Lewis Capaldi fans in tears as they back his break from touring saying ‘we’ll wait for you until you’re ready’
LEWIS Capaldi’s fans broke down in tears today as he revealed he was taking a break from touring following his struggle at Glastonbury over the weekend.
In an emotional statement, the Scottish star, 26, told his followers he wouldn’t be back on stage "for the foreseeable future," saying he is "still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette's."
Lewis was met with an outpouring of support from his concerned fans, who vowed to wait for him to be ready.
One person told him: “Hi Lewis, you don't have to apologise, your fans want you here for the long run and your health is what is important, like I said before we your fans are not going anywhere, and more than anything we want you well and good, take care.”
A second said: “So proud of you for advocating for yourself and your mental health. You are an incredible performer and a true inspiration. Take care of yourself and we’ll all be here, waiting until you get back. All the love.”
While a third added: “Lewis, we love you so much, and not everyone can understand how you feel, but please ALWAYS know, we will always be here, waiting, supporting, and listening. Your well-being IS the number one priority.”
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Performing on the Pyramid stage on Saturday, he was emotional as the crowd carried him through songs as he struggled with his voice.
Earlier this month, he cancelled all his other commitments in June ahead of the festival at Worthy Farm to allow himself time to "rest and recover".
In a lengthy post on social media, today he said his performance at Glastonbury at the weekend made it "obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come."
After performing his song Bruises at the weekend, he admitted he was having voice issues, telling the crowd: "I'm going to be honest everybody but I'm starting to lose my voice up here, but we're going to keep going and we're going to go until the end.
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"I just need you all to sing with me as loud as you can if that's OK?"
He continued to apologise to the crowd, and the Eavis family who organise Glastonbury, for his voice starting to go - but the ocean of fans replied by cheering him on and chanting "Oh Lewis Capaldi".
He closed his set with his Grammy-nominated track Someone You Loved, telling the crowd "I love you all" and became emotional as they chanted back the lyrics to him when he was struggling to sing some of the notes.
