Salem seems to be a pretty desired destination for musicians rolling through town lately.
A few weeks ago Bobby Gillespie and Primal Scream stopped off in the infamous Massachusetts city en route to their show at Royale in Boston, and earlier today, British crooner Sam Smith took in the historic sights, even visiting the Salem Witch Museum.
The 23-year-old Grammy-winning Smith has been in the area lately for vocal chord surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. In mid-May, he completed an operation “to stop recurrent vocal cord hemorrhage,” Mass General said in a statement at the time, via People. “This condition is the result of unstable blood vessels in the vocal cord that can rupture and prevent vocal performance.”
The procedure was done by Dr. Steven Zeitels, who has “pioneered many vocal cord surgery procedures for benign and malignant problems,” the hospital added, “including the use of specialized lasers to stop vocal cord bleeding in singers. He has performed this unique procedure for many vocalists including Steven Tyler, Lionel Richie and Adele, allowing them to return to full performance. Similarly, Dr. Zeitels expects Sam to make a full recovery from his laser microsurgery.”
It looks like Smith needed a few weeks of rest after the procedure, but was back in Massachusetts today for some “vocal therapy.” Afterwards, he set out north of Boston.
Check out his pics of his day in Salem and Rockport via Instagram.