Mayday guitarist Stone caught the acting bug doing music videos
As the guitarist of i of Taiwan's biggest stone bands Mayday, Stone fully understands the power of strong belief.
After all, his multiple award-winning group is known for releasing hit pop ballads and upbeat tunes with positive messages well-nigh life for twenty years.
Which was why, when the 43-twelvemonth-old praised the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) every bit a platform for cultural diversity of Asia, his 200-potent audience on Saturday (November 22) were all ears.
Stone, whose existent name is Shih Mentum-hang, was at SGIFF'southward talk held at The Projector, where he spoke near his transition from musician to actor – and to a picture palace hall filled with Mayday fans and cinephiles alike.
"There are unlike races in Singapore and (SGIFF) is a good opportunity for us to explore different points of views, and share different perspectives almost films," he said. "It is (doing) a huge job to help us explore the whole Asian territory."
The rocker-turned-actor has been enjoying a career second act, appearing in acclaimed films such as Volition Yous Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2013), Zinnia Flower (2015) and Cities Of Last Things (2018).
Stone shared that he was most probably bitten by the acting issues when the arts and crafts was required in performing in diverse Mayday'southward music videos.
"It's different from playing music – it's like your whole trunk is an instrument," he said.
But the father-of-two admitted he is more comfortable expressing himself through music. "Music is easier for me. One piece of music sticks to one (emotional) element – sadness, friendship, love, encouragement, courage," he explained. "It is easy to put such emotions in a melody, rhythm or a pattern when writing songs. And one tin can relate to the emotions instantly. It's musical power. Yous instantly get into the mood."
He added: "But in a film, it's complicated. Information technology's a mixture of lots of feelings, lots of emotions. You lot can't make a song that is really sad and actually happy at the same fourth dimension. But for a movie, you take to make sure that there is a mixture of emotions. That'southward very difficult for me."
Given his current pic role trajectory ("I'm often offered roles as good guys or fathers as I'm married with kids!") Stone is hoping to be challenged to act out of his box and "try different things".
He revealed that he was previously approached to play a gay graphic symbol, but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts. He would like to play a like function in the future.
"I want to break out of the purlieus of myself. I want to explore something new," he said. "I am fifty-fifty writing stories and scripts for myself. Mayday had a concert tour for two years not-stop, and backstage, I would write my feelings about the cities nosotros were visiting or the people I met. I would create something almost the cities, about a graphic symbol, maybe a role that I want; when they are put together they go short stories, series of stories."
And then how does his beau Mayday bandmates feel about his acting efforts and his popularity effectually the moving picture festival circuit?
"My bandmates and I take the highest respect for members' private endeavours," he said, adding that they were initially amused. "Nosotros volition always fully back up one another's activities".
The Singapore International Film Festival runs until December 1. For details, visit https://www.sgiff.com/
Source: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/mayday-stone-guitarist-singapore-film-festival-244356
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