Biffy Clyro Show Support For Lewis Capaldi

Biffy Clyro have shown their support for fellow Scottish music star Lewis Capaldi.

The Somone You Loved singer recently announced that he was taking some time away from touring, due to his ongoing struggles with Tourettes Syndrome.

Taking to Instagram, Capaldi shared a lengthy message, "The fact that this probably won't come as a surprise doesn't make it any easier to write, but I'm very sorry to let you all know I'm going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future". 

"I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I'd hoped three weeks away would sort me out", he added. "But the truth is I'm still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette's and it [is] obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come". 

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Following this, Biffy Clyro's frontman Simon Neil, who performs alongside twin brothers Ben and James Johnston, spoke up in support of Capaldi.

"You need a lot of stamina when you’re going on the road", Neil said in a recent interview. "And we’re lucky that I guess as a band we’ve got each other. That can give you a support network that perhaps can stave off those moments of panic". 

Supporting Lewis Capaldi, he added, “Someone like Lewis, he’s experiencing it all himself – the pressure to be charming, funny, sing amazing. And he’s obviously struggling. We’ve been close to those points, but we’ve always been able to rejuvenate and kind of come back. But that’s because we have support from each other". 

"tough place"

While conceding that his pal is in a "tough place", fellow singer Niall Horan has said that he is "happy" that Capaldi is putting his health first. 

“I speak to Lewis most days to be honest with you", Horan told The Sun. “So I’m really happy for Lewis that he’s able to take the time that he obviously feels he needs right now". 

“But performing never gets easy. I don’t think you ever truly get used to singing in front of 100,000 people", the former One Direction singer added. “If you have any sort of performance anxieties or anything like that then that stage can be a tough place".