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Most of the people who write pop music were outsiders at some time in their life.
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Mika
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 18
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Mica Mika Penniman
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
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More quotes by Mika
I'm inspired by watching and listening to people. For example, my first novel, The Scale, came to life after I overheard two women discussing their struggle with their weight at the gym.
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When you're not part of a club, you have to find another way of surviving.
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Most people's jobs are rooted in reality.
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So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today.
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Oh, I'm quite harmless in real life.
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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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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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Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!
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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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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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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'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'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
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I was born out of classical music.
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I wish I had more guts when I was younger because then I would've said things to people's faces instead of just running away all the time.
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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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My relationship with my mother is not cute.
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Some people say I've got a five-octave range, which is ridiculous. That would mean I'd sing like Mariah Carey or that alien in 'The Fifth Element.' And I'm nothing like that blue alien. I've got a range of about 3 1/2 octaves.
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Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.
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Over the past few days I have been fighting off a virus that has affected the majority of my band and crew.
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