Lewis Capaldi is one of the most prominent musicians in the world, but like any other artist, he also dreamt of becoming a huge sensation when he was younger.
According to Music-News, the singer's school friend name, Jack Cochrane, who is also a musician under the indie rock band called The Snuts, revealed that his good pal had big ambitions of breaking through the music industry when he was younger and one of his biggest inspirations was Ed Sheeran.
Cochrane told The Independent: "Lewis was always saying, 'I want to be a pop star and I want to be as big as Ed Sheeran.'"
The school friend's dream was to become a rock star, similar to The Libertines, but Capaldi's ambition was on a whole new level.
Lewis Capaldi Becomes Famous Later in Life
Capaldi's dreams did come true as he became a successful musician with millions of listeners from all around the globe.
His manager, Ryan Walter, discovered him after he recorded a song using his iPhone and uploaded the track to SoundCloud.
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Walter immediately flew to the United Kingdom to hear him perform live. In addition to his talent in music, he is also knowledgeable in songs. Capaldi graduated with an HND in Music from the New College Lanarkshire, Motherwell.
Capaldi's success skyrocketed upon releasing his first " Bruises " single in 2017. At the time, he was not under any music label, so he made history by being the first unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on Spotify.
Lewis Capaldi is Taking a Break From Touring
Last year, Capaldi took the stage at the Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom. However, fans became emotional as he announced at the time that he would be taking his time off touring to focus on his health as he had been struggling with Tourette's syndrome.
"I'm very sorry to let you know I'm going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future," he wrote on social media. (via Entertainment Weekly)
He added that he used to enjoy every second of his shows, but he had been learning to adjust to the impact of his health. He needed more time to focus on his mental and physical health.
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