. These Claymates are creepy!!

Heres a comment right of Archelta's board: Tweeterwall is a joke manipulated completely behind the scenes. Not only that, but someone sent me a link to a couple Adam boards and they have been begging other fans bases to vote for Adam, making deals with them. You are only supposed to vote once every 20 minutes, but they vote 20-30 times with IP changing software. Some of the posts at this board indicated some of them had several windows open with the IP software and were getting in huge amounts of votes. Just beware of Adam fans, they cheat and then send emails to the CEO of twitterwall to accuse others of cheating. They think Adam is the world idol, but he hasn’t even released a CD yet. He won a contest. David has done much more than that to prove himself. Adam fans are experts at cheating on polls.

Carly, I have yet to see a Claymate on here bashing another idol. I'm a fan of DA's and I don't see anyone doing the bashing but the Glamberts. The Claymates aren't going to have a nervous breakdown if Clay comes in 2nd on this poll, they are done with anything to do with Idol after this poll is over. No hard feelings.

Must give a shout out to mjsbigblog here. I don't know who MJbigidolblog is, but I read and post comments on mjsbigblog and she runs a good site. She doesn't let fan wars get too out of hand and posters are not allowed to attack each other. That being said, other sites are not so great. Until Adam Lambert appeared on Idol this past year, I was never even motivated to care about what anybody on the internet has ever said about my favorite singers or musical groups, but I love Adam, he's just amazing, so off I went searching for info. And WOW! such reactions! People either love or hate Adam and they are not afraid to speak it. I was horrified at some of the really awful spew I read about him on some sites and left those as quickly as I found them, without commenting. Why would I engage such homophobic idiots? And then I was equally horrified at some of the over the top comments from his more heavily invested fans when even the slightest criticism was spoken about him. It's the music business, people. Criticisms come and Adam is not some child we all have to look after. After I read his Rolling Stone interview, I was pretty convinced he has the ability to make good decisions and look after himself quite nicely.

Haha. Yep, they are proving your point right here in this thread. Interesting how they ignored your point about acting as if they know these AIers personally.

This is a reply to Walt.

I am a proud (and maybe too obsessed) Adam Lambert fan but I have not and will never be vile to anyone.

Please don't lump all Lambert fans together. It's a stereotype that does not fit.

Why are all these comments about Adam Lambert and his fans anyway? The article didn't even mention Adam - it was about the "bat-crap crazy" Clay Aiken and Taylor Hicks fans. I hate that Adam is getting dragged into this discussion when he has done nothing wrong except be a rawk god with a HUGE number of fans waiting for his upcoming album. Everywhere I go I read slams and comments on Adam from homophobic jounalists and bloggers, and then when Adam's fans defend him (as they should), they get lumped in with the crazy Claymates and Soul Patrol. It's not fair and it's not right. Leave Adam alone and let him get on with his career. I have no doubt he will soon be talked about in the "higher echelon" like your beloved Carrie, David Cook, and Kelly Clarkson.

omg pple, tweeterwall is not that deep!!lmao!

Wow thanks for the video of Taylor Hicks that was really good. I have not kept up with Taylor Hicks but looks like he is putting out some great music. Will now look up his latest cd. THANKS AGAIN.

Thanks for the Taylor video; the man holds his fans in the palm of his hand. He is a hard worker who has earned his fame, and I hope he will stay in the music charts for years to come. There are few singers today who have his charisma onstage. Critics notes can be disregarded when a person has seen and appreciated an artist from the start, and not use and repeat crass remarks taken from other critics who have never seen a performer in person.

I challenge each of these critics to go see Taylor before they write about him.

I agree with the writers on this blog, who have stated these critics should go after the bigger artists, who have become so uncouth and damaging in their song choices. These are the people who are ruining music. No critic has the courage to write about them for fear of being sued, I suppose?

Just wondering - are most of Adams' fans men or women? Does anyone know? please answer if you do. I know that both Taylor and Clay are ladies men. The vast majority of their fans are women. Think this is probably true with Adam, but not sure.

Oh, by the way -- Congratulations, Craig. You have done it again!!

Idol breeds intense fans because it is weeks of seeing their favorite on TV. And if you really look at most of the fanbases, they will all behave the same way.

Lambert Fans will go on about how is a rock star and he brings something unique to the music world.

Hicks fans will rave about his soulfullness and remind you of his role in Grease.

Aiken fans will not let you off the hook without ticking off a laundry list of his millions of albums and all his soldout touring or his recent time in Spamalot that was praised by critics (dontcha know) or his oh so admirable charity work.

Why? Because they are fans and that's what fans do. A portion of each fanbase goes over the top but you know what? Go to any major sporting event (MLB, NFL, NBA) and you'll see and hear the same type of behavior. And these GUYS will defend their favorites with their dying breath too (often wearing rather strange clothing or facial paint).

But I guess those kinds of blogs don't get as many hits.

Thanks for the fantastic video of Taylor Hicks. This man can sing. I will be seeing him live at Epcot, Disney World. November 1, 2 2009. I wish it were tomorrow.

Just look at all the Adam fans coming out of the woodwork to defend their idol and bash everyone else. Adam fans alone have proved the point without even being mentioned in the article. Easy to see who the nasty fans are.

Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Hicks, David Archeletta, Clay Aiken and David Cook are all in different genres of music from Adam. Adam is going to be competing in the rocker world, not AI from now on. Time to get over it because you just make yourselves look bad.

"I've never come across any fanbase more vicious that the Adam Glamberts."
This

"Give me the Claymates anytime. They at least aren't vile. Crazy yes, but not vile."
And this.

Adam Lambert fans (aka Glamberts)are gonna give the Claymates a run for the money. LOL

All this article and the responses say to me is how popular Adam Lambert acutally is. He is not even mentioned in the article and then the response/comment thread become ALL Adam Lambert all the time. The man has not even put out an official single yet and every blog and comment streem evolves to an Adam discussion.

It's quite possible the writer of this article enjoys Adam. Why are people assuming he'd want to trash him too? Also, as pointed out, Adam wasn't even mentioned in the article, yet he was pretty much the first some tried to trash. I'd say some people are feeling the heat of Adam taking the spot of the number one Idol of all times. I truly believe he's right up with with the actual declared winners and will shine in the months and years to come. (as is Kelly, Daughtry and Underwood)

It's pretty sad when fans of Adam Lambert find it necessary to put down anyone who cannot for whatever reason, think he is the quintassential, ultimate best ever singer on the planet.He has proved nothing on his own and yet his fans predict he will sell one million albums his first week. I wonder what exactly they have been drinking. I think Adam is a poser and a real con artist. He will drop a certain demographic when he is finally able to get away from idol clutches and I would be very interested to see the type of concert he will eventually put on. He is definitely a niche artist and I doubt that middle America will be interested in him. JMO!
I will much prefer to buy Susan Boyles cd, which comes out the same week as Lamberts.

The Glamberts take crazy to new heights. I'm popping corn and sticking around to watch.

Here's a laugh for you Dr. Heckle. What a poser!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEEOqvECtxc

There is nothing more exciting than a young man in a hot pretty pink dress, go Adam!!!!!

I strongly suspect that there is a sock in that crotch in that video. Let him go back to performing in those clubs where he can dress up as a woman or hump the guys on stage with him.How about more pictures of Lambert making out with men in clubs.Yes indeed, a real class act. His fans should be so proud...karma is a bitch....lets see where this poser is in a few years...He is laughable and his fans pathetic.

How hypocritical. The Claymates are calling the glamberts insane. Pshhh. Like they WEREN'T like that.

It doesn't matter because Season 9 will have the best Idol ever. The poor Glamberts will just have to deal with their guy being last years discontinued model. Enjoy while it lasts.

Clay is the greatest talent out there right now and these authors need to wake up to it!! Clay is here to stay. He is far better than anything that has come from American Idol ever!! He is far better than Nickleback or any of those you mentioned in your lame article. We have been behind clay for 7 years now and have not quit!! Fans aren't this loyal unless the person they are supporting is a true genius!! We will outlast Cook, Archuleta, Underwood Clarkson, Lambert all of them!! You homophobic authors spewing your hatred will not stop us from supporting him!!

I cant WAIT to refer back to these posts in 3 months and tell everyone who doubted the success of Adam how wrong they were for doubting. It's going to be fun! Have you watched ANY of the concert videos on youtube? ANY day - ANY venue AT LEAST 50% are there for Adam (while they might like the others but wouldnt spend money to see the group minus Adam). Read some reviews from any newspaper in any city that the concert was held. I wish Aiken all the success in the world and am happy he has loyal fans and can provide them with joy as Adam has for many of us. I simply cant understand why his fans cant be happy for the idol that currently has the wind beneth his sails as Clay did 7 years ago...Adam fans didnt try and take away his moment then...
Its rude to wish the failure upon someone else even if you dont like their lifestyle or in this case vocals. I'm happy to be a fan of an Idol that shares the same POV on peace and positive thinking!

I saw Johnny Cash in concert years ago. What I said then reminds me of you now. "I wish I were that popular."

Did it ever occur to you that we're having fun?

No, eh?

Didn't think so. Loosen up.

Well it's hard to not be passionate about someone with extreme musical talent.

Thanks for posting the "Maybe You Should" video of Taylor, so beautiful!

I didn't see Clay's season of Idol (thank God!), but from what I've heard, it sounds like the batshit crazy segment of Adam's fanbase is giving them a run for their money.

For further proof, check the comments sections of any article written immediately after the finale to witness the epic meltdowns when Adam failed to win a karaoke contest. As if the runner up gets shot in the face once the winner is announced. I especially loved the hundreds of posts implying that you were a raging homophobe for preferring another singer, even though Adam was very polarizing. Because we all know that a vote for Kris was a vote for Prop 8. Gotta love those who put Idol on the same level as important social issues.

*my thoughts on which Idol will sell the most records.*

*story of how I came to be a fan of [insert name of Idol]*

*story of how [insert idol]'s songs cured my grandson's autism*

*tales of persecution by fans of another Idol*

Excuse me, Lil Lulu, but so what? So. What? You make it sound like it doesn't matter that Idletard doesn't have a 10 octave range and can't play five instruments simultaneously. My good Lord in heaven, just what rock have you been living under?!

Of course it matters-it matters a great deal because who wants to read a blog written by a person who is only good at finding stories about demented fans and writing about them? It may be enough for someone like you but for someone with standards it is not enough! A blogger worth their salt has to have at least a 10 octave range and ability to play five instruments at once because it shows dedication and versatitly something you obviously know nothing about considering your blase' brush off the fact Idletard cannot do those very important things.

OH and another thing-you forgot to mention, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury and two of the Beatles have said nothing about Idletard either-I know because I talk with Sylvia Browne weekly and nope nothing-so that shows how much YOU know, Lil Miss Lulu smarty pants.

on the real, who gives a damn about what any critic has to say, or how any fan chooses to ''fan'' or ''tard'' over their favorite... people like what they like, these artists and many more are making bank, more than the critics and those at sites like vftw and idletard, who like poking fun at them, and the fans. those two places are so hypocritical, as are most critics - they mock ''tards'', but they themselves are all former ones, or so they say, but their mocking and so called satire is nothing more to me than an excuse to keep up their obsession with idol contestants and their fans... and they think nothing off going all around the web planting provocative quotes and stories just to create and fuel unnecessary drama... so what if people like puffy paint, so what if they like signs, so what if they like hicks, aiken, mayer, nickelback... it's america, right... the crtitics and their ''too hip for the room'' schtick is all played out, and the day is coming when those sites and the people behind them will be exposed and mocked with the same veracity and venom in which they do others...

it's weird because in reading these comments I don't see many glambert/Adam fans so unless they are here trashing themselves I think the statementa that they have swarmed this site are a tad ridiculous.

Adam has crazy fans just like any other artist that goes without saying obviously. Idol breeds it into the fans to be competitive however, the claims that Adam's fans are the "worst ever" seems a bit premature considering he's only been off the show for 4 months and therefore their fandom is relatively new and fresh, which would in turn mean they should be more passionate (everything is more passionate in the beginning isn't it?). Check back in 6 years and see if they are still at the level of crazy displayed by the Claymates and then perhaps a meaningful comparison can be made.

It is worth noting that the very first comment was regarding Adam's fans, not the fans of those mentioned in the article.