Capaldi recently spoke with The Sunday Times about the struggles he has faced since becoming a global star, the singer said ‘’It’s only making music that does this to me, Otherwise I can be fine for months at a time. So it’s a weird situation. Right now, the trade-off is worth it. But if it gets to a point where I’m doing irreparable damage to myself, I’ll quit. I hate hyperbole but it is a very real possibility that I will have to pack music in.’’

During the Scottish stars brand new Netflix documentary, he discusses the Imposter Syndrome he suffers with and he also explains how he wrote his song, ‘’The Pretender’’, about his Imposter Syndrome. The ‘’Someone You Loved’’ singer also opened up about his encounter with Ed Sheeran, where Capaldi was able to open up about his feelings to him. After his discussion with Ed Sheeran, Capaldi explained how Sir Elton John got in contact with him.

“Elton sent me an email saying, ‘Dear Lewis, I was talking to Ed yesterday and we talked about you. He said you were feeling a bit like an impostor. Capaldi said,  You are totally your own man.’Your album is still riding high all over the world, AND IT’S YOUR FIRST ALBUM! You write beautiful songs that resonate with millions of people. You are great live, and a wonderful singer. You are also very funny and original. I mean this sincerely.’”

Capaldi explained that even though Elton John’s email was full of uplifting positivity, that he still thinks imposter syndrome is something he is going to suffer with throughout his career. ‘’It’s nice to hear this stuff, but I obviously still feel a bit like an impostor. Impostor syndrome, I think you can have it at any level. That sort of bleeds into every single decision you make and everything you do’’

Capaldi also discusses his home, family life and mental health during the documentary. The documentary also shows Lewis Capaldi admitting that his rise to fame hasn’t been an easy run for him and how he feels a mass of creative pressure. Capaldi admitted, “I’m not confident in my abilities as a songwriter, and I think it’s got worse, the more successful I’ve got,”

Lewis Capaldi: How I’m feeling now debuted on Netflix today (Wednesday 5 April) and is available to stream now.

Capaldi has been candid about his struggles with Tourette’s, opening up about his condition in 2022. On an Instagram Live, he said it’s “not a big deal” but that some days are “more painful than others.”

During an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Capaldi joked that people think that he is “on cocaine quite a lot” as a result of his Tourette’s related behaviours. Despite initially not wanting it to be a “big thing” he has now labelled himself “the poster boy for Tourette’s. Which I’ll take, I’ll gladly accept that.”

Prior to his diagnosis, Capaldi shared “I thought I had a degenerative disease so to be told it was, in fact, that I had Tourette’s was, as you can imagine, quite the relief.”

Tourette’s syndrome is a neurodevelopmental condition that causes involuntary sounds and movements called tics. The tics can vary in strength, with Capaldi sharing that his tics predominantly come in the form of head twitches and his “left shoulder going up.”

The trial centred around the Neupulse device was developed by the University of Nottingham with Neurotherapeutics Ltd., with Capaldi trying out a prototype of the device.

The trial included 121 people in the UK, who, on average, experienced a reduction in tic frequency and severity by 25%. The participants wore the device for 15 minutes per day for one month and gave their feedback each week.

The results revealed that those who received active stimulation from the device for one month saw a reduction in the severity of their tics by more than 35%. In total, 59% of the trial participants experienced a reduction in their tics by a minimum of 25%.

Capaldi’s results were reportedly “remarkable“.

Professor Stephen Jackson who led the research said, “Lewis stated that the stimulation made him feel calmer and the device clearly suppressed the head and shoulder tics which can be quite painful for him.”

Following the trial, Prof. Stephen Jackson shared that Capaldi “very generously invited the whole team to his Friday night concert in Nottingham.”

Since his diagnosis, Capaldi has continued to be open about his experience with the syndrome, sharing on stage that it’s “nothing to be worried about.” He joked that when he twitches “it kinda looks like I’m dancing.”

The University of Nottingham have recently secured an additional £1m in funding to commercialise the device.

Tickets to see Lewis Capaldi live are available to purchase here.

26/08/2023 – Reading Festival – Reading

27/08/2023 – Leeds Festival – Leeds

30/08/2023 – 01/09/2023 – Royal Highland Centre – Edinburgh

03/09/2023 – Vital – Belfast

Preorder Capaldi’s new album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, set to be released 19th May 2023, here.

The documentary will go globally live on Netflix on the 5th April, 2023. Named “Lewis Capaldi; How I’m Feeling Now“, the film is in partnership with Netflix, BMG and Pulse Films and executive produced by Independent Entertainment, BMG and Quickfire Films.

The fact that the creation of the documentary started around four years ago, it picks up insights of the singers most crucial moments facing towards his career. It captures Capaldi’s struggle as a young pop artist, holding an absurd weight of fame on his shoulders he had to balance a life within his household. It shows a battle for normality, the making of a new album and the representation of the latter in his own words. It is essentially about the popstar going back to his roots and reconnecting with the life he had before.

Ever since the scottish singer released his debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent back in 2019 he’s kicked off on a ceaseless streak. Becoming a worldwide best seller, it will be interesting to delve into unseen footage and stories. It is a chance for Capaldi to showcase where the interesting character he is, comes from.

Not long after the documentary release, we will also be granted with a follow up release from his debut album. The scotsman will be releasing a studio album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent only fourteen days later on the 19th May, 2023. The emotional rollercoaster has taken a hold on him, bearing in mind the circumstances, and sits clearly in his upcoming sound to be released. He mentions “I don’t want to create a new sound for myself, or reinvent myself. The songs I want to write are emotional songs, about love or loss.”

To fully air tighten the bag, he started his Worldwide tour earlier this year. Following up with his two big project releases, he set off this January on his journey. Starting in Leeds at the Direct Arena on the 14th January he has not stopped since. On the 30th March he will be crossing the pond to tour through the US, to then come back over to Italy, Switzerland, Australia, following onto the UK and finally finishing off in Athens, Greece on the 16th September. A journey and a half, that’s for sure.

Click here to pre order his album.
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UK Tour Dates:

01/07/2023 – Chepstow Racecourse – Chepstow
25/08 – Wythenshawe Park – Manchester
26/08 – Reading Festival – Reading
27/08 – Leeds Festival – Leeds
30/08 – Royal Highland Centre – Edinburgh
01/09 – Royal Highland Centre – Edinburgh
03/09 – Vital – Belfast