Queen has never made an album with Adam Lambert — and that's why he's still there

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:08:26 +0000

Roger Taylor says a return to the stage is “more down to Brian.” Fifteen years in, the thing that keeps Adam Lambert safe is the record Queen never finished.

Asked in June 2026 whether Queen would play live again, Roger Taylor did not say the band was tired. He said something stranger, and more useful:

“Well, it is a big machine to gear up, if you know what I mean.”

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Queen has never made an album with Adam Lambert — and that's why he's still there