Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taiwanese rock band Mayday said Monday that the British band The Beatles had a huge influence on them, and like the "Fab Four" did, they hope to use music to make a difference on their own generation.
Speaking to the host of "Impact" on BBC World News, Mayday vocalist and songwriter Ashin said the band members have loved The Beatles since they were young.
The British band had a "very huge and powerful" influence on them, added Stone, the lead guitarist of the five-man band, whose members have long said they hope to be The Beatles of the Chinese-speaking world.
When asked if their uplifting songs were behind their appeal in the Chinese market, bassist Masa said he believes it is because they write what they think in their music.
"I think the most important thing is Mayday always thinks very positively," said Stone, who said the band writes songs about friendship, family and dreams.
"We keep pushing this message to all the people who can speak Chinese," said Stone.
Asked what they expected when singing in Mandarin to audiences in Europe and North America during a tour next year, Stone said he believes music transcends language and can touch people's hearts regardless of their native tongue.
Mayday is scheduled to kick off its first European tour in February next year.
The "1st Time World Tour in Europe" is scheduled for Feb. 21 in London, Feb. 23 in Paris and Feb. 26 in Amsterdam.
They will then embark on a tour of Canada and the United States in March.
The tours are a part of the band's Nowhere World Tour, which has taken it to dozens of major Asian cities over the past two years, attracting more than 2.4 million people.
Formed in the late 1990s, the band is known for its roots as a student band and for capturing the spirit of Taiwanese youth.
It has claimed the Best Band title at the annual Golden Melody Awards -- Taiwan's version of the Grammies -- in 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2012.
過去兩年，五月天諾亞方舟演唱會已經走遍超過40個城市、250萬民觀眾看過他們的表演。這次五月天接受全球第一大演唱經紀公司Live Nation的邀請，明年2月將進行歐洲巡迴演唱。
台北時間11月4日晚上9點，五月天接受英國國家廣播電台BBC新聞台的《Imapct》電視節目專訪。今年2月，文化部長龍應台也接受這個節目的專訪。
專訪過程中，阿信、石頭、瑪莎三人全程以英文回答，儘管時間不到10分鐘，卻已經是很了不起的成就。
受訪時，三人也表達了對於樂團的最終期望，是成為華人世界的披頭四。被問到為何希望成為華人世界的披頭四時，石頭表示，希望也能發揮像披頭四一樣的音樂影響力，去影響我們這個世代的人們。
此外，阿信也談到了五月天的音樂創作，主要來自日常所見、所聽、所感受到的一切，但最終目的是希望所有人能像他們一樣，為理想堅持下去。
最後，主持人問到，是否必須因應中國市場修正創作內容，避免觸及敏感的政治議題，石頭強調，所有的創作都是發自於內心最誠實的表達，「我們寫出真正關心的事情，而且我想最重要的是，我們的思考是正面的。」
訪問結束後，五月天隨即轉往倫敦朗廷酒店舉行全球記者會。談到之前接受BBC專訪的心情，石頭笑說：「非常緊張，因為全程都得用英文。」
將近1小時的記者會，五月天輕鬆暢談了許多有趣的話題。曾前往英國留學，在保羅麥卡尼學院學習音樂的石頭，當年曾在課堂上立下心願，希望有朝一日能在英國舉辦演唱會。如今他真的做到了，而他未來的心願，便是希望學院的創辦人、披頭四貝斯手保羅．麥卡尼未來有一天能欣賞他們的演唱會。
資料參考：
FOCUS新聞網
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201311040043.aspx
天下雜誌
http://www.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5053555
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