![]() It makes sense – they do have much in common. ![]() Smith's management appears to be marketing him as the male Adele. For now, his dream is to return to Limehouse and buy a flat. At 22, he is on the verge of being absurdly wealthy, but isn't quite yet. The following day he performs live, and is joined on stage by Mary J Blige. A day after we meet, his single is No 1 in America. A week before we met, his album had gone into the US charts at No 2 – the highest ever entry for a debut by a British singer. When we first arranged this interview, he'd just had two massive solo hit singles in Britain. "I got burgled a few weeks ago, so now I'm actually homeless. "Now? My current flat? Oh that's cheaper – £500 a month." He seems to be holding back. I was working full-time in a bar Monday to Sunday, all the hours I could, and I'd walk home because I couldn't afford the tube." And now? I'm waiting for the singer-songwriter to tell me about his Mayfair penthouse. "See, that's where I lived two years ago £600 a month rent I used to pay. S am Smith is staring up at the top of a block of flats in Limehouse, east London.
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