Tommy Joe Ratliff is an American guitarist, bassist, songwriter, model, and keyboardist for American Idol singer and finalist Adam Lambert. As Joe himself says, he has always been an ardent admirer of Adam, so being the keyboardist of his idol is a great honor for him. To this day, the case of these guys kissing is on everyone's lips.
Thomas' biography
Tommy Joe Ratliff was born on October 18, 1981 in Burbank, California to Dia and Roth Ratliff. Graduated from high school in 2000.
The dream of his whole life was to become a guitarist. He bought his first guitar for $20 from a friend of his uncle when the guy was 12 years old. Tommy Joe Ratliff taught himself how to play the instrument.
The guy is considered a blues guitarist. A significant influence on him was the work of such performers as Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan and others.
Thomas is a big fan of Kurt Cobain. Among the first songs he learned to play on his guitar were the band's tracksNirvana.
Before collaborating with Adam Lambert, Tommy was a member of many musical groups. They all played heavy metal and gathered in Burbank and Los Angeles.
The musician began to truly appreciate the work of his idol when he saw his performance with the song Ring of Fire. After that, Thomas firmly decided to go to audition for Adam's band when they were recruiting musicians.
Tommy Joe Ratliff and Adam Lambert
Thomas is the keyboardist for American Idol finalist Adam Lambert, whom he joined in 2009. According to Adam, Thomas is a great guitarist. He appreciates and respects the guy for not being afraid to show his feminine side, even though he is heterosexual. Ratliff loves doing makeup using MAC brand products, styling her hair in a special way. Thus, his style partially coincides with the style of Adam himself, who also considers Thomas smart and different from others. Both musicians dress in glam rock style.
Ratliff's real popularity was brought by one incident during the annual American Music Awards ceremony, held on November 22, 2009. During his performance with a song from Adam's For Your Entertainment album, Lamber unexpectedly kissed Tommy Joe Ratliff, and he did not even protest. This event spread around the world in a few hours and even caused the cancellation of the performance on the Good Morning America show. It is worth noting that such an act of the guys attracted a large number of fans to them, and on the Internetyou can find a lot of fanfiction about them.
Later in an interview with Tommy Joe, Ratliff admitted that the kiss on stage was not planned, and everything happened spontaneously. Nevertheless, the guy likes that such an act shocked the world.
Thomas claims that he and Adam are just best friends, maybe even brothers. Sometimes, of course, they can flirt with each other, but all this is nothing more than a harmless joke. Lambert helps him in everything and is sympathetic to any requirement or problem.
Private life
Information about Tommy Jo Ratliff and his girlfriend has been circulating on the Internet. However, the musician never spoke about his personal life, and at the moment it is not known whether he has a life partner or is he alone. The guy was seen in the company of several girls, but the relationship with none of them was officially confirmed.
