Turn up and Write
Lewis Capaldi live in Glasgow. | Heute.at Are you someone who writes at a set time, whatever your mood? Or do you have to be in the right frame of mind to write? Do you need to feel inspired? The singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi gained rapid success after the release of his first album. He’d found writing those songs relatively easy, he could take his time, he was writing for himself. But the second album was very different. He felt under pressure to produce songs of a similar quality to the earlier ones, songs that would appeal to his vast numbers of fans. Songs that wouldn’t disappoint. He suffered from second book syndrome. He feared he could never replicate the success of his first album. He couldn’t remember how he’d written before and he felt like an imposter. His mental health deteriorated and he developed Tourette’s that stopped him from performing live. So he took time out, worked on his mental health and eventually he was able to write and perform again. * Some people wi...
