Sam Smith sees ‘strength of my mum’ in Madonna: ‘really inspiring’

Sam Smith says Madonna reminds them of their mother.

The 34-year-old singer/songwriter is close pals with the 68-year-old icon and Sam admitted they feel extremely protective of Madonna and hates to see people hating on her online.

Sam told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, “We text. We don’t WhatsApp; we text.”

They continued, “M is an amazing artist. She just came to my aid so beautifully around the Unholy time, and I just have so many beautiful memories of when we’re in the studio together.”

“And because of her support and years prior to that, I’d just been such a huge lover and just so inspired by her music, her art, but also her staying power,” the Unholy singer added.

“She goes through so much s**t,” Sam admitted.

“You just look into the comments sections of anything Madonna, and people are so cruel to her, but she sticks around, and she stays, and she’s so strong,” they gushed.

The, comparing Madonna to their mother, Sam mentioned, “I find that strength really inspiring to me. Just like the strength of my own mum.”

Sam’s song Oh Mother is partly inspired by their close bond with Madonna and the pair previously collaborated on 2023 single Vulgar.

Sam, who came out as non-binary in 2019 and uses they/them pronouns, also admitted they are a “diva” saying, “I try to live a diva life, but I also love the highs and lows.”

“I have diva dogs, which I am allergic to, and yes, I love a bubble bath, but I just love a service station in the UK, like Moto, I love them so much,” they mentioned.

They proceeded to tell the outlet, “I really do have the best of both worlds. I feel like I’m very lucky in my fame and my life because I’ve managed to have a life where I really do live quite normally.”

Sam recently released their fifth album, Hazel Eyes and explained that they will never stop experimenting with style and sound. “It’s all the real Sam. We can all be everything. And every single album, every expression of mine, is an expression of who I am.

“At the beginning of my career, I really wanted to find this one look, just one thing, and stick to it, but it’s just not who I am,” they said.

“I’m many different things, and I have so many different tones and themes, and different pop stars within me,” Sam Smith explained, as they mentioned how they work on music.