Sam Smith
came on to the music scene in 2014 in a huge way and one of the major
things that people could not stop talking about, apart from his awesome
music, is the fact that he is gay.
In an interview with GQ
magazine where he is described as ‘The New Face of Soul’, the
22-year-old six-time-Grammy-Nominated singer talks about being gay and
falling for the more dangerous guys, building a legacy, being a diva,
people not buying his record for his sexuality and more.
Read excerpts from his interview here.
On pop stars he admires:
“Taylor Swift is amazing. I sang with her in London once but didn’t get
to properly chill with her. Then, at the American Music Awards, I got
to sit down with her and chat. She’s a role model. I really respect her.
And she manages to sell a lot of records and make a lot of people happy
financially, but also to keep that soulfulness, that honesty.”
On relationships: “In
relationships. I feel so much more comfortable wanting what I’m never
going to get. Like recently, I met two guys. One of them on paper is
perfect and ticks all the boxes. The other is dangerous and—well, he
ticks boxes actually, too. I’ve chosen him. I want that excitement. I
want something that’s unobtainable. I made a statement recently about
how Grindr and Tinder and those dating apps are just killing romance.
People are losing the ability to just walk up to people in a bar and say
hello. Sex is on tap, isn’t it, with apps like that? It may work for
some people, but I miss the mystery. I find it much more sexy when
someone’s fully dressed in a suit and you’ve got to work to undress
them. Do you know what I mean? Instead of them just immediately being
naked for you. I sound like a complete old soul right now, but I am. I
just feel like people need role models, you know, that are dressed.”
On singing and being gay:
“The main thing I wanted was everyone singing my songs. I wanted my
first album to appeal to absolutely everybody, which was why I was
scared in the beginning about speaking about my sexuality. I was so
scared that a few stupid people weren’t going to pick up my record just
because I was gay. Because I am not Sam Smith, the gay singer. I am Sam
Smith, the singer who happens to be gay. I preach all the time about
being myself and being comfortable with myself, but if I’m honest, I
struggle every day. I’m still figuring out who I am. I don’t want to
pretend I’ve got everything sorted out in my mind, because I really
don’t.”
On not being a diva:
“I’d like to be a diva in the sense of having that kind of presence as a
singer. But no. I worry all the time, actually, if I’ve been a bit
strict about something, am I being a dickhead? I tell my team all the
time: Just tell me if I’m being a dickhead.”
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