‘I’ve put a lot of time, money and effort into it!’ Sam Smith says their Mardi Gras performance is going to be ‘really special’… before talking about being an ‘advocate’ for queer rights
Sam Smith is the Grammy award-winning artist headlining Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival on Saturday.
And the singer has said that their performance at the after-party is going to be ‘really special.’
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, the 27-year-old said: ‘I just want to make it really special. I’ve put a lot of time money, and effort into it.’
‘I’ve put a lot of time, money and effort into it!’ Sam Smith (pictured) has said their Mardi Gras performance is going to be ‘really special’ on Saturday
The British artist also admitted that the performance at the festival is different to their usual ‘slow ballads’, but they are excited as the experience ‘feels like a milestone.’
Sam has been an advocate for queer rights and said that being able to help people is ‘wonderful.’
‘Right now I am just trying to figure out my s**t and if it is helping other people, then it is absolutely wonderful,’ the four-time Grammy Award winner said.
The musician is set to release a new album in May and said that the songs have been inspired by the ‘shame I have felt my entire life.’
Ready to party! The British artist also admitted that the performance at the festival is different to their usual ‘slow ballads’, but they are excited as the experience ‘feels like a milestone’
This comes one day after Sam opened up about their ongoing ‘weight issues’ on The Project on Friday.
‘My main issue when I was a kid wasn’t my sexuality, it was more my body,’ Sam said.
They added: ‘My body issues are so linked with my gender issues. It’s all linked with each other. I still struggle having my top off.
‘I still struggle with weight issues, I always will. I feel like with social media, taking my top off on social media, it helped me.’
‘My main issue wasn’t my sexuality, it was more my body’: This comes after Sam opened up about their ongoing ‘weight issues’ on The Project on Friday
Sam, who came out as non-binary last year, also spoke about their battle with depression.
‘When I came out with my first album which was very true to me at the time, I felt like I couldn’t express myself any more than how I was,’ Sam said.
‘I thought I was going to be in a suit singing those songs forever. Which wouldn’t be a bad job.
‘I just feel like I’m being myself in front of people at the moment. It’s very scary but also incredibly liberating,’ they admitted.
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