Often, Smith invites his fans to meet him, posting a time and address on Instagram; it is at these meet-ups that teenage roadblocks can be guaranteed. He says he started doing this out of curiosity; now he treats it more strategically. “You can’t do it all the time,” he says. “You don’t want to be too accessible or too far away – you want it to be just right.” It’s also best to announce the meet-ups the night before, he explains, because: “They have to work it out with their mums, because half of them don’t drive.”