Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi announces his temporary retirement from music days after suffering a flare-up of the disease he suffers from, Tourette’s syndrome, during his performance at the Glastonbury festival held last weekend. The artist himself has published a statement on his social networks explaining the situation to his followers.
The musician was performing his well-known song ‘ Someone You Loved ‘ included in his debut LP Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (Universal Music, 2019) when he suffered a Tourette’s seizure that prevented him from continuing to sing. At that moment, the thousands of people attending his concert embraced him singing and showing their support, and the emotional moment went viral.
Lewis Capaldi announces his temporary retirement: “The hardest decision of my life“.
After thanking his fans for helping him to finish his concert at the Glastonbury festival, the singer confirms his decision to temporarily retire from the stage: “I’m very happy to be back on stage.This may not come as a surprise to anyone, and it doesn’t make it any less difficult to write, but I regret to inform you that I will be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future.“.
“I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and was hoping that three weeks could help me sort it out. But the truth is that I am still learning to adapt to the impact of my Tourette’s and on Saturday it became quite clear that I need a lot more time to get my physical and mental health in order so that I can do everything I love for much, much longer.“, he explains in his press release.
“I am tremendously fortunate to be able to take my time away when others cannot, so I would like to thank my wonderful family, friends, team, medical professionals and all of you who have been incredibly supportive every step of the way, in the good times and even more so during the last year when I have needed your support more than ever.“He thanked his followers in the text.
“I want to apologize to everyone who has planned to come to one of my concerts before the end of the year, but I need to feel good to perform at the level you deserve. Playing for you guys every night is everything I’ve ever dreamed of, so this is the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my life. I will be back as soon as possible“, he concludes in his heartfelt letter.
Lewis Capaldi concerts in Spain
The young man from Glasgow was scheduled to perform in our country in a few months to present his new album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent (Universal Music, 2023), specifically the friday, friday, friday, friday, friday, friday, friday, 8 September in the Palau Sant Jordi de Barcelona and on Saturday, September 9 at the Dcode festival in Madrid, but those dates are cancelled for the reasons stated above. Advance tickets for the Barcelona show will be automatically refunded, while tickets for the Madrid date may be held until a replacement is announced in the festival schedule. Buyers will then be able to choose whether to keep their ticket or return it.
