Luke said that he and his fellow bandmates, Ashton Irwin, Calum Hood, and Michael Clifford, take notes of some of the rock band’s stage act, particularly their lead singers like Axl Rose, Jon Bon Jovi, and Billie Joe and decided to put them on their own concerts too.
He said that much of the stage performances of 5SOS are patterned after Green Day because it is the group’s favorite band and would surely like to become their idols too someday. 5SOS believes that imitation after all is still the sincerest form of flattery.
Luke said that they have their individual favorite rock bands, but Green Day is their favorite as a group. He disclosed that they usually sit around the computer and watch much of Green Day’s performances online.
They are also impressed with how Billie Joe of Green Day can command 80,000 people by almost mesmerizing them into singing every word that he was singing on stage.
The 5SOS lead vocalist says that if their band can only have that kind of stage artistry or even just a little bit of it, he will be very happy.
In terms of fan base, 5SOS definitely has the makings of a great rock band and the challenge to them is longevity or if they can grow beyond their pretty boy images and really become rock singers that they like to believe that they truly are.