The singer, 60, was performing in the British capital at a gig dedicated to poet Arthur Rimbaud when she tripped over a speaker, fell flat on her face and cut her elbow.
But Smith insists the incident didn't leave her red-faced - as it wasn't the worst thing to befall her in her lifetime.
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