Sam Smith on emotional new album, mental health and coming out as non-binary

11/19/20 • 23 min

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Four-time Grammy winner Sam Smith is back with an emotional and uplifting third studio album, "Love Goes," which delves into Smith's mental health, heartbreak and journey to self-discovery and love. Smith tells Anthony Mason about learning to embrace their non-binary gender identity, facing ridicule and bullies, and the courage it took to come out.

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