Quotes from Lewis Capaldi

I don't think writing open-ended lyrics is necessarily an important part of writing good pop songs.

The sooner you start writing songs, the sooner you'll get better.

When I was about 9, my brother, who's six years older than me, started getting guitar lessons, and I wouldn't say that it inspired me to pick up an instrument: it was more me being like, 'Well, if he's getting guitar lessons, then so am I. I'm not missing out,' type of thing.

I've been ghosted by all four members of Little Mix.

I always wanted to play festivals more than anything in Scotland.

My mum and dad have made Twitter accounts, and they will send me links if there is a bad review and tell me they'll find out where the reviewer lives.

I think you just have to be yourself instead of catering your sound to a specific audience, make the music you want to make, and the audience will find you.

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.

Whether it's a song that might deviate from an artists' usual sound or even if it's still very much in their world, I think the more people opening themselves up creatively to collaborate with others, the better.

Everyone always tells you about how amazing recording their first album was and how they'll always look back on the 'process' with fond memories. I will look back on it as an extremely stressful time that somehow also managed to be extremely boring.

If you take yourself too seriously, something like a bad review could put you off your stride.

I never thought I'd get to the point where I'd be able to release a proper album, and I absolutely never thought that when I did, I would give it a name as stupid I have, but here we are.

My eldest brother is six years older than me.

I've got quite a loud voice.

I think if you don't expect anything from the world, you'll have a lovely time.

I love playing live; that's the main thing. But I hate being in the studio. It's the most boring thing ever.

It doesn't matter how big the shows are, as long as I'm making a living playing music. That's all that matters to me.

Playing live and making a living from music was always the only goal.