Lukas Forchhammer

“The lyrics are the essential part in our songs.”

“I'll probably stay in Copenhagen... I can keep writing songs about my local community and about crime.”

“It's very satisfying when you see your song at the top of the charts.”

“In the early '90s, my cousin gave me a Snoop Dogg cassette tape, and the rawness of the lyrics were something new to me.”

“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.”

“I never want to lose sight of my roots... A lot of artists want the riches and the fame. I want to tell stories you can put into the context of your life.”

“I write about what happens in my life - and my dad's passing was a huge blow to me.”

“I find it a very, very powerful thing to be yourself and not to try and be something else and to use that as your biggest shield and your biggest attack in the world - to just be you.”

“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.”

“Here in America, the big-brand collaborations kind of signify how far you've gotten. So in that sense, it's a giant kudos to us that we, within the first year, get to be the first ones to be the launchers of this Pepsi Sound Drop.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If I moved to L.A., I wouldn't move to a ghetto neighborhood. I'd move to some posh, fancy place.”

“When we perform music at TV shows, we always try to do something that's not scripted because anything that's a surprise for the audience and the crew and the other performers, it works better on camera and for the people back home, too.”

“We've had to be escorted out of venues, things like that. We get security guards now.”

“I don't think I can remain anonymous for that much longer. It was fun while it lasted. Very fun.”

“The neighborhood where I live has little canals, and there are a lot of houseboats there.”

“I don't mind Ed Sheeran, but I wouldn't want to be compared to a guy that builds his song around a guitar, since we do not have a guitar in our band.”

“I don't know why, but I don't fancy writing love songs; I never have.”

“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.”