Singer Sam Smith, right, licks the face of his wax figure at Madame Tussauds wax museum in San Francisco. Photo / AP
Sam Smith is going to "kiss loads of boys" over the next year for inspiration for his next album.
The Stay With Me singer needs some romance in his life to give him lyrics for his next batch of songs for his second album - which was delayed this year
due to vocal cord surgery he underwent in May - and he thinks smooching "loads" of men will help him get his creative juices flowing.
Asked on UK station BBC Radio Two whether the LP will feature any love songs, he revealed: "One song could be yes. I need to get with someone first for it to be about a relationship, so I'm just going to try and kiss loads of boys over the next year.
Sam - who split from model Jonathan Zeizel in January and has since been linked to Charlie King - is pushing for an exciting love life because he wants to steer clear of an album written about "loneliness" and heartache, which was the basis for his acclaimed debut In the Lonely Hour.
Speaking ahead of his BBC Radio 2: In Concert gig he said: "I'm always going to be sad about something. It's not going to be about loneliness, that's all I know. I'm just trying to live my life and see what happens. But I've already managed to write some pretty sad things."
