Adam Lambert: Rumours that I’ll write Queen songs are untrue

Adam Lambert has poured cold water on claims that he and Queen are planning to write and release new material together.

Reports this month claimed the 34-year-old US singer wanted to get into the studio with Brian May and Roger Taylor, having toured with them since 2012.

At the Isle of Wight Festival, where the band performed on Sunday, he said: “We read the headline and I was like, ‘Are we, we’re going into the studio?’

And they were like, ‘It’s news to us!’ I think it was someone projecting their fantasies on us, which was flattering.

“Having said that, I don’t know what the future holds — never say never.”

Lambert, who finished second on American Idol in 2009, faced fierce scepticism from some Queen fans when he joined the band for their live shows, singing the hits made famous by the late Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991.

He said: “Four years ago, when I started working with them, I was terrified, to be totally honest with you.

"I definitely wasn’t going to say no, but going into the first handful of shows I remember being very apprehensive about whether the fans would accept me, whether the band would accept me, if I could handle it vocally.

"And it was really amazing the first time around that we got confirmation that it was a hit. I was very relieved.”

Despite being some 30 years younger than Taylor and May, Lambert said he does not lead them astray backstage.

He added: “It’s definitely like a big family now. The humour is always on point — they are like paternal figures. They both enjoy a glass of wine — as do I — it’s classy partying.”

Queen were the final headliners at the festival. The others were The Who, Stereophonics and Faithless.