21-year-old Lukas Wilson lives at home with his parents and siblings. He did not attend college, he does not have a car, nor does he feel the pressure to move out.

Lukas Wilson’s family cleans his clothes and provides him with hot meals, however, he still helps out by doing typical household chores to give back. Lukas does work inside and outside of the house by dusting and cleaning, gathering and taking out the garbage, walking the dog and tending to the lawn in the spring and summer.

Lukas Wilson currently works at O’Charley’s, a Nashville, Tenn. based chain restaurant, as a host seating guests. Lukas said he is working there to be able to afford a car.

As of February 2025, unemployment in young adults ages 16 to 24 was 9.7%, which is up almost 5% from this time last year, as reported by Abigail Tierny for Statista. This means that almost 10 out of 100 people were unemployed and seeking a job to fulfil basic life necessities like rent, groceries, housing and a car.

In 2022, 11% of young people were neither in school nor employed, which is an improvement from 14% or roughly five million people in 2012, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

The foundation also found in a study that during the fall of 2022, two of every three young adults ages 18 to 25 were employed, but nearly 2 in 5 young adults still had difficulty paying for basic expenses. The same fall 2022 survey showed that 38% of 18 to 24-year-olds reported difficulty covering usual household expenses, such as rent, health care or student loans.

Lukas Wilson is like many young adults in America, simply trying to make it. He said he lives at home because he does not have to pay rent and he does not have to buy groceries.

Lukas doesn’t want to take a traditional route, to work a “normal” job to pay the bills. He went a different direction. Without the pressure of making enough money to afford living, Lukas has been supported in his dream of starting a band and becoming a rockstar. He does not care what the numbers have to say, Lukas said that working a restaurant job is just not who he is.

Lukas' parents love and support him and his dream and want what's best for their son.

"It most definitely is a long shot," his father, Jeff Wilson said. "It's gonna snowball, they'll make some noise for a while and we'll see where it goes."

Lukas' parents say they will let him stay home without the worries of what comes with living on your own, and that he always has a place to come back to. Lukas' mother, Mary Wilson, said that she has never felt as if she has had to push him to do anything, and that if he is given the space he knows he is supported, he will figure it out.

Lukas Wilson said that he and his dad and brother go to the Peddlers Mall and Towne Mall in Elizabethtown, Ky. to look at records, posters, old band merchandise and T-shirts.

Lukas said that he and his family spend time together when their schedules align. Lukas' parents work opposite shifts, two of his siblings have school and he and his other sibling have part time jobs. He said that it is not often that they get the chance to be in the same place at the same time. To Lukas, time with his family is as important as his faith.

Mary Wilson mentioned that faith is important for their family and that God has a plan for everyone.

“I think as long as Lukas stays close to his faith, he’ll be okay,” Mary Wilson said. “He doesn’t have to go the same direction as everybody else.”

Lukas Wilson has a support system rooted where his journey began, built on faith and connectedness with his family.

Through his faith and his family, Lukas has found himself doing what he's wanted to do from a very young age, play in a band.

"I've wanted to be in a band since I was three years old," Lukas Wilson said.

Lukas Wilson is completely self taught in guitar, learning most everything by ear and reading sheet music. He learned guitar slowly, playing alone in his room for hours, posting covers to Youtube and Instagram, practicing his work. It wasn't until the summer of 2024 when he thought a band was something feasible.

Lukas is the lead guitar player and founder of Lucky Razor, a band from Elizabethtown, Ky. He said he wants to make music that makes listeners feel good, something that makes the listeners, "wish the volume on the radio did not have a limit."

In the early summer of 2024, Lukas Wilson started the band with his childhood best friend, bass player and producer, Garrett Clopton and his younger brother and drummer, Mason Wilson. It wasn't until August when they found their vocalist, Wayne McClung, that Lucky Razor really started to take shape.

Lukas Wilson and his band have put in long hours on the songs that they play. Since their beginning in the late summer of 2024, they've practiced at Tekno Modular Equipment Solutions in Cave City, Ky. and in their own homes.

Additionally, as of April 2025 the band has played five live shows in Bowling Green, Ky. and they have already compiled 20 mostly complete original songs. Some of their songs can be found on streaming services such as YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and Soundcloud.

“I’m practical,” Mary Wilson said. “But I also know that a traditional path isn’t the only way to live a good life. I’ve tried to raise my kids to understand that security isn’t always about a job or a paycheck. Sometimes, it’s just about knowing who you are.”

For the band, it's about making some noise and gathering a following.

"Through all this, I just want to connect with people and make some friends," Lukas Wilson said.

Lucky Razor has one confirmed upcoming show in Nashville, Tenn. in August of 2025. Lukas had called over 100 venues to try and book and has not had any luck finding any place to play before their gig in August. Lukas said that if they can not get on a bill then they will just keep working on their media presence. Lucky Razor uploads almost daily to Instagram via posts or Instagram Reels.

Lukas Wilson said that the support they receive on Instagram is fuel to the fire. Lukas is followed by names that are well known in the industry, and talks to some of them almost daily. He is followed by Stephen Pearcy from Ratt, Tracii Guns from L.A. Guns, Scottie Hill from Skid Row and Rikki Rockett from Poison.

Lukas Wilson is constantly working on the band and is always thinking about music. He explained that even when he's at his job, he’s always thinking about ways to better the band's odds. Lukas works on music late into the night, practicing guitar riffs in his bedroom with his brother, piecing everything together.