Alex Warren credits Lewis Capaldi with giving him 'outlet in music' for his grief
Alex Warren has opened up on how Lewis Capaldi showed him how music can be therapeutic.
Alex Warren has revealed that Lewis Capaldi played a pivotal role in helping him find “an outlet in music”.
The 25‑year‑old singer has praised the chart‑topping star for inspiring him to open up about his own experiences with grief, admitting Capaldi’s early songs about loss permitted him to explore similar themes in his writing.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column, Alex explained that he didn’t truly recognise the power of emotional honesty in music until hearing Capaldi as a teenager.
He said: “I wanted an outlet in music.
“I didn’t see it until I heard Lewis Capaldi when I was 18, and he started writing about loss. That got me through a lot of stuff. I wanted to be that for someone else.”
The TikTok favourite – who broke through with his global hit Ordinary – has been open about the profound grief he’s carried since childhood. His father died of kidney cancer when he was just nine, and his mother passed away from liver and renal failure in 2021. For years, he believed he was alone in those feelings.
He admitted: “I assumed this only happens to me.
“I’m the only one who has lost his parents, and I’m the only one who goes through these feelings.”
It was only through performing live and connecting with fans that Alex realised how universal loss truly is.
He said: “People experience loss way more than you think.
“You understand that you have things that you lose every day — your family members, your friends, your loved ones, your dog. That’s the one thing that’s universally connecting everyone.”
He added that music has become the place where he can express emotions that are otherwise impossible to articulate.
Alex said: “You can’t articulate what it’s like to lose someone. Making music allows you to articulate that feeling.”
The musician has previously spoken about how songwriting helps him keep the memory of his parents alive.
He told PEOPLE that he cherishes being able to honour them through his work.
Alex said: “The coolest thing I’ve been able to do is keep my parents alive in some ways, whether it’s the music or the shows, and never not talking about them.
“Some people view that as a bad thing, but I love to keep them alive with my silly little jokes and my silly little songs.”
