Lewis Capaldi has expressed how proud being Scottish makes him in his new Netflix Original documentary 'How I'm Feeling Now'.
In the never-before-seen footage, which will air on Netflix on April 5, Capaldi takes fans back to his roots in an attempt to reconnect with his old life and the family and friends he left behind.
Following fifteen billion global streams, sold-out shows in 36 countries and history-making chart success, the global sensation finds himself back in his West Lothian hometown. As he is filmed driving through Whitburn, the 26-year-old describes how proud he is to be a Scot: "I do love the fact that I am a Scottish person, and I like the patter people have. I do like the mindset of like, realists.
"Everyone just stays in that kind of level of let's give this a go and we'll probably f*** it up but we'll have a good time whilst we're doing it. Do you know what I mean?
"I've kind of learned how much that I actually do love where I'm from."
Capaldi was born in Glasgow but shortly after moved to Bathgate with his parents and three siblings.
He began learning the drums from the age of two and soon, at the age of 11, started singing in pubs shortly before he began putting pen to paper and writing his own music.
In an interview, Lewis previously said: "I started playing the guitar when I was nine, because my older brother, who is six years older than me, he was doing it.
"I started writing songs from that age too, and when I turned 11 I wanted to play gigs. My older brother, he was in a band, and he got me into pubs.
"Obviously I was 11 so I wasn't allowed to be in a pub, so I'd have to go and hide in the bathroom before I played, and I'd always leave immediately after. I did that, kicking around throughout Scotland from then until the age of 19 or 20."
The star released his first track, Bruises, on March 31 2017 and it soon gained almost 28 million plays on Spotify, making Capaldi the fastest ever unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on the platform.
Towards the end of 2018, Lewis released his second EP ‘Breach’ with songs including Grace and Someone You Loved - two songs which contribute to his roaring success.
Someone You Loved jumped to number one in the charts for seven solid weeks that the Scot became a household name, even securing a Brit award for 'best selling song of the year.'
But despite his rampant sucess, the star admits he really enjoys the peace and quiet of home. Although he jokes that "anonymity is not something that" he is familiar with.
In the documentary he says: "I feel like when I'm home, everything is just the same as it always is.
"It's actually quite a nice feeling, do you know what I mean? I mean obviously, I've picked the wrong career if I wanted that."
Despite his global sucess, the down to earth star admires 'ordinary' life. He says: "There's nothing further than the Grammys than Whitburn. Small towns, loads of pubs, that's it.
"I always saw myself as someone who would not live in their hometown and stuff.
"It's just the antithisis of it, all the f****** mad s***". Ordinary is such a remarkable thing. There's something to be said for that. Beauty in everyday life."
Lewis Capaldi's Netflix documentary How I'm Feeling Now will be available to stream on Netflix on April 5, 2023.
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