Quotes from Sam Smith

I'm a gay man who came out when I was 10 years old, and there's nothing in my life that I'm prouder of.

Food is my favourite thing in the world. I always say if I ate what I actually wanted to eat I'd be in one of those electronic scooters because I'd be too big.

My cross earrings are a mini statement; I wear them every day! My whole dream is to be iconic, and the way you dress yourself is so important.

I don't have any problem with being the guy whose album people put on when they're feeling sad.

When it comes to age, I just feel like puberty is, like, the most horrible time of anyone's life.

I'm really scared of flying. Like, really, really, really scared.

If we're going to go really deep, we're all trying to live forever. My music is my way of doing that.

I'm addicted to making music, but I don't want to do it forever. I just want a farm. Farms make you happy.

I started off doing theater as a kid, and I always played a character. I hid behind the script and was told where to go. But to actually perform as yourself is very difficult. I didn't used to enjoy it, but now I do.

Jazz scares me. I've witnessed so many incredible singers and jazz musicians. Pop and soul music have always been the things that I felt like I could do.

When I'm performing, I'm not even thinking about the song. I'm thinking about the audience.

When I was at school and wasn't having a great time or when music wasn't going very well, I would eat, eat. Eating would make me feel better; when I felt lonely, I would eat.

I loved things like Destiny's Child, and Amy Winehouse's first record came out when I was 11 years old. But as a young, young child, I was just surrounded by Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan - just massive, soulful voices.

I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.

If someone called me fat, that affects me way more than someone calling me a f----t. I think just because I've accepted that, if someone calls me a f----t, it's like, I am gay and I'm proud to be gay so there's no issues there. If something calls you fat, that's something I want to change.

I've been in love and you'll never know

It was only when I started to be myself that the music started to flow and people started to listen.

Why do you say money? when do you need someone to hold

I'm obsessed with Marcus Mumford. I've got to know him recently; he's amazing.

I'm yet to attack French cooking, you know, where it's intense, following recipes and stuff. I'm more of a 'make it up' kind of thing.

Oh gosh, I dyed my hair red when I was in year 11 with that L'Oreal Live stuff. It was like plumy purple - it was horrific. I looked awful; I don't know what I was thinking!

I don't want to think about what I'm doing in 20 years. All I want is I want to be happy, and I hope my family are healthy. And that's all, really.

I miss the days when girls would wear full long dresses and just stand onstage and sing. That's what I'm trying to bring back: that timeless element. I want to create music that people will be listening to in fifty years, you know?

My plan is just to love harder than I've ever loved before, hide nothing, and embrace that I'm an imperfect human being. Oh, and sadness - sadness is everything.