‘Would I Really Do Cocaine Before Going On Stage?’ Lewis Capaldi, who was recently diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome, discussed how his condition makes him have twitches that, at their mildest, would force his left shoulder to jolt up and, at their most extreme, would cause his entire upper body to twist. Coupled with anxiety, Capaldi’s Tourette’s was noticeable on stage, causing some to believe he was doing cocaine before his shows. “Someone was tweeting: ‘He was definitely on drugs, the way he was moving and the way he was talking,’ recalls Capaldi. “I’m like: I’m already an anxious person. Do you really think I’m going to smash loads of cocaine before I go and stand in front of 12,000 people? This isn’t the fu_king 70s. I’m not Tommy Lee. I can’t handle that. And people on cocaine are usually bodily quite chilled. They just chat sh_t.” Do you suffer from bad anxiety? How do you cope with it?
