Lukas Graham: 'If a guy says he's gay, it makes him less manly in men's eyes'

Lukas Graham are currently dominating the airwaves with their wistful debut single ‘7 Years’, and in the new issue of Attitude – available to download and in shops now – the Danish pop band discuss the paternal relationship that the inspired the worldwide smash, as well as sexuality and masculinity in the music industry.

“In a male-dominated industry, it’s very hard for men to express their sexuality, because when a girl says ‘I’m a lesbian’ it makes her more manly in men’s eyes, but if a guy says ‘I’m gay’ it makes him less manly in men’s eyes”, lead singer Lukas Graham Forchhammer tells us. “Some of the most manly people I know are gay.”

“Do you remember Patrick who did our lights?” he asks his bandmates. “You’d never know he was gay.”

He continues: “I accidentally said something on stage about gays and looser wrists and afterwards Patrick walked up to me and said in his growling, deep voice: ‘Hey, Lukas, do you think I have loose wrists?'”

You can read the full interview with Lukas Graham in the new issue of Attitude, available to download now at pocketmags.com/attitude, in shops, and to order from newsstand.co.uk.

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Also in Attitude’s May Issue, alongside all you usual news, reviews, fitness & travel:

Former NFL star Michael Sam features across an exclusive 10-page spread, in which he reflects on his difficult path as on of the most prominent gay sportsmen in US.
In honour of our All-American theme, Attitude presents our Gay USA Special, taking you on a tour of the places, pin-ups and pioneers of gay life across the pond.
We meet Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato, the RuPaul’s Drag Race producers who’ve turned their cinematic hands to a new documentary about notirious photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
American singer Parson James discusses the racial divide in his family, dealing with a drug-addict parent and coming out in deeply conservative South Carolina.
We exclusively unveil the first chapter of Garth Greenwell’s What Belongs to You, which critics are already heralding as the “great gay novel of our times”.
Comedian Sara Pascoe sees whether she can pass for a ‘mo in How Gay Are You?

The new issue of Attitude is now available as a digital download from pocketmags.com/attitude. It’s in shops now, and print copies are available to order from newsstand.co.uk.

Lukas Graham: ‘If a guy says he’s gay, it makes him less manly in men’s eyes’

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