This document summarizes interviews with three fans of the band McFly about their favorite members, songs, and how the band has influenced them. Fan 1's favorite member is Dougie Poynter and the song "Ignorance". They say each of the band members has influenced them to be better people. Fan 2 enjoys the band's older B-sides and says reading their autobiography influenced them. Fan 3's favorite song is "I've Got You" as it was the first they heard. All three fans think the collaboration between McFly and Busted was a good idea.

1. Fan Base McFly
As McFly have recently
teamed up with Busted and
are due to release their first
album together, we decided
to ask some fans questions
about their recent success
and what they think will
happen in the future.
So, who is your favourite
member of McFly?
Fan 1: Dougie Poynter,
mainly because I feel he is the
one I have most in common
with and he is just a lovely,
gorgeous, sweet guy. The
other three aren’t far behind
though.
Fan 2: I can’t pick! I love each
one for different reasons and
it changes constantly!
Fan 3: Danny, he’s the most
talented one.
So overall they are all pretty
great, must be difficult to
choose. Do you have an all
time favourite song?
Fan 1: I would say that it’s
probably Ignorance, because
it’s different to most of their
other songs. I just love the
style of it really.
Fan 2: I really love all the
old Room on the Third Floor
b-sides like Easy Way Out, Get
Over You and The Guy Who
Turned Her Down; but my all
time favourite is the
acoustic version of No
Worries. It encapsulates the
McFly sound so perfectly. It’s
a song that expresses the love
I have for them in words.
Fan 3: I’ve Got You, It was
the first song I’ve heard from
them and it made me fall in
love with them immediately.
Over the years, celebrities
have influenced a lot of
people. Have any members
of McFly influenced you in
any way?
Fan 1: Tom has influenced
me to be a better person, to
become more positive with
those around me. Danny has
shown me not to take myself
so seriously, and to smile
more frequently. Dougie has
made me feel that even in
your darkest days things can
get better. Finally Harry has
influenced me to believe in
myself, do the things I want to
do, with no regrets.
Fan 2: Reading their
autobiography greatly
influenced me; especially
when Dougie talked about his
addiction/suicide attempt and
Tom sharing his experiences
about having Bipolar disorder.
Obviously we have to talk
about the collaboration with
Busted. Do you think it was a
good idea?
Fan 1: I think it was an
amazing decision. We have
had McFly now for 10 years
and I think it’s refreshing what
they have done. James and
Matt are lovely guys and do
not deserve the hate they are
getting. I love McBusted and
would be happy if they
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Photography byAndrew Burn. Interview by Anita Devon
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