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Sam Smith’s Sound Of Silence
News of Smith’s current malady emerged while the artist was touring Australia and resulted in the cancelation of his remaining dates for the continent.
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Now it appears as if the singer will have to undergo the knife to solve his medical predicament. Smith posted a message on Instagram indicating he’d be out of action for up to 8 weeks.
“Dear all: I am very upset to announce I have been battling to get my vocal cords better the last 10 days but unfortunately they haven’t recovered and I am going to need surgery. I’m so gutted to be missing all the shows and events I was meant to be playing at. The doctors say I will be back in 6-8 weeks and cannot wait to sing for you all soon.”
As of post time a complete list of postponed or canceled shows had not yet been made public. With several European festivals listed on his May-June schedule, Smith’s upcoming U.S. dates included
Smith was also scheduled to appear at Denmark’s