Uphumelele umculi-umbhali wamaculo waseBrithani Sam Smith isiqalile ukukhokha imiphumela yomsebenzi oweqile, futhi ukuwenza bukhoma izikhathi ezingama-37 kuze kube manje kulo nyaka akuyona into yokunganakwa. Impumelelo ye-albhamu ethi 'In the Lonely Hour' ithathe lo mculi wavakashela umhlaba lapho izintambo zakhe zephimbo zithathe khona amandla. USam Smith kudingeke ukuthi akhansele izinsuku zamakhonsathi akhe ama-4 e-Australia ngenxa yokopha ezintanjeni zezwi.
Nge-akhawunti yakhe ye-Instagram, uSam Smith wayefuna ukwabelana ngokuphatheka kabi kwakhe ngalokhu kukhanselwa: “Ngiphatheke kabi ukutshela abalandeli bami ukuthi kumele ngiluhoxise uhambo lwami lwase-Australia. Sekuyisikhathi eside ngikhathele ngezwi, kodwa izolo ebusuku ngibe nokuncane ukopha kwentambo yezwi eSydney. Udokotela ungitshele ukuthi kufanele ngiphumule kuze kube yilapho izintambo zezwi zilulama, ngaphandle kwalokho lokhu kungase kugcine kuyinkinga yesikhathi eside. Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu kubo bonke abantu abathenge amathikithi, ngiyaxolisa ngempela. Sizomemezela izinsuku ezintsha zamakhonsathi maduze nje.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuhoxiswa kwala makhonsathi ama-4 kubonakala kuyisinyathelo esifanele empilweni kaSam Smith, nakuba konke kuhamba kancane ekujaheni ukubona ukuthi usengaphambili. Amanye amakhonsathi angama-46 phakathi kukaMeyi noSepthemba walo nyaka. Okuqinisekile ukuthi maduze nje sizokwazi ukuthi lokhu kuphumula okuncane kuzokwanela yini ukuthi singagcini sesimemezela ukukhansela okwengeziwe.