Lewis Capaldi planned to quit music indefinitely after worst moment ever

Lewis Capaldi made an emotional comeback at Glastonbury last weekend, much to the delight of his adoring fans. While his set at Worthy Farm was labelled as a surprise, the secret was out and he was met with a huge crowd at the Pyramid Stage.

The occasion came two years after he last performed at the festival. The Someone You Loved singer, 28, struggled to finish his set last time out, with his voice faltering in a touching message to the crowd.

Andas he returned, with the crowd also helping him finish what he started, the singer-songwriter also performed his new tune titled Survive. The deeply personal track about his mental health struggles and recovery sees the singer urge fans to access the same type of support he had on his road to recovery.

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Speaking of his 2023 Pyramid Stage performance, Lewis has now said: "I was on complete autopilot. I watch it back and I feel sad. I wasn’t taking anything in."

He thanked those helping him through it, saying they "made it a much less embarrassing moment". Lewis also said: "The thing that I wanted to do the most has made me feel the worst. It was like a weird mix of emotions." He went on on say that while others see the clip from the day as uplifting as the crowd helped him through, he sees it as him "just having literally the worst moment of his life".

In the chat with BetterHelp, filmed days before his surprise return, Lewis added how he thought he was "done indefinitely" with the music industry. He said: "I didn't take a break to just focus on getting better, I took a break because I needed a break and to sort of like release the pressure valve a little bit."

He added: "Therapy has been a massive part of the reason why I’m able to be a musician again. This feels such a positive way to help others access the type of support I needed.”

The online-therapy platform is currently offering 734,000 hours of free therapy to fans to represent the star's 734-day career break. "Therapy has been a massive part of the reason why I’m able to be a musician again,” Lewis went on. "This feels such a positive way to help others access the type of support I needed."

He admitted he isn't expecting a quick fix from his therapy sessions. Admitting he is someone who likes instant gratification, he said, coming to terms with it being a lengthy process was important.

He also said he realised he hadn't looked after himself in the best way either mentally or physically in the past.

However, he has accepted this and confessed he knows while he will always be an anxious person, he is keen to "steady my platform within".

Lewis revealed his Glastonbury preparation saw him take part in a number of secret gigs. "It felt weird that the first time I would ever be on stage after going away for my mental health would be to throw me in to doing a show in front of 100,000 people at Glastonbury."

He said the warm-up shows took place in Scotland and he cried after them despite not feeling nervous at first. He explained shaking from adrenaline after opening with a number of songs.

"I think I didn't realise how much I missed being on stage and then I just started to cry," he confessed. "I'm not someone who's a big crier in general... so it was a weird feeling." But he claimed it was a really nice experience all in all.

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