Sam Smith says it’s okay to ‘trip up’ sometimes over pronouns, they do it too
Sam Smith in rehearsals for their first-ever performance at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. (Instagram/samsmith)
Sam Smith has said that they are not offended when people “trip up” over their pronouns, as long as they’re making an effort.
The non-binary singer is currently in Australia preparing to perform at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras over the weekend.
In an interview with The Project, journalist and Sam Smith super-fan Carrie Bickmore admitted that she had used he/him pronouns accidentally to describe them on the way to the interview.
But they responded: “I trip up too! Of course I do, I’m a human being. I have been called ‘he and him’ since the day I was born, you know, 27 years of my life, so I can understand.
“My mum, all the time, she’ll call me ‘he/him’ and then she gets angry with herself. It’s okay. But it is important, you know?”
Smith added: “All I can say is that when people use my pronouns correctly, it’s a wonderful feeling. I feel safe, I feel happy, and I feel completely seen.”
The ‘Promises’ singer also revealed the moment that they heard the term “non-binary” for the first time.
They said: “I was actually in Australia, I was in Brisbane on tour, with my second tour ‘The Thrill of it All’.
“It was weird, I had a massive night out at the end of the tour and I was drunk at 3am with my bandmates and friends in my room and I just started hearing about the term non-binary, and I’d never heard it before.
“The pronoun thing for me just felt like a flag in the ground kind of, like this is how I want to be treated by everyone.”
Smith added that they were excited for their Mardi Gras performance.
They said: “We’ve just pulled out all the stops now. I’m in this wonderful position where there are literally no boundaries when it comes to my performance, when it comes to what I wear, movement, and everything.
“I just feel like I can be myself in front of people at the moment which is really scary but also incredibly liberating.”
Sam Smith sat down for a chat with their number one fan, our very own @BickmoreCarrie.
We haven’t seen her since & can only assume she’s camped outside Sam’s Airbnb hoping for some more hang time. Carrie’s honoured to be able to share with you the journey Sam's been on recently. pic.twitter.com/Yu4GH1mFqk
— The Project (@theprojecttv) February 28, 2020
