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Lewis Capaldi: "I might quit music if Tourette's syndrome gets worse"
In September 2022, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi revealed that he is suffering from Tourette's syndrome , which is affecting his life and live performances.
On more than one occasion, the voice of so many hits such as "Someone You Loved" has had to stop concerts because of attacks of Tourette's occurring while he was singing, and fans have supported him by completing songs in his place at the most difficult times.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Capaldi he admitted that the health problems that are plaguing him are affecting his career to the point that he may stop making music. Here are his words.
Lewis Capaldi could retire
In September, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi revealed that he suffers from Tourette's syndrome, which is affecting his life and his live performances. On more than one occasion, the voice of so many hits such as 'Someone You Loved' has had to stop concerts due to Tourette's attacks occurring while he was singing, and fans have supported him by completing songs in his place at the most difficult times. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Capaldi admitted that the health problems he is suffering from are affecting his career to the point that he might stop making music. Here are his words.
The difficult coexistence of Lewis Capaldi with the Tourette's syndrome
During a live stream on his Instagram page last September, the Scottish singer revealed that he had discovered why he often experiences involuntary nervous contractions. "Apparently I've been suffering from this for as long as I can remember and the worst thing is that the symptoms occur when I'm stressed or happy. Some days it is more difficult, others less so,' Lewis said.
What happens to Lewis when he suffers a Tourette's attack? His words
The voice of 'Someone You Loved' explained what the attacks she suffers from consist of. "Sometimes my left shoulder goes up and my head does sudden jerks." Furthermore, during a guest appearance on the Jonathan Ross Show, Lewis revealed that many people thought his sudden movements were the result of drugs, but this was clearly not the case.
Lewis Capaldi 's words on possible retirement from the music business
Interviewed by The Sunday Times, the Scottish singer-songwriter revealed that if his mental health does not improve, the chances of retiring from the music business are real and concrete. In fact, Lewis explained that other ailments would be behind this possible choice.
Why did Capaldi consider retirement?
Continuing in his interview, Lewis explained that, in addition to Tourette's, he suffers from anxiety attacks and the so-called "imposter syndrome," which is a psychological condition characterized by the inability to internalize one's successes: those who suffer from it come to believe that they do not deserve their excellent achievements at all.
The symptoms of Lewis Capaldi's disorders occur when working with music
Capaldi admitted that most of his ailments occur, unfortunately, when he has to create new music, whereas when he is not busy with songs, he can be fine for several months. Similarly, tics related to Tourette's syndrome mainly affect him when he performs at concerts.
Future recording projects
On 19 May 2023, Lewis Capaldi will release his second studio album, 'Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent'. Two chart-topping singles have already been extracted from this album: the first is 'Forget Me', released in September 2022, the second is 'Pointless', released in December and written by Ed Sheeran.
Rankings
21/09/2023
The well-known US magazine Rolling Stone in 2021 has updated the list of the 500 most beautiful songs of all time.
The ranking was first published on December 11, 2003 and was compiled by a jury chosen by the editorial staff, composed of 172 musicians, music critics and experts in the recording industry. Subsequently, the ranking was changed twice: the first in 2010, the second in 2021, when 254 songs that were previously not present were added.
Obviously, there is nothing more subjective than music: these songs are considered the best according to the criteria defined by Rolling Stonemagazine, but each of us has his own personal ranking of the best songs ever. Here, however, is the Top 20 of Rolling Stone.
Rankings
19/09/2023
In 2008, 'Rolling Stone' compiled a list of the 100 best singers of all time.
This ranking was compiled 15 years ago by 180 people, including several musicians (e.g. Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Justin Timberlake, George Michael, Keith Richards), journalists and music experts.
On 1 January 2023, however, 'Rolling Stone' published an update of the ranking that revolutionised the list, especially with regard to the Top Ten. As the well-known US magazine was keen to point out, this ranking does not only take into account technical and vocal abilities (it is not a list of the best voices of all time), but also the originality of the vocal timbre, the record catalogue, the writing ability and the musical legacy of the singers in question. Here are the top 20 positions.