Sam Smith Criticizes, Says Some Pop Stars Are 'Just Awful'

Sam Smith has something to say about today's pop stars, and it's not nice.

The 22-year-old "Stay With Me" hitmaker recently talked to music legend Chaka Khan in the new issue of V Magazine, according to E! Online. During the interview, Smith dissed several unnamed pop artists.

"Even when you meet them-I won't name names-but some of these pop stars are just awful," the singer told Khan, as quoted by E! Online. "And they have not even had half the success that you've had and yet you're so humble and kind."

To which the "Through the Fire" singer replied, "Well, it's people skills. Talking to a screen all day long takes the human experience out. Luckily I grew up in a time when we only had a telephone at home," E! Online reports.

The two also revealed in the interview that they are planning to collaborate on a song, and they also have another artist in mind to join them.

"We are definitely going to write a song together," Khan told the English singer-songwriter. Smith then promptly answered in the affirmative, adding, "I was actually thinking me, you, and Mary [J. Blige] would do something."

Sam Smith and Jonathan Zeizel Shows Off New Romance

Smith also recently opened up on social media about his relationship with model Jonathan Zeizel. According to a separate report from E! Online, the singer posted a bunch of photos on his Instagram account of him and Zeizel while they were vacationing in Sydney, Australia.

The selfies include a snapshot of Zeizel standing on a park bench while looking down playfully at Smith. There's also a photo of the couple together, imitating Jack and Rose on "Titanic". The photo was aptly captioned: "I'm flying Jack, I'm flying."

Take a look at the new couple's sweet photos below.

In an interview with The Sun, Smith discussed how he met Zeizel. According to the singer, he was introduced to the model while filming his music video for "Like I Can," where Zeizel was one of the 20 extras. Smith also revealed that their relationship is in its "very early days. I'm talking very, very, very early days."

"But he's really sweet," the singer told The Sun.

Talking about his sexuality, Smith said during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that he wants to be a spokesperson for everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, E! Online reports.