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How Sam Smith's songwriting changed on their new album
Our guest this episode, Sam Smith, is one of the most popular singers in the world. Sam's music has more than 57 billion streams. We first met in 2014 in Sam's hometown in England, when their debut album was just blowing up. Now, a dozen years later, Sam came to my home to talk about their stunning fifth album, "Hazel Eyes."
00:00 "That's where I sat with you"
00:32 Welcome to Alchemy
02:13 A queer love album — and a radical one
03:51 Leaving the pop factory
05:08 The pressure of being a billion-stream artist
07:14 Inside "Thief"
12:08 A private relationship with singing
13:31 Church, gospel…
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