When such hyperbole is thrust at him — by, say, an overly admiring pop critic who followed him closely during last year’s “American Idol” contest, when he broke ground as the most successful Idol to be rock-oriented, androgynous and gay — he lifts a … He loves his glam, but he admits that in terms of today’s stars, he has more in common with Beyoncé than with Chris Daughtry. “People look at me and immediately say, ‘Oh, he’s doing the musical-theater thing,’” he said. …

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