Is Adam Lambert joining Queen?

Even though he was the runner up, Adam Lambert is seeing most of the spotlight from American Idol. The 27-year-old California native was recently chosen as a potential candidate for frontman of rock band Queen.

So is he thinking of joining them?

“That’s a tough question because, honestly, how do you say no to being in Queen?” said Lambert. “I mean, that’s unbelievable. But at the same time, I do have my own thing to do right now, and that’s my goal. So if I could, I would try to do both. That’s the honest question. I would try to do both. I would love to perform with them anytime they wanted me to but I also have my record to do. So, we’ll see.”

Speaking of his album, here is what he has planned.

“My record will be kind of a rock-pop-electronic-dance thing,” he said. “I don’t know how to describe it. I think it’s gonna take on a life of its own, as far as genre goes.”

The album is in the very early stages and Lambert aims to co-write much of the material.

Check out his performance “Mad World” for the CBS Early Show in New York today.