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Sam Smith Says This Pop Star is His Spiritual Guide to Navigating Fame

Sam Smith’s music has obviously been impacted by a string of R&B singers of the past both male and female.

But he’s also inspired by one of the modern greats, not only her music but how she navigates fame: Rihanna.

He tells Billboard: “She inspires me a lot because I think she’s just unapologetically herself and that’s something I’m trying to do. I want to be a role model, but I don’t want to be a perfect role model.

I’m completely human, I’m going to make mistakes and I say the wrong thing.

I think we need (people like Rihanna) more because no one’s a robot.”

Sam’s album The Thrill of It All is out now.

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