In a new interview with UK gay glossy
Attitude, British singer Sam Smith reveals that he nearly quit
music after a painful breakup.
Smith, 25, last week dropped his first
single in two years, Too Good at Goodbyes, and has confirmed
that his as-yet titled sophomore album will arrive before Christmas.
Smith's debut album, In the Lonely Hour, was named Best Pop
Vocal Album at the Grammys in 2015.
Sir Elton John interviewed Smith for
the magazine.
“I got dumped, which wasn’t very
nice. Writing music about that kind of thing is normally like therapy
for me, but when I got dumped this time 'round I just couldn’t
write for about two months... My team had to force me to get into the
studio, because I almost felt as if I didn’t want to do it
anymore,” Smith said.
“So, there were moments on there
where it got a bit intense and I started to lose myself,” he added.
Smith also talked about coming out at
the age of 10.
“I was very sure of, and in, myself,”
he
said. “When I told my mum she said she always knew. She said
she knew when I was three. My dad just asked if I was absolutely
sure. They were incredibly supportive.”
“I think my dad was scared for me,
because of his own life experience. He grew up in Fulham and where he
went to school it just wasn’t very accepting. I think he saw a lot
of kids get bullied and just felt really nervous for me.”
“He didn’t have a problem with it,
but he worried about me, especially when, at 16, I used to wear a lot
of make-up and dressed differently,” Smith added.