“Someone You Loved” is BACK: “Your LOVE gave me HOPE – Music saved my life” – Lewis Capaldi and the 2-year Career Break after battling T0urette’s – There was a time he thought of QUITTING – But at Glastonbury 2025 – Lewis Capaldi made a miraculous Return that moved fans to Tears!

Lewis Capaldi has credited therapy for his triumphant return to music, two years after a crippling battle with T0urette’s syndrome left him unable to finish his Glastonbury set and convinced the singer that his career was over.

Capaldi was headlining at the Worthy Farm music festival in 2023 when his well publicised struggle with T0urette’s manifested itself in front of thousands of fans.

Emotional footage captures revellers singing the lyrics to his hit single Someone You Loved in unison after he struggled to complete his set.

Reflecting on the performance, Capaldi, 28 – who has teamed up with BetterHelp, the world’s largest online therapy platform, for a new promotional campaign – admits he thought it would be the last of his career.

‘I think I probably knew two songs into the set at Glastonbury that I couldn’t do it,’ he said. ‘Glastonbury’s obviously a big deal – it’s kind of like the biggest deal –  and it was the Pyramid Stage, so it was a big old gig.

‘Second song in I was like probably like, I can’t keep doing this to myself and other people as well. People are coming to gigs, it’s not how you want to watch a show. And as far as I was concerned, I was like “I’m done indefinitely.”‘

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Lewis Capaldi has credited therapy for his triumphant return to music, two years after a crippling battle with T0urette’s syndrome left him unable to finish his Glastonbury set

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Capaldi was headlining at the Worthy Farm music festival in 2023 when his well publicised struggle with T0urette’s manifested itself in front of thousands of fans (pictured)

The singer-songwriter subsequently announced a hiatus from music while he prioritised his mental health, but looking back he believes he also needed a complete break from the industry as a whole.

‘I didn’t take a break to just focus on getting better,’ he said. ‘I took a break because I needed a break, and to sort of release the pressure valve a little bit.’

T0urette’s, a neurological condition characterised by a combination of involuntary noises and movements called tics, can cause speech and voice abnormalities.

Fans were widely praised for helping Capaldi through his 2023 Glastonbury slot after the condition derailed his performance – with many describing it as a beautiful moment of solidarity.

But the talented singer-songwriter admits he views the incident through a darker lens.

‘I watch it back and I actually feel sad, watching it,’ he admits. ‘I don’t watch it back as everyone else does, and they go “what an incredible moment.”

‘It is a beautiful moment, and people were really helping me, and they helped me get through it. They made it a much less embarrassing moment. If people weren’t singing along it would’ve been pretty bleak.’

He added: ‘The reason I got so anxious in the first place was because I wasn’t living in the moment at all. I was catastrophising, thinking about all the things that could go wrong.

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Reflecting on the performance, Capaldi admits he thought it would be the last of his career

Glasto crowd sings for Lewis Capaldi as he struggles with T0urette’s

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The singer-songwriter has teamed up with BetterHelp , the world’s largest online therapy platform, for a new promotional campaign

WHAT IS TOURETTE’S SYNDROME?

 T0urette’s syndrome is a neurological condition characterised by a combination of involuntary noises and movements called tics.

It usually starts during childhood and continues into adulthood. Tics can be either be vocal or physical.

In many cases T0urette’s syndrome runs in families and it’s often associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

T0urette’s syndrome is named after the French doctor, Georges Gilles de la T0urette, who first described the syndrome and its symptoms in the 19th century. 

There’s no cure for T0urette’s syndrome, but treatment can help to control the symptoms. 

Source: NHS Choices

‘I don’t think I was present enough to appreciate what was happening when it was happening, and that’s why when I watch it back now – because it is an uplifting thing to watch – I don’t look at it as an uplifting, happy video.’

An emotional Capaldi made a triumphant return to the same stage for a secret Glastonbury set on June 25, in conjunction with the release of new single Survive – widely expected to feature on his yet to be announced third studio album.

And he credits a change in therapy for his renewed success, after turning to a new counsellor following his difficulties in 2023.

‘The therapist I have now I’ve worked with for the last two years, and he’s great. He’s the best therapist I’ve worked with,’ he said. ‘I would say that has been the cornerstone of why I feel good now.’

He added: ‘Therapy has been a massive part of the reason why I’m able to be a musician again.’

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An emotional Capaldi made a triumphant return to the same stage for a secret Glastonbury set on June 25 (pictured), in conjunction with the release of new single Survive

Capaldi shares video of last Glastonbury performance and most recent

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Following his emotional set at Worthy Farm in June 2023 (pictured) the singer took time off to focus on his mental health and to ‘adjust to the impact’ of his T0urette’s diagnosis

The Scottish star was greeted with cheers from the huge Worthy Farm crowd, to whom he sung a number of his greatest hits – including Someone You Loved.

Choking back tears, he said: ‘Two years ago I wasn’t sure if I’d ever do this again, but I’m back baby!

‘Glastonbury it’s good to be back. Won’t say too much up here today as if I do I might start crying, but I can’t thank you enough for coming here and being with here.

‘Second time’s a charm, hey! It’s a short set today but just wanted to come and finish what I couldn’t last time, also this was like the worst kept f*****g secret ever’.