Seeing my child born is so much more important than anything else I’ve got going on. – Lukas Forchhammer
Christiania has a lot of strong, nuclear families. It gave us a sense of empowerment and belonging and richness. We had so much love; we were never in doubt that we were wanted in this world. – Lukas Forchhammer
Our goals, our dreams and ambitions have always been towards performing live music across the globe, and so when we were told we were performing at The Billboard Awards or being nominated for a VMA, they’re like extra bonuses. – Lukas Forchhammer
When you get frisked by the police at the age of 10, and they empty your schoolbag out in the street and kick your books around and calling you names because of where you live, you just get an anger towards everyone who is outside of your neighborhood. – Lukas Forchhammer
The neighborhood where I live has little canals, and there are a lot of houseboats there. – Lukas Forchhammer
I wish we could not ever get recognised on the streets, do no selfies, and still perform music all over the world. Unfortunately I don’t think that’s going to be the case, but I’m doing my best to just keep my feet on the ground and my eyes on the prize. – Lukas Forchhammer
I’ve always wanted to release records in America. That’s where I believe the music belongs, and the style and the eclectic musical mix that we put together kind of belongs here. – Lukas Forchhammer
That’s why I can’t listen to a whole record of Adele’s. She has the most amazing voice, but people must have convinced her they just want to hear love songs. – Lukas Forchhammer
If it was up to me, it would be nice not ever to get stopped on the street, because we just do music. I didn’t do this to become a celebrity. – Lukas Forchhammer
I remember getting a toilet in our house. I remember sharing a bedroom with my sister, and my little sister was sleeping in my mom and dad’s room. – Lukas Forchhammer
I think it’s an important thing, if you grew up in a neighbourhood that’s different from the rest of the world, to remember what was different about your place and keep that in your heart, because that’s what made you. – Lukas Forchhammer
It’s not that I’m trying to write another ‘7 Years’ or a new version of ‘Mama Said.’ Songs just kind of come out of nowhere, and you need to catch them when they do. – Lukas Forchhammer
I grew up with nothing, and I know that I don’t need anything to be happy. We were wearing second-hand clothing and eating leftovers, and I was so happy. Five-star hotels and private pick-ups hasn’t changed that. – Lukas Forchhammer
I don’t play any instruments. I don’t produce. I don’t know which keys or chords I am using, so, in essence, I need the band and the production team – otherwise, I am just some guy with a hat and a song. – Lukas Forchhammer
I was writing rap at 12 years old and began writing songs as a 20-year-old. I think I wrote my first song in the winter of 2008-2009, when I was in Buenos Aires. I was writing about growing up and my boys back home. – Lukas Forchhammer
My biggest influence is rap. It spoke to me, probably because of my upbringing in Christiania. You listen to ‘The Chronic’ and you can hear that anger and frustration. – Lukas Forchhammer
We don’t take advantage of our position. We keep saying no to free stuff, as we can afford it now. – Lukas Forchhammer
The last thing I want is for people to say that the music is nice. It’s not nice. It sounds good, but it’s got grit, and it’s got edge. It never veers into sweet. – Lukas Forchhammer
I don’t know how to thank all the people listening to our music. It’s so amazing to come home to my friends who resist conformity, because they’re so happy that I’ve made it. – Lukas Forchhammer
In the early ’90s, my cousin gave me a Snoop Dogg cassette tape, and the rawness of the lyrics were something new to me. – Lukas Forchhammer
