Adam Hicks is famous for his role as skater dude Luther in DIsney’s Zeke and Luther. This week he’s back on our screens as the keyboard player in The Disney Channel’s latest movie, Lemonade Mouth!

Welcome to England! How are you?

You know what? I love England, I want to be out there in the rain right now!

What is Lemonade Mouth about?

Lemonade Mouth is the story of five kids who meet in detention and end up forming a band together. The film really follows the lives of these five kids. They all have their story arcs and they all have their own personal struggles that they find ways of overcoming throughout the course of the movie. I play a keyboardist called Wen. The kids in the film really aren’t the cool kids. It’s about the outcasts and the kids who feel like they aren’t being heard.

Did you ever get detention at school?

I did get detention because I was late for school a few times, so I can relate to the guys a little.

Are you more like Wen than Luther, your character in Zeke and Luther?

Yes, definitely Wen. I loved playing Luther and I’ve played him for so long now – it’s been three seasons and 73 episodes – that I wanted to try someone different. I didn’t want to be typecast. Wen is more chilled out and relaxed than Luther is. He is more Adam Hicks. I feel like I was putting more of myself in there. It was great for me to be able to mix music and acting.

Why is the film called Lemonade Mouth?

Lemonade Mouth is the name of the band we form and there is a part of the movie that explains how we got our name. It has to do with a bully and it is a big moment in the film so I don’t want to give too much away.

What was your favourite scene to shoot from the film?

I think all five of us would say the scene where we performed Breakthrough, that was the maddest scene, I swear. Usually you’ll get a call sheet and it will tell you the scenes you’ll be shooting that day and that day, it was just one scene for all of us and we did it, like, 50 times.

Is Breakthrough your favourite song from the film?

Probably, the chorus is incredible. Or Determinate, you’ve got to hear it, it’s really just a song about rocking out. All the songs hit different categories, like if you’re into rock or something a bit more mellow.

As well as playing Wes, you’ve also written some of the music for the film. How do you start to write a song?

That was like a dream come true. For me, personally to get that CD, open the slip and see my name as the writer. That was incredible. A lot of the songs I write will happen spontaneously. A song will pop into my head and I’ll be like: “Oh, I’ve got to write that down.” Then I piece it all together later. It’s like a building process. I just go wherever a track takes me.

Do you have any advice for kids out there thinking about starting their own band?

Just do it! Let it drive through your passion of music.

Have any Lemonade Mouth fans sent bags of lemons to your house yet?

No! No, bags of lemons yet! I would love to receive a lemon from a fan though!