Lewis Capaldi: The Untold Story Of Becoming A Global Superstar At 22 | E178

TL;DR

Lewis Capaldi details his rapid rise to global fame at 22, the severe anxiety, panic attacks, hypochondria, and Tourette’s that followed, and his use of therapy, medication, and family support to manage them.

Key insights

• Lewis’s first performance was at age four, singing Queen’s “We Will Rock You” at a family holiday karaoke, and he describes it as the first time he got a “buzz” from being on stage.
• He believes his hypochondria and anxiety stem from his father (a “worrier” and “catastrophiser”) and from being exposed to death at age three when his grandmother died and his aunt committed suicide.
• His anxiety never reached a tipping point until after he became famous; he had never had a panic attack before success.