After Sam Smith praised Celine Dion’s iconic song It’s All Coming Back to Me Now as one of his favorite vocal performances, Dion offered some praise right back.
Smith, 28, spoke of Dion’s 52-year-old song from 1996 in an interview with Pitchfork on Tuesday, describing the song as “outrageous.”
Dion joined Twitter only a few hours later, popping up on them in a candid tweet about the British singer.
Praise: After Sam Smith praised Celine Dion’s iconic song It’s All Coming Back to Me Now as one of his favorite vocal performances, Dion offered some praise right back
During the interview, Smith described Dion’s performance as “so dramatic,” adding that “vocal performance is out of this world.”
They added that her voice has a “tone and clarity that just pierces you”, adding that you can, “you hear her personality when she sings”.
Smith said that the “basis” of all their musical knowledge were singers such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Chaka Khan, “women who would sit in the middle of a stage and sing and do nothing but sing.”
Personality: they added that her voice has a “tone and clarity that just pierces you”, adding that you can, “you hear her personality when she sings”
Nothing but singing: Smith said that the “base” of all their musical knowledge was singers such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Chaka Khan, “women who would stand in the middle of a stage and sing and do nothing but to sing ‘
Smith added that the “seven-minute version” of the song is the best, before Dion returns the numerous compliments on Twitter just hours after the interview was posted by Pitchfork.
“Aww, thank you so much @samssmith,” Dion began posting from her heart before remembering their last meeting.
“It was great to see you in London last year and forget about me – I think you’re so amazing !! Be careful … I hope to see you soon. Celine xx … ”she concluded.
Compliment: Smith added that the “seven-minute version” of the song is the best, before Dion returns the numerous compliments on Twitter just hours after the interview was posted by Pitchfork
Earlier, Smith spoke about Dion in November last year, after writing for The Lover That I Lost for her new album.
“I am truly honored to have written ‘For the Love I Lost’ for the new @celinedion album, with the incredible @jimmynapes & @stargatemusic. Celine, you’re all mine and you’re the reason I really sang in the first place. They all greet the queen, the legend and the icon x ‘, they said.
Smith, who announced in 2019 that he is not binary and uses pronouns, recently told them about the trauma he faced after making this announcement.
Gushed: Smith previously talked about Dion in November last year after writing For The Lover That I Lost for her new album
Honored: “Really honored to have written” For the Love I Lost “for the new album @celinedion, with the incredible @jimmynapes & @stargatemusic. Celine, you’re all mine and you’re the reason I really sang in the first place. They all greet the queen, the legend and the icon x ‘, they said
“Honestly, I can’t express to enough people how much courage is taken. I was not prepared for the amount of ridicule and aggression I experienced, “they said.
“I mean, honestly, the comments and the kinds of things I have to answer and go through every day are very, very intense,” they added.
“For me, the genre has been nothing but traumatic and challenging throughout my life … I feel like myself. I don’t feel like a man, “they said.
Courage: “Honestly, I can’t express enough people how much courage is taken. I was not prepared for the amount of ridicule and aggression I experienced, “they said.
Intense: “I mean, honestly, the comments and the kinds of things I have to answer and go through every day are very, very intense,” they added.