Lewis Capaldi in Quotes: Here are 13 funny and interesting quotes from the Scottish star on Scotland, singing and fame
With an incredible 562 million plays, his song ‘Someone You Loved’ was recently revealed to be the most streamed song in UK history – and the self-effacing Scottish singer is never short of something interesting to say in interviews.
Born in Glasgow in 1996, Lewis Capaldi’s family moved to Whitburn in West Lothian at the age of four, where he grew up.
He learned guitar at the age on nine and sneaked into pubs to play his first gigs with the help of his older brother.
He graduated with an HND in music from Motherwell’s New College Lanarkshire in 2016, and a year later independently released his first single ‘Bruises’ which quickly clocked up a remarkable 25 million plays on Spotify.
Quickly signed to the Universal Music Group, in 2019 his single ‘Someone You Loved’ topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic – becoming the longest-running top 10 UK single of all time by a British artist.
Debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent’ followed and continued Capaldi’s record-breaking success – becoming the biggest selling album in the UK for five years.
His second album ‘Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent’ is set to be released on May 19, with lead single ‘Forget Me’ having already shot straight to the top of the singles charts.
Along the way he’s played gigs and headlined festivals around the world, as well as winning two Brit Awards and being nominated for a Grammy.
Here’s how he views his astonishing career to date – in his own words.
He graduated with an HND in music from Motherwell’s New College Lanarkshire in 2016, and a year later independently released his first single ‘Bruises’ which quickly clocked up a remarkable 25 million plays on Spotify.
5. Lewis Capaldi on...his first gigs
"I have been gigging around Glasgow and Edinburgh since I was 12. I played in pubs at that age, even though I obviously was too young to be in them. So I used to hide in bathrooms, come out and play my set, then get the hell out as quickly as possible." Photo: Gareth Cattermole
6. Lewis Capaldi on...celebrity fans
"I've been ghosted by all four members of Little Mix." Photo: Gareth Cattermole
7. Lewis Capaldi on...bad reviews
"My mum and dad have made Twitter accounts, and they will send me links if there is a bad review and tell me they'll find out where the reviewer lives." Photo: Mark Thompson
8. Lewis Capaldi on...playing live
"Even the idea of people paying to hear me shouting into a microphone for an hour is alien to me - and I hope it always will be." Photo: Jeff J Mitchell