Adam Lambert, the in-control Idol

If there was any question that Adam Lambert stands out as one of the most interesting performers ever to strut through America's flighty pop culture conscience, then you need only chat with him a few minutes for confirmation.

Firstly, he just got a new iPhone and he's using it from his hotel room in Portland and he isn't quite sure how it works, so, um, sorry if he accidentally cuts you off.

And, secondly, don't think for one second that the hedgehog-haired glam rock sensation who almost won American Idol -- coming second in last May's finale behind the talented, mild-mannered Kris Allen -- isn't guiding his own light.

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