Lewis Capaldi, diagnosed with Gilles de la Tourette, is taking a break from touring

Scottish musician Lewis Capaldi announced on Tuesday that “for the foreseeable future”, including the remainder of his current world tour, he would be taking a break from touring to adjust to living with Tourette’s syndrome, was diagnosed last year.

During a performance Saturday at England’s Glastonbury Festival, 26-year-old Capaldi lost his voice and had to enlist the help of the huge, enthusiastic crowd to complete his 2018 hit ‘Someone You Loved’.

In the three weeks leading up to Glastonbury, he had canceled shows, he said, to “rest and recuperate.”

In his statement on Tuesday announcing the hiatus from touring, Capaldi wrote, “The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write.”

“I used to enjoy every second of these kinds of shows and I had hoped 3 weeks away would help me,” he wrote. “But the truth is 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.” a long time to come.”

Tourette’s syndrome is characterized by sudden jerking movements and uncontrollable tics and vocalizations, and Capaldi was seen on stage during his performance on Saturday.

His next show was scheduled for Wednesday in Zurich, followed by performances in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

This spring, he released a Netflix documentary, “How I’m Feeling Now,” about his diagnosis and coping with his illness. He also discussed it during an interview with The New York Times last month, before releasing his second studio album, “Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent.”

“This sounds gross, but it’s become part of a marketing strategy,” he said. “Every piece of content or thing I see with my name next to it is closely followed by Gilles de la Tourette’s.”