Top 77 Quotes & Sayings by Lewis Capaldi - Page 2

Even the idea of people paying to hear me shouting into a microphone for an hour is alien to me - and I hope it always will be.

In hindsight, I think my manager and I both knew that 'Someone You Loved' was a special song that we had to put out. But no one was expecting it to do so well.

The first time I played in front of a live audience, I realised I wanted to be a musician. I was about four years old and had always liked music.

I don't blame people or 'pop stars' or whatever for being so quiet, but you can't take it too seriously, especially on social media. It's a very hard thing to be yourself, especially when people are watching, so I don't blame them for being a bit reserved.

Playing live and making a living from music was always the only goal.

A top 100 single was never on the cards for me, really, like in my own head.

I used to do covers gigs that would be 90 minutes, with a 30 minute break, then another 90.

I'm under no illusion. There are lots of male singers out there with raspy voices.

The sooner you start writing songs, the sooner you'll get better.

The fact you have to pay 50p to use the loo in some places is the root of the world's issues.

I've got quite a loud voice.

For me, I feel most at home when I'm playing live.

When I was, like, 17 or 18 and didn't really have anything I needed to buy, we would do these pub gigs for some cash and would usually just spend our wage back in the pub immediately after.

It's when I'm playing a headline show I feel weird, 'cause I don't know how to react to people coming out to see me.

I was doing a wee gig at the Edinburgh Fringe, and while I was walking down to the show from the train station, someone stopped and asked if they could get a picture with me. This was about six months before I released my first single as well, so my response was, 'Are you sure?'

Trust me, I do not have an online strategy.

Whether it's a song that might deviate from an artists' usual sound or even if it's still very much in their world, I think the more people opening themselves up creatively to collaborate with others, the better.