Sam did the right thing and I have thought no more about this. Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door, but in this case it got by. According to Rolling Stone, the singer-songwriter remarked in a statement on his official website, "All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen. And we tried to deal with it in a very classy way." Thankfully, Petty didn't take too much offense at being plagiarized. Smith claimed that they'd never even heard the radio staple in a 2015 interview with CBC News Now, but did acknowledge that the two Traveling Wilburys had a case. But Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne were later given their fair share of royalties after the trio agreed in an out-of-court settlement that the song bore a strong resemblance to the former's 1989 hit "I Won't Back Down." The second single from debut album In the Lonely Hour was initially credited to just Smith, regular collaborator Jimmy Napes (above left), and William Phillips, aka electronic musician Tourist.
Here's a look back at the "Too Good at Goodbyes" hitmaker's messiest moments. Intrigued? Well, that's barely scratching the surface of the times when Smith has landed in hot water. With four Grammy wins from six nominations, Smith's vocal abilities are clearly not in dispute, and yet, even their pop-friendly and ubiquitous music managed to spark a swirl of controversy with another lyrical legend.
"I'm not the most eloquent person," they told Independent in 2017.
Not to mention, they fully acknowledge that they are not always equipped to deal with matters away from the stage. To be fair to the chart-topping singer, Smith created mostly positive headlines when they came out as non-binary. Indeed, since bursting onto the scene as the vocalist behind Disclosure's club smash "Latch" in 2013, the British vocalist hasn't stopped putting their foot in their mouth. For someone whose music is considered relatively inoffensive, Sam Smith sure does stir up a lot of trouble.
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