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I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.
Mika
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Mika
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 18
Actor
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Phoenix
Arizona
Mica Mika Penniman
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
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I was born out of classical music.
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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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A stylist might say you look amazing in anything. Your family will always tell you if you look a complete idiot.
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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 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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New York is a bit of a dangerous place to me because you often leave in a blur.
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Oh, I'm quite harmless in real life.
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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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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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In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself.
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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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Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!
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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
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I write songs about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.
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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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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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In the stock market, when you are right, you make a little money when you are wrong, you learn a lot of lessons, so you always win!
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I'm obsessed with plastic. I like the syntheticness.
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