Sam Smith has been having a rough time of it this month, and part of the reason is that “Stay With Me,” Smith’s breakout hit from last year, turns out to be a little too close for comfort to Tom Petty’s 1989 song “I Won’t Back Down.” Earlier this week, the news came out that [...

"These things can happen," says Petty

Smith said 'people can't digest pop stars who don't look like pop stars'

Stern made the comments during his Sirius XM radio show

Singer says he's unimpressed with the attitude of some of his contemporaries