Singer made quip during appearance on French TV
It follows 'Stay With Me', 'I'm Not The Only One' and 'Latch'
Singer's collaboration with John Legend debuts at Number 1 on the Singles Chart
Pair are to sing Lay Me Down on BBC1 tonight (March 13) in aid of charity
Singer says he would have ‘crawled off stage’ if Madonna’s accident had happened to him
Brit Awards success boost sales of albums by Smith, Ed Sheeran, Royal Blood and Paloma Faith
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
British pop star reached 'amicable' settlement with Petty and co-writer Jeff Lynne
Listeners noted resemblance between 'Stay With Me' and Petty's 'I Won't Back Down'