11 in late August), and was theeighth most-streamed song, globally on Spotify this summer.
Before the record was even released, Capaldi had already sold out a worldwide tour supporting itin one second.
)Peter Capaldiin the “Someone You Loved” video, and having lunch withElton John.
Credit: Andrew Benge/Redferns
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve been singing pretty much all of your life.
At the time I was really obsessed with Queen.
Then the cabaret people asked us if anyone wanted to come up and sing.
I got up and I sang “We Will Rock You.”
To this day, it’s still the most fun I’ve ever had, pre-puberty.
Who else besides Queen did you look up to or want to be like?
I was never really like, “Oh, I want to be this person.”
Then I remember the first time I ever heardJoe Cockersing.
It was a cover of “With a Little Help From My Friends” by the Beatles.
That was when I realized, okay, I want to do this raspy voice thing.
I want to try and sing like that with that power behind his voice.
At this point, I’m 14 years old.
I’m at a very early pubescent stage and didn’t really have a deep voice.
I’m trying to do this gravely voice and I sound possessed.
Let’s talk about your first album,Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent.
Can we start with the title?
Because it’s amazing.
Where did that come from?
It was all about being unmotivated to do anything.
I thought it was going to be the first song on the album.
“Someone You Loved” has been this massive breakout single.
Why do you think it was that song that really resonated with people?
I couldn’t f—ing tell you.
I don’t know.
I’ve got absolutely no f—ing clue what I’m doing.
I don’t have a f—ing clue.
It’s one of those things.
I don’t know how, but I’m not going to question it.
I’m just going to keep the f—ing head down.
I’m almost suspicious of myself.
How did that come about?
So I didn’t know Peter until last year.
I’d never met him.
Two months passed or whatever and it comes to November when we originally released “Someone You Loved.”
I flippantly said, without really looking up, “Well, what about Peter Capaldi?”
We’re like “Oh, cool, f—ing let’s do it!”
Nepotism, some may call it, but I call it respect.
It might be working with Peter, but do you have one highlight from this year?
Wait, Ruth, are you Scottish?
Yeah, I’m from Glasgow.
Oh, f—.
Do you know the first half of the interview I thought you had an American accent.
F—ing hell, there you go.
“And I apologized for f—ing swearing too much!
I rescind that apology.
But yeah, most memorable thing was definitely when I went for lunch with Elton John.
That was f—ing wild.
It was just f—ing lovely.
I was like,This is f—ing wild.
You’re f—ing Elton John!
The other thing is just the size of shows as well.
It’s f—ing mental.
It’s just so bizarre.
I never thought I’d get to this point.
I’m f—ing doing an arena tour next year in U.K. and Ireland!
Is there somewhere you’re really excited to play or go back to?
I mean Glasgow, of course…
[Laughs] Obviously Glasgow.
I’m dead excited to do the arenas next year.
Dublin is always crazy and Cork as well.
I love playing anywhere in Ireland.
Last year we played New York and it was f—ing incredible.
It was at Irving Plaza and the crowd was like…it was like playing somewhere back home.
It was so mental.
I hadn’t known an American crowd to be that loud singing along.
It’ll be cool, man.
Are you already thinking about new music or just concentrating on touring this album first?
But, yeah, I’m thinking about it.
If it happens it happens, if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.
We’ll see what happens.
Whether or not they f—ing bomb commercially doesn’t matter because I enjoyed writing them.
