03 September 2015
Newsdesk
Earlier this morning Sam Smith spoke to Radio 2’s Ken Bruce from the BBC Radio Theatre in London, where he was soundchecking ahead of his live performance this evening – BBC Radio 2: In Concert - an exclusive intimate gig available live on BBC Radio 2, BBC Red Button and online at bbc.co.uk/radio2 from 8pm this evening.
Sam also performed his hits ‘Like I Can’, and ‘Stay With Me’ live into Ken’s show.
Talking from the BBC Radio Theatre in London:
Sam: I’m excited to be here, it’s such a beautiful little venue.
Ken: Give me a picture of what you’ve been doing since Christmas last year.
Sam: I had the GRAMMYs in February which was unreal. I’ve done two American tours, one throat operation on the vocal cords. I bought a house, which is amazing. I lost weight, that’s probably a good thing. I was really fat before. Trust me, I was fat.
Ken: There must have been a tremendous amount of worry when you had to have that throat operation?
Sam: It was. It was a worry just because I hate cancelling shows and disappointing people and that was horrible, but in terms of my health and my voice it was actually a massive blessing in disguise. I went to the throat doctor who looked after Adele and saved Julie Andrews voice and I was in really good hands. So I never doubted that my voice would come back, it was just the pain of having to reschedule stuff. And even now it’s just changed the way I feel about my voice. I’m a bit more scared than normal which is a good thing I guess.
Ken: Has it changed the way you sing?
Sam: I just feel stronger in the way that I’m singing. So yeah, it’s more reliable.
Presented by Jo Whiley live from the BBC Radio Theatre in London, In Concert will be available live on Radio 2, BBC Red Button and online atbbc.co.uk/radio2 from 8pm.
Radio 2 In Concert with Sam Smith will be available to view on BBC Red Button until Wednesday 9th September.
Pictures of this evening’s event will be available from 8pm on www.bbc.co.uk/previews
