Singer-songwriter Sam Smith has revealed that music written by women tends to speak to him more and he was raised on female artists. 

During a new interview with KIIS-FM, Smith explained that he grew up listening to mostly female artists and he thinks it's probably because he can relate more to the emotional nature of women's lyrics:

"Growing up, I was listening to Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, and still to this day, most of the people on my iPod are females, which is odd. Maybe I can just relate to the music better.”

He went on to praise Mary J. Blige, who features on his single 'Stay With Me', and described her as a 'legend', adding: "Not only is she obviously a legend, but she’s the kindest woman ever. I love her. I want to spend all my time with her every day. She’s so sweet.”

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Watch Smith perform 'Lay Me Down' below: