Lewis Capaldi claims record labels ‘don’t know anything’ about making a hit and jokes ‘life is meaningless’

Lewis Capaldi has claimed record labels “don’t know anything” about music and joked that “life is meaningless” in his first interview since canceling all of his upcoming gigs.

The 26-year-old singer appeared on the hugely popular YouTube interview series Hot Ones where he was asked what he had learned during his years in the music industry.

The Scottish hitmaker replied that he has learned that no one knows which song or album will be a hit and that many songs he thought would be a success did not.

He said, “The question is a good one. Right, you just learn that you don’t know anything. You learn that you know nothing and that no one has the answers.

“You don’t know what a hit is – every time I think a song is a big hit it’s been a complete f*****g failure. Labels know nothing, you know nothing. Nobody knows anything. Not offensive.’

Lewis was also asked about his struggles with imposter syndrome despite his huge success and gave a sarcastic response, proclaiming that ‘life is meaningless’.

The singer joked, “I was about to have a panic attack. My advice for people who are struggling? It’s such a good question.

“If you feel like a cheater, it’s probably because you’re worthless. You die alone, that’s what I tell you.

“Um, if you’re out there and you feel like an impostor, then there’s no point in life. None of this means anything. Hell awaits us all!’

The interview comes after Lewis announced an extended break from touring due to his Tourette syndrome after struggling to finish his Glastonbury set, leaving him fearful for the future of his music career.

The star also made it known on social media that he will not be touring “for the foreseeable future” as it is “obvious” that he “needs to spend a lot more time getting my mental and physical health in order.”

The decision, which he labeled “the hardest of my life,” reveals the true toll the condition takes on the hitmaker, who has been remarkably open about his past mental health struggles.

Gilles de la Tourette’s experts told MailOnline that it was not possible to know when Lewis would perform again, as each individual has different treatment needs.

The Scotsman had already taken three weeks off for his performance at the Pyramid Stage in Glastonbury, but admitted it wasn’t enough and he was ‘still learning to adapt to the impact of my Tourette’.

The singer-songwriter got emotional when he started losing his voice during the performance, prompting him to apologize to the audience – who then helped him finish his songs in heartwarming images that quickly went viral.

But by posting on Instagram, Lewis confirmed that he was canceling the planned 24 live dates he had planned for the rest of the year.

‘Hello everyone. First of all I want to thank Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the great messages afterwards. It really means everything,’ he began.

“The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m sorry to let you know that I’ll be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future.

‘I used to enjoy every second of these kinds of shows and I had hoped that 3 weeks away would help me. But the truth is that I’m still learning to adapt to the impact of my Gilles de la Tourette and on Saturday it became clear that I need to spend a lot more time getting my mental and physical health in order so that I can keep doing everything I love. long ago.’

“I know I am incredibly lucky to be able to take some time off when others can’t and I want to thank my wonderful family, friends, team, medical professionals and all of you who have been so supportive every step of the way. of the way through the good times and even more during the past year when I have needed it more than ever.”

“I’m so incredibly sorry for everyone who was planning on coming to a show before the end of the year, but I have to feel good to be performing at the level you all deserve. Playing for you every night is all I’ve ever dreamed of, so this was the hardest decision of my life. I’ll be back as soon as possible. All my love always, Lewis’.

Lewis had 24 more dates planned for his Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent tour, which ends in Belfast at Boucher Road Playing Fields on September 3.

Lewis has been open about his struggle with Gilles de la Tourette – a neurological condition characterized by a combination of involuntary sounds and movements called tics that can cause speech and voice abnormalities.

In his recently released documentary How I’m Feeling Now, Lewis explored his struggles with Gilles de la Tourette and how he tried to reconnect with friends and family when he returned to Scotland after rising to fame.

A moving video of Lewis on stage in Frankfurt showed the moment when fans took over singing for him as he struggled with Tourette’s symptoms in February this year.

You can see him turning away from the mic as he struggles with uncontrollable twitching of his head and shoulder, but just like at Glastonbury over the weekend, his legions of fans helped him sing the rest of the song.

In September, Lewis first revealed he had Tourette’s, explaining that he wanted to go public because he “didn’t want people to think he was on cocaine.”

The singer said the diagnosis was recent and explained he was learning new methods of dealing with it “all the time” – including being treated with Botox injections to freeze his muscles to try and control the control tics.

Discussing the diagnosis, Lewis said it filled him with relief: “I’m a hypochondriac so I immediately think of death, it’s more than worrying, I have an all-consuming sense of doom.

“So when I was diagnosed with Gilles de la Tourette I was thankful to God for that, at least it’s not life threatening and all is well to go.”