A biography for Lewis Capaldihasn’t been written yet.
“I think my best songs come from me sitting at a piano, bashing my head against a brick wall for hours and hours on end to get one good melody.”
“I had never released any music until 'Bruises' came out when I was 20.”
“I would have been happy being in a wedding band.”
“I don't blame people or 'pop stars' or whatever for being so quiet, but you can't take it too seriously, especially on social media. It's a very hard thing to be yourself, especially when people are watching, so I don't blame them for being a bit reserved.”
“My star will probably continue to rise, and I will start hanging out with Beyonce and Jay-Z and take them to a Toby Carvery.”
“I don't think writing open-ended lyrics is necessarily an important part of writing good pop songs.”
“I've got quite a loud voice.”
“I want to prove myself.”
“I started off playing my own songs, just because I saw it as a means to an end almost of, 'Right, if you want to play gigs, you have to write your own songs.' I mean, they were absolutely terrible.”
“I think if you don't expect anything from the world, you'll have a lovely time.”
“I wanna be as transparent as possible. I'm not a serious guy.”
“If you don't feel comfortable talking about really personal things in your music, you shouldn't do it. There's plenty of other things to write about.”
“I played a lot of pubs, and some were a bit rougher than others, but once you got on, it was the same reception everywhere.”
“The sooner you start writing songs, the sooner you'll get better.”
“The first time I played in front of a live audience, I realised I wanted to be a musician. I was about four years old and had always liked music.”
“I love playing live; that's the main thing. But I hate being in the studio. It's the most boring thing ever.”
“I would have been happy teaching music in schools - I still would be, and I still might be, although I don't know if I'm clever enough.”
“I think soul singers are much better singers than I am.”
“Doing a festival in Hong Kong was special, looking out and seeing this massive crowd and the city.”
“I had gigged so much from the age of 11 to 20 that I got to a stage where I actually got less nervous the bigger the gig. But you need those butterflies: they make you feel alive.”