![]() My dad's dream for me was to be a jazz singer and sing in tiny bars for the rest of my life. GREENE: So, like, when your parents when they heard your voice when you were growing up and you were that 9 year old, were they grooming you to be a pop star? Did they see that future, do you think? SMITH: "Come Fly With Me" was my first song I ever sang in my first ever singing lesson when I was like 9 years old. GREENE: Have you ever done a Sinatra song? And I can't believe they still let people sit on it because it's pretty rackety (laughter). They have his chair here they used to record in. ![]() I'm actually sitting in Frank Sinatra's chair right now. You're at the famous Capitol Studios, right? We found him in one of LA's most historic recording studios. GREENE: His new album is called "The Thrill Of It All." And it's a pretty good way to describe where he's been since he first topped the charts. And every time you leave me, the quicker these tears dry. SMITH: (Singing) But every time you hurt me, the less that I cry. ![]() (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES") He's avoided the spotlight for the last year and a half, but now he is back. GREENE: I mean, it's almost too perfect, isn't it? Well, behind this voice is a man who found fame and then found the need to hide from it. ![]() SAM SMITH: (Singing) oh, won't you stay with me. A couple of years ago, you probably couldn't escape it. The first thing you notice about Sam Smith is that voice. ![]()
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