Inside 'terrifying' Sam Smith gig blackout - confusion, crying singer and Madonna cameo

May I also suggest a sensible diet and exercise?

Cry-Theybie

That was very unprofessional of him, he could've quickly told the audience what was going on before leaving. Maybe he has anxiety and had a panic attack. He needs to take an extended break.

^^ I mean "them" I forgot they identify as non-binary.

He started leaking fat.

I have all sympathy for mental issues, I'm a head case myself. But haven't these people heard of "the show must go on"?

My first thought was maybe a family member died, but even Celine Dion performed in Vegas the day her Dad died.

A pair of Welsh homosexuals were very upset by what happened, especially at spending hundreds of pounds on merch.

R-2, I’m dying!

In contrast, singer Chalino Sanchez got a death notice while on stage, but he kept performing like nothing happened. Even more impressive: it was a notice of HIS death. His bullet-ridden corpse was found in an irrigation canal the next day.

I don't hate them as much as others here, but it does seem like they're rather self-destructive and the future is not looking bright. The singing alone has a shelf life given how much contortion is done to keep up that falsetto/upper register. Everything will be downkeyed in 5-10 years tops.

Those two whales in R8's article cannot both be male.

I'd be terrified at a Sam Smith gig too.

It turns out Lana Del Rey was told her uncle had died right before she was due to perform for the prince of Monaco. She basically gave herself “two seconds to cry” and went on with the show. The show must go on.

Is Sam Smith still identifying as fat?

His fans are exactly the type who would excuse any behaviour on the basis of #mentalhealth, so it's kind of funny that that's coming back to bite them on the ass.

Who is this guy? I only hear about him here. Granted I don't keep up with newer music or the Oscars anymore. He's rather unprepossessing.

He needed to have a massive shit.

[quote] Who is this guy?

Who is this “they”, you mean!

I suppose by "terrifying" one means annoying and disappointing. At least they is refunding tickets.

They needs to be given “lifesaving” gender-affirming hormones.

He looks like a fucking monster.

I only read the OP's subject line. But I'm pretty confident there's a "MARY!" that must be exclaimed.

Big fat mess surrounded by enablers.

They is exhausting.

[quote] One concert goer took to social media to slam Sam for leaving the stage so suddenly - claiming she was left anxious and scared in the dark with her 13-year-old daughter, not knowing what was going on.

Sounds like Smith’s fans are just as fragile as he is.

Him needs to pull heself together. His shelf life is limited.

Madonna would never walk out mid- show.

Mental illness that’s allowed because…. Neurodivergence. 🙄

R28 When no one pays attention, she just halves her age.

[quote]May I also suggest a sensible diet and exercise?

"I don't know why I can't lose weight, I've tried everything except diet and exercise"

Glad I don't live around the discompassionate hellscape that is R29. Asshole.

R10 Oh my God!! Why did anyone want that sweet little cucaracha dead? That's so sad. What a badass he just kept singing.

I would pay That not to sing.

[quote] Madonna would never walk out mid- show.

She’d be hours late but no, she would never walk out mid-show. The fact she simply got up and finished her performance after the Brits fall showed true professionalism.

Apparently Sam Smith and Madonna are releasing some kind of collaboration called S&M. Years ago I’d actually be interested and excited by new material from her, but you just know this will be godawful.

Who is Sam Smith?

Maybe Sam needs some "they time," like Bieber & Mendes...

I just read the wikipedia article for Sam Smith and the tongue twisting of language required to read the various pronouns makes my head hurt. When I see “they” as a pronoun I can only assume there’s a spilt personality and/or pea soup involved.

I saw a headline that says "Doctors have told Sam Smith they need to rest their voice" and I wondered if Doctors were a backing band, like Gladys Knight's Pips.

This thread sounds like a bunch of a Fox News viewers screeching at each other in the old folks home.

Not really R41. It just sounds like people who don't buy into pronoun bullshit or don't know who this person is.

Nah, it's crotchety and a bit combative...and a lot like how people used to talk about gay men. The least you could do is hold your nose, stay away from stuff like Sam Smith, and move on like a grown assed adult.

If comments on the internet about an overexposed public figure are too much for you to stomach without bitching then maybe you should hold your own nose.

What R44 said. Grow up. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. Shoving yourself on SM because you want attention then getting that attention is self-inflicted so be prepared for criticism. Why do you care so much about this guy?

The truth is, most of us are supportive of anyone, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, pronouns, weight, skin color or form of self-expression. As long as someone is humble, hardworking, stable, mature and hold themselves accountable for their own lives, we DL-ers and the public at large tend to quickly rise past any preconceptions or biases to extend respect and validation to that person. A good'un is a good'un and the world tends to value, support and reward the virtuous, regardless of the package such a person comes in.

See Dame Edna. See Tina Turner. See Michael J Fox. See Ru Paul. See Stephen Hawking. See Peter Dinklage.

It's the whining. It's the drama. It's the attention-seeking, the instability, the petulance. It's the fragility. It's the victimhood. It's the lack of stamina and that unreliability that makes DLers and the public at large turn on a person.

You get word before the show has started

That your favorite uncle died at dawn

And top of that, your pa and ma have parted

You're broken-hearted, but you go on

[quote] Nah, it's crotchety and a bit combative...and a lot like how people used to talk about gay men. The least you could do is hold your nose, stay away from stuff like Sam Smith, and move on like a grown assed adult.

You've been shown the door. One hopes you've chosen to take it.

R43 I tend to agree. DL has always been bitchy, but a lot of the comments against Smith are usually aimed at who they are rather than their behaviour. Like you say, the general chatter draws parallels with the way gay people were commonly talked about in days gone by.

I'm not surprised you've got some defensive replies. People don't tend to like it when their narrow mindedness is pointed out, though it's perhaps more positive that they do seemingly care how they come across.

How interesting that that's been your only comment on DL, R49, a defense of someone who was rightly taken to task.

I can't understand R49's post - when he types THEY and THEIR does he mean Sam Smith or the people who think Sam Smith is a twat?

As I said, I have no clue who he is and, yes, that's a he. I'm not doing the they, their, zir bullshit when it's clear you're male or female. That said, he sounds unprofessional as hell and sounds as if he may have mental issues.

Honestly, I see a mental breakdown and/or suicide for this guy.

R49 see R46

[quote]a lot of the comments against Smith are usually aimed at who they are rather than their behaviour.

The problem is that Sam Smith, and so many others, think "who they are" serves as an all-purpose excuse to get away with this behavior. One might even (cynically) think that they've been so vocal about their identity precisely in order to gain sympathy so they can get away with this behavior.

He obviously left the stage in search of food.

Ryan Tedder has been teasing the song and he's a good producer so it might be a good song.

I do believe that Sam Smith is a gay man with an effeminate streak. And when his mental health is stable, it shows up as a bit of flair in his styling. He may throw in a bit of genderbent glam but he looks healthy. See image below.

What we have been seeing this past year however, folks, is an example of unchecked mental illness. To celebrate or defend Sam Smiths poor mental health is to reduce Sam Smith to an object of consumption, a virtue signal, a prop that we can co-opt and wield to bolster our own political or social agendas.

The man's not well. He's being exploited for profit by people in suits that don't care if he lives or dies as long as the money keeps rolling in. In fact, dying is fine if it means a boost album sales.

See below what a healthy Sam Smith looks like.

Now see what a mentally unwell, exploited Sam Smith looks like.

And you tell me if this person is okay or not.

Is THIS the hill some of you are ready to die on?

We're not being mean. We're not really truly even judging. But this --- this below -- this is fucked up. Sorry.

Too much pie, fatty! That's their problem!

It's incredible that Boy George never looked this bad. And Boy George was a huge addict.

That's because when Boy George was the size of a small hippo, he did the right thing- he wore caftans until he took off the weight, understanding it was not something to be celebrated and fetishized, but a problem he had to conquer.

And, R62 Boy George never got this much shit from society, EVER, no matter how gender-bent or debauched or strung out he ever got. See my explanation at R46 as to why. (Hint: He's a true talent, and a professional and a survivor and not a whiny fragile little bitch)

They/them pronouns and mental illness go hand-in-hand. So none of his behavior is surprising.

"They" need to quit.

R64, agreed with most of what you said but does Sam really get that much shit from people? I feel like this is mostly a media-driven thing just like how the media claimed there was a huge controversy about Harry Styles wearing clothes meant for women.

Sam probably wishes he wasn't famous so he could explore his issues and/or eat himself silly without the world watching.

But then that spigot of money wouldn't be on all the time.....

[quote]Sam probably wishes he wasn't famous so he could explore his issues

This, I believe.

Sam Smith isn't doing anything that pop stars haven't done before, but he is convinced he is.

And what irks most people is that what he's doing he's doing badly.

R50 Eh? Did you mean me? Because that most certainly wasn't my first comment here. My stats according to my profile are:

You have started 8 threads which have received 368 replies. You have received 4953 WW votes and have posted 1986 replies to threads.

Fuck you all for going for the pronouns rather than his shitty attributes. Eat shit, you terrible people.

Miss R72 Has Stated Her Boundaries!

[quote]Fuck you all for going for the pronouns rather than his shitty attributes.

The pronouns are just one more of his many shitty attributes.

Please marry me, R73!!!!

Yeast infections can make you dizzy.

R73, Miss [R72] Has Stated THEIR Boundaries!

R77 LOLOLOL

R72

I don't know if I'll ever get used to plural pronouns for individual people. If they really can't abide by he or she, there should be a gender neutral singular pronoun. Or maybe they could just abide by he or she.

R72 = Trigglypuff

Does anyone know WHET Trigglypuff? Dead of a heart attack by now? 1000 lbs and fused to its sofa?

They were tired and emotional.

Look at all this shit you're eating! Any Ben Gay or Geritol, gents?

I’ll save my sympathy for the thousands of people who paid their hard-earned cash to watch this simpleton and who were then let down because said simpleton has never had to learn that he has a responsibility to other people.

Oh, and as to the idea of him collaborating with Madge: good God. Jesus wept.

R85 proof positive that you can read Smith form filth while steering clear of the pronouns.

But why should we steer clear of the pronouns? Because YOU get triggered?

No ,asshole r87, it's because the pronouns are about more than Smith when there's plenty to criticize that's a our Smith alone, you self-indulgent fucknut.

About*

Still waiting for a good reason. Got one?

[quote]I can only assume there’s a spilt personality and/or pea soup involved

I'd much rather watch pea soup perform on stage.

Get help...or maybe you're just beyond it and have all the time in the world to spew your toxicity here.

I am sad that no one here has compassion for this guy. He is really fucked up. Maybe he was horrifically sexually abused as a kid. All I know is that he is was a proud gay man, with talent, who has become a laughing stock and is in the midst of a complete breakdown. I think his latest phase is trash but I honestly hope he comes through. I think he's been exploited for money and I don't think he has anyone looking out for him.

He's fat

Did he find out about Tina early???!!!!! 😱

They need a colony. They can call it Theys Mills.

Sam's pronouns have become "Fat/Fatter."

[quote]Unholy singer Sam

Star of the next sequel to Carrie.

[quote] Get help...or maybe you're just beyond it and have all the time in the world to spew your toxicity here.

btw... we'e still waiting.

It’s nothing to do with vocal strain as his PR is desperately trying to spin and more to do with his drug habit.

[quote]Inside 'terrifying' Sam Smith

It is quite a scary prospect.

R86, there are two male pronouns in R85's post.

[quote] One concert goer took to social media to slam Sam for leaving the stage so suddenly - claiming she was left anxious and scared in the dark with her 13-year-old daughter, not knowing what was going on.

Scared? What could they realistically have thought was happening? Xe was turning into a werewolf?

OP, I assume there is meant to be a colon after "gig" in your title?

R100 I doubt drugs with that weight gain. Not what you'd think of at least. There a reason most people are skinny when they do coke, pills, etc. Maybe it's drinking though. Drinking makes people look like shit.