![]() ![]() ![]() But if you stay there you'll get stuck and my dad said don't get stuck in that feeling." I wrote a lot of poetry and music about the death of my grandad because writing from that feeling of grief is a really powerful tool. "I was afraid of making a whole album about my daughter, just like I was afraid of making an album all about my dad. ![]() "These are very big emotions," says Lukas. Whereas Lukas Graham saw his grief loom large, on 3 his father appears minimally, but poignantly, particularly on "Lullaby" (dedicated to his daughter), and "Church Ballad" where, like a movie's climactic final scenes, Lukas details walking down the aisle to meet Rillo at the very altar where his father was laid to rest. These days he's working out almost every day (gymnastic rings are a firm favorite), he's 30lbs lighter, and he rarely drinks. Rewind to 2013 and Lukas was in an entirely different headspace, mired in the unexpected death of his greatest champion-his father-and spiraling into a relentless cycle of alcohol, partying and performing, which resulted in the temporary loss of his voice. Most notably, in 2016 he proposed to his long-term girlfriend Rillo Schwartz (they've been friends since they were 18), and they're now proud parents of a little girl, Viola. In truth, as much as "NADTC" sets up a same-as-it-ever-was scenario, the song serves as a critical bridge, because in the past few years Lukas has gone through a personal evolution as immense as his record sales. It sounds like a bleak opener, but it's also defiant, his lyrics underpinned with love for his community and bearing the same steely determination he's always had to make something of himself, except now, thanks to his international success, the goal posts have shifted: "I got a few records to break," he sings. He was going to be the first of our friends to turn 30." He was three months older than me and we walked through life together. "The song is also a tribute to one of the guys I grew up with who hung himself in January. "I still live two blocks away from where I grew up, I still hang out with the same guys, I still go home to visit a friend and, oh, he's not home because he just got arrested," Lukas explains. It's these formative, resonant experiences that Lukas explores on the album opener "Not a Damn Thing Changed." As Lukas tells it, he grew up in a progressive community that to this day lies at odds with the rest of the Danish capital as a teenager hanging with his friends, strip searches and police brutality were the norm. Thirty years ago his mother gave birth to Lukas on their couch in Christiania, an impoverished enclave of Copenhagen-a commune established in 1971, famed for its cannabis trade and ultra-liberal ethos. With his new full-length, 3 ( The Purple Album), the singer looks set to do just that. But Lukas Graham is far from content with such accolades: He's restless and ready and wants to be known as an artist that supersedes any smash he may have past or present. Released at the tail-end of 2015 and lifted from his self-titled global debut, "7 Years" snowballed throughout 2016, racking up over 20 million units in worldwide consumption, hitting number one in 13 different countries, and ultimately garnering three Grammy nominations. Lukas Graham wears his heart on his sleeve at all times, so it's entirely fitting that "7 Years," where he candidly summarizes his life, his losses and his future hopes and dreams, would take the Danish singer-already an acclaimed star in his home country-to the next, stratospheric level. Get it on iTunes or Apple Music | Stream on Spotify Watch an exclusive performance of "Love Someone" by Lukas Graham ![]()
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