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Mike Naumenko ((ロシア語:Майк Нау́менко), born Mikhail Vasilyevich Naumenko, 18 April 1955 – 27 August 1991)〔(Thedeadrockstarsclub.com ) - accessed October 20, 2011〕 was a Soviet rock and blues-rock musician, singer-songwriter, the leader of Zoopark rock group. Born in Leningrad, in the 1970s he was a member of the Russian rock group Akvarium, and in 1981 he formed Zoopark, which became one of the most outstanding blues rock groups of USSR.〔Rybin A., Startsev A., Eds. and authors, with A. Lipnitsky. ''Mike from Zoopark'' (In Russian). Tver: Lean, 1996. ISBN 5-85929-004-7〕 Naumenko is considered one of the best lyricists of Russian rock, although drawing heavily on Bob Dylan and other UK/US songwriters, and occasionally retaining the original melody as well. Some of Naumenko's songs are more or less faithful translations or remakes of English language source material (the notions of copyright and plagiarism being hardly established in the Soviet Union, especially as regards works created on the other side of the Iron Curtain). Largely imitative, Naumenko's input was yet very significant as he adapted the Western rock tradition to Russian culture and the urban realities of Leningrad.〔(Chernov, Sergey. ''Unexposed genius: Musicians will gather this week to remember the late Zoopark singer Mike Naumenko.'' The St. Petersburg Times. April 18, 2012 )〕〔Urban, Michael, with Andrei Evdokimov. ''Russia Gets the Blues: Music, Culture, and Community in Unsettled Times.'' Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2004. P. 32, 90, 93. ISBN 0-8014-4229-X〕 ==Early years== Naumenko studied at a "school with an intensive English-language program" in Leningrad, where he got his stage name, "Mike".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Нет смысла представлять Майка Науменко (interview with Mike Naumenko) )〕 The first time he got interested in music was at the age of eight when he had heard music by the Beatles playing from the street, standing on his balcony. The first he took an interest in were the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Jefferson Airplane; besides he collected articles from magazines concerning T. Rex, the Doors and David Bowie. At the age of 15, he started playing guitar and writing his first songs. His song lyrics were in English first, but in 1972-1973 he switched to Russian under the influence of his friend, Boris Grebenshikov.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Майк о Майке (1981 год) (interview with Mike Naumenko) )〕 Naumenko's lyrical muse has been identified as the Leningrad artist Tatyana Apraksina, as reflected in songs such as "Sweet N," "If It Rains," "Your River's Blues" and "Morning for Two".〔(Mak, Vladimir. ''Apraksin Blues'' (in Russian). ''Vesti'' daily newspaper/''Nautilus'' portal. November 29, 2012 )〕 According to Naumenko, in a late interview, "All my songs are dedicated to her."(Kushnir, Alexander. ''Mike, "Sweet N and Others"'' - from ''100 Cassette Albums of Soviet Rock.'' ) (in Russian)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Naumenko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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