It's just another part of me."
Lambert says he was inspired to audition for the Fox network singing competition after having a "psychedelic experience" at the Burning Man festival in Nevada.
Lambert says he knew "American Idol" was his "only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad."
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