Sam Smith says they love living in New York as can feel more anonymous than in London.
The singer, 43, has been there two years now and asked if they are able to live anonymously replied: “I think you can. I do. I always feel like I’m left alone, and then if anyone comes up to me, they’re normally very complimentary, which is fabulous for my ego, instead of like, ‘Who the f*** is that?’ But it’s, but it’s good.
“It’s the only city in the world if I wear a miniskirt, I get wolf whistled. I had a guy like bang my ass once and be like, ‘Fancy a kiss?’”
Speaking on the new Dish podcast, Sam also talks about their new album Hazel Eyes out in August.
They have already dropped new single My Guy and confirmed the follow-up to 2023’s LP Gloria will be available from August 21 via Capitol Records UK.
It is inspired by their relationship with designer Christian Cowan. They said: “I moved to New York to be with my partner. So that, the album kind of soundtracked the move from from England to America. So, you can kind of hear that in some of the music. Yeah, I mean, the one, the first song on the album I wrote about the night before meeting my partner, and then it takes you through the first 2 years of meeting someone that you’re with for a long time.
“It’s a very romantic album, and very, just kind of proud in the romance. You know, I like flowery- beautiful things, so I’ve leaned into that and I’m just very proud of it. I love it.”
And although they come back to England relatively regularly to see friends and family there is one thing they miss most of all – fish and chip.
Sam said: “Its actually one of the disasters of my life right now. It’s like I actually get sad sometimes. Apparently, it’s something to do with the potato, I got told, and the water in New York and you can’t get it the same.
“But I have a thing with fish and chips, right? So, I love fish and chips from fish and chip shops where like the chips like stick together. And you’ve got like the silver hot plate when you walk in. But I feel like the gastropub fish and chips, um, like I call them posh fish and chips, I don’t see that as fish and chips.
“And like even in London, I find it hard to find like proper fish and chips. Like my family from Whitley Bay, my favourite fish and chip shop is called Marshall’s there- which is amazing. And but yeah, I just. When people talk about fish and chips, they’re not talking about the same fish and chips I am.”
* Dish from Waitrose is available on all podcast providers.
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