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Lukas Graham On His Father’s Death And How He Wishes His Mother Was Just A Little Bit Prouder

By Stacey Cole
Published on: 15:47 PST, May 1, 2016

Lukas Graham, the Danish band with a frontman of the same name, has recently released their debut album and song “7 Years” in America. While many people hadn’t heard of Lukas Graham prior to their song becoming a hit, their name is one that is likely to remain well known in the coming years, as Lukas Graham is slated to become the “next big thing” in the American music scene.

According to Huffington Post, the release of the new Lukas Graham album has garnered positive reactions, with correspondingly greater demand for appearances in talk shows, performances, and interviews.

During interviews, frontman Lukas Graham seems to be sensitive to certain questions, particularly those that relate to his late father, his troubled childhood, his criminal friends, and how it is to be a modern hippie.

As with many successful artists, his troubled experiences helped the band’s front man write “7 Years.” Not surprisingly, the song topped the charts and became the most requested song on the radio. The song tackles tender topics, and some have commented that the themes of the song tend to stray from what is considered to be a chart-topping song.

“7 Years” was written by Lukas Graham with the themes of aging and growing up. According to Huffington Post, the song materialized seemingly out of nowhere when Graham saw his producer on the piano playing a piece, and the rest just came together like a puzzle. The original track was 10 minutes long, and it took the members of Lukas Graham several hours to bring the track down to a manageable length. The lyrics of “7 Years” tells a story for every age and deals with the theme that everybody gets older and that there is both beauty and struggle at every age.

Despite the element of darkness in the message behind the song, it managed to resonate with listeners and win the band a new legion of fans.

According to Billboard, “7 Years” made a lasting impression on the charts when it peaked at No. 2.

The song wasn’t just a solo effort for the band’s frontman Lukas Graham, with the rest of the group pitching in with memories and ideas to include for every age.

“Everyone was pitching in. People would be like, ‘What if you did this when you turned that?’ After three hours we had a 10-minute song. But my father died at 61. That’s why I sing, ‘Daddy got 61 / Remember life and then your life becomes a better one.’ I just can’t see myself being old — it’s really f***ing strange. The furthest I can see is me being 60.”

Lukas Graham noted that he has always had that capacity to write songs based on the events of his daily life, and that’s evident in the songs of the band.

Lukas Graham spoke on the passing of his father.

“Writing is very cathartic for me. I write about what happens in my life — and my dad’s passing was a huge blow to me. He was my biggest fan and biggest motivational force. He never pushed me into doing music, he just supported my choices. He was the supportive, cool dad and it’s really tough to be a half-orphan.”

Lukas Graham went on to talk about his mother, admitting that while he’s glad his mother is equally proud of him as she is of his two sisters, he knew he was his father’s favorite.

“A part of me understands why a mother is equally proud of all her children, but that little boy inside me just wants my mom to say, out loud but even just to me, ‘I’m a little bit prouder of you.'”

Fans have also been surprised to learn that Lukas Graham have also had a heavy rap influence in the past, starting back in the early 90s when the frontman’s brother gave him a cassette tape of Snoop Dogg.

And just for fun, here’s a clever parody of Lukas Graham’s famous song that is getting a lot of attention on YouTube.

[Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Tuner]

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