British Singer Sam Smith Says He Fell In Love With A Guy Last Year
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- On Top Magazine Staff
- | May 29, 2014
British singer Sam Smith has revealed that his single In the Lonely Hour is about unrequited love between himself and another man.
Speaking to The Fader, the 22-year-old Smith steered clear of using labels such as “gay,” “queer” or “bisexual.”
“I’ve never been in a relationship before,” Smith said. “I’ve only been in unrequited relationships where people haven’t loved me back. I guess I’m a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.”
“In the Lonely Hour is about a guy that I fell in love with last year, and he didn’t love me back. I think I’m over it now, but I was in a very dark place. I kept feeling lonely in the fact that I hadn’t felt love before. I’ve felt the bad things. And what’s a more powerful emotion: pain or happiness?”
Smith's debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, was released Monday.