STV NewsLewis Capaldi has said before his comeback that he was “living a lifestyle he couldn’t afford”.
The singer triumphantly returned to the stage in June, performing a surprise set on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage two years after being unable to finish on the same stage.
He has since released a new single and announced a tour, including four dates in Scotland in September.
During an interview on Heart Breakfast, the 28-year-old said he was “never intending” to end his 734-day career break before joking that he was living a lifestyle he “couldn’t afford”.
“I didn’t know if I would come back to begin with”, he said on Friday. “But a year in, I realised that I’m living a lifestyle that I can’t afford.
“But I got the itch, and I started writing again, and I feel good.
“When that sort of started creeping up on my mind, I then had the idea that it would be amazing to come back at Glastonbury. But when I came off stage at the first Glastonbury, no, I didn’t have any inkling that I would come back.
“But when it came down to discussing coming back and the best way to do that, it was definitely like ‘this will be incredible.’
The Bathgate-born singer has since become the latest ambassador for a global footwear brand, teamed up with BetterHelp to give away 734,000 free hours of therapy, and announced a UK tour, which sold out in minutes.
It’s a far sight away from his comeback performance, before which he didn’t want his parents or managers “anywhere near” his dressing room.
“No, do you know what it’s funny, I actually wanted no one”, he added. “Even the band my mum and dad.
“I’d say even band managers and all that, they were backstage in a different area. But for the dressing room and stuff, I didn’t want them anywhere near us. Not because they’re going to put bad juju on me, it was more that I can really feel people’s nervous energy.
“It was terrifying, but I knew I was going to be able to do it.”
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