He’s performed for crowds of adoring fans around the world but Glasgow will always hold a special place in Jack Savoretti’s heart.

The Anglo-Italian singer songwriter found fame with his album Written in Scars in 2015. However, before his success, Jack had faced his fair share of troubles, pulling out of his first record deal at 25, being sued and having his second album axed as he fought to regain creative control of his music.

Despite his struggles, Jack says Glasgow, and in particular King Tut’s, always welcomed him with open arms, even during his darkest days.

“Glasgow is a home away from home in the UK,” he says. “Glasgow is a city that welcomed me when we were really struggling and it’s the first city that sung my songs back to me. That’s something I’ll always remember, it was just one of the most amazing moments.

“King Tut’s is where it all began for us in Scotland and it’s a venue that even when I was doing pretty badly they invited me back so I’m grateful for that.”

The singer songwriter is now preparing to return to the city to play the O2 Academy in support of his new album, Sleep No More.

“Scottish fans are such a warm crowd,” he says. “I don’t know what it is, there must be something in the water.

“There’s an enthusiasm and a real respect toward music. They expect you to be at your best and when they see that you are giving it your best they’re with you.”

The new record is inspired by life’s everyday wonders and is packed full of the variety, honesty and pathos you’d expect from a Jack Savoretti album.

“It’s about all the things that keep me up at night,” he says. “It’s a reference to growing up.

“I find that most things I listen to these days are either about how people fall in love or break up, nobody speaks about what happens in the middle. This album is a tale about the daily things that happen within a relationship and the ups and downs of trying to make it all work.”

Jack’s personal lyrics and willingness to open up about his experiences have struck a chord with fans.

However, he hopes that his openness will have a much wider resonance with men who listen to his records.

“Men’s mental health is a serious problem now, especially within the UK,” he says. “So I do like to show that it’s OK to say how you're feeling and expressing yourself doesn’t have to be a sign of weakness.

“I’m working very closely with Movember, a men’s health charity, and one of the major killers of men is men. Depression and suicide are very big problems and it’s something that’s stimulated by a society that has given the impression that it’s not OK for a man to say he’s not OK. I definitely want to wave the flag of a guy who says how he feels and I hope that people follow and realise that it’s not a bad thing to do.”

Jack says his efforts have had a really positive response. However, he says ‘masculine’ topics such as war and soldiers tend to be the ones that initially draw men to his music.

“It’s funny,” he says. “Lots of the time when I do find that real bond from a male audience I’ve noticed a lot of it is about songs that I’ve written about war or soldiers. I guess it’s a start.

“More needs to be done to address the issue. I think a lot of the time we get tarred with the brush of men of a different generation and that’s sort of the problem.”

Jack may be enjoying the perks of being a successful recording artist now but it could all have turned out very differently.

Many years before the success of Written in Scars, Jack was being touted as the next Paolo Nutini. His debut album won him a support slot on Corinne Bailey Rae’s tour, backing from Radio 2 and his music appeared on hit television shows, including Sons of Anarchy and One Tree Hill.

However, a desire to tour more, conflict over creative control of his music and a feeling that he was not ready for the arena stage caused him to pull out of his record deal, leaving him facing legal action and an uncertain future.

For many it would have been time to give up but Jack says that the experience actually turned out to be the making of him.

“I think it just showed me I had more ambition that I ever thought I had,” he says. “It showed me I cared more about something I thought I didn’t care that much about.

“I think most people who are in these industries when they’re young don’t realise how lucky they are to even have a sneak peek into this world. I was quite lucky that early on I got a slap in the face and I could have easily walked away and said I’m out but it actually made me realise I really care about this, it’s the only thing I know how to do and the only thing I want to do and nobody’s going to tell me that I can’t do it.”

However, despite his struggles and the success of Written in Scars, Jack says he didn’t feel any added pressure this time around.

“To me, the pressure is making sure I get to make another record,” he says. “That’s my part within the set-up, now it’s everybody else's turn.

“We’re not doing this for one moment of glory, this is another album and one that I hope does really well because I want people to hear it. I just want it to go as far as it can around the world and get as many people to hear it so we can make another one.”

Jack Savoretti will play the O2 Academy in Glasgow on November 15.