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Identity for me is something that has to be played with and explored, and not become complacent about or uninterested in.

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Mika
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 18
Actor
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Phoenix
Arizona
Mica Mika Penniman
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
Uninterested
Explored
Complacent
Played
Identity
Become
Something

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Strangely, I feel that I become increasingly reclusive in my normal life and more open and candid in my music.
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I don't know where my father is from. I just don't. He's lived in so many countries.
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I was born out of classical music.
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I've always said in the press, I can fall in love with a man. I can fall in love with a woman. And I've always said that I have no shame in that.
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I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.
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I'm not interested in what they have to say. I'm only interested in people that are interested in me for the right reasons.
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I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.
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My life isn't tabloid-friendly.
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The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.
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It's [F1] your life. You're focused on just one thing and there's no room for anything else. Friends don't necessarily understand, because the way you think about life develops completely differently to how it does for normal people.
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My first record was about childhood. There were a lot of nursery rhyme and fairytale references it was all about being naive.
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I write songs to turn myself into something else. And then I become that, and I want to become something else.
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I certainly don't follow fashion. I think fashion, as far as the industry and the whole world that surrounds it, is quite vile, and I'm repelled by it.
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You never know which gig is going to be your last.
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Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.
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I was a show-off as a kid. I was wearing bow ties and matching coloured trousers.
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Oh, I'm quite harmless in real life.
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I can't just listen to music walking down the street unless I have a reason to. I can't just listen to music as a piece of junk in the background. It drives me insane.
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To me, being a classical snob in the highest possible way and being an indie snob is just as bad!
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Zen is just a lifestyle, your everyday life. It is doing your best at your job, relationships, health, hobbies, and other daily activities!
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