Lewis Capaldi Reveals He Will Quit Music If His Tourette's Syndrome Gets Any Worse

Lovers of Lewis Capaldi songs might have to start bracing themselves for a day when the singer will no longer release or perform new music. The 26-year-old recently revealed that if his Tourette's syndrome worsens, he will quit the music industry for good.

He also shared that the symptoms of the ailment mainly occur when he is "making music" and that the pain he experiences varies daily. The singer's Netflix documentary is set to debut on the platform on April 5.

Read on to learn more.

Capaldi revealed that he would hang his music boots if he could no longer cope with the symptoms of his Tourette's syndrome. The "Before You Go" crooner was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome in 2022, although he had experienced the symptoms for years.

"If it gets to a point where I'm doing irreparable damage to myself, I'll quit," Capaldi stated in an interview with the Times of London. "I hate hyperbole, but it is a genuine possibility that I will have to pack music in."

He added that "making music" spurs the symptoms; otherwise, he could go for a month without having an episode. However, the singer said he didn't mind the "weird situation," adding that the "trade-off is worth it."

Capaldi's ailment is known to have no cure and comes with uncontrollable symptoms like repetitive movements or unwanted sounds, described as tics.

Elsewhere in the conversation, Capaldi claimed that his tics have intensified, particularly during performances, but he is still constantly trying to manage them.

"I'm trying to get on top of that. If I can't, I'm f**ked," Capaldi said. "It's easier when I play guitar, but I hate it. I know, I'm a walking contradiction."

One of these Tourette's episodes occurred in February while the singer performed at his show in Frankfurt, Germany.

It happened just as Capaldi was singing the night's final song and his biggest hit, "Someone You Loved," forcing him to pause mid-song and let the audience take the lead.

The following month, he had to tell a crowd in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that they might witness him have some episodes and not to be alarmed.

"You might see me twitching a little bit up here. Nothing to be worried about – I have Tourette's. I'm good, baby. I'm up here; I'm good," he said, per Rolling Stones. "I'm wonderful; everything's good; I just twitch a little bit."

Last September, Capaldi opened up to fans about his Tourette's ailments to address questions about why he had been seen twitching in some interviews.

"I've always had it," the British singer said. "The worst thing about it is when I'm excited, I get it; when I'm stressed, I get it; when I'm happy, I get it. It happens all the time."

The singer noted that he experiences intense pain from the symptoms on some days, and on other days, the pain feels less.

He said, "It looks a lot worse than it is. Sometimes it's quite uncomfortable … but it comes and goes."

The 26-year-old also revealed that he had gotten Botox in his shoulder to help lessen the tics' reoccurrence but that the surgery's effect only "worked for a bit."

Capaldi will debut his Netflix documentary, "How I'm Feeling Now," on April 5, featuring many topics he hasn't shared with the public.

"I think because I seem quite open about a lot of things, whether it be in interviews, on stage, or social media, people assume they know a lot about me and my life, but in fact, I tend to keep a lot of things to myself as a matter of preference," the singer penned in a note shared on social media.

He also noted that he was "widely nervous" about the film debuting for public viewing after it spent two and a half years in production.

Still, the singer said he's "really looking forward to sharing it with the world" and is "extremely proud of what this documentary has become."