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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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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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More quotes by Mika
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 about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.
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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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I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.
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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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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 was quite the quiet teenager. I was a bit of a loner, a little bit of an outsider.
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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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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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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
Mika
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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The music industry doesn't exist the way it used to. You'll never have another star like the stars of the '90s.
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I say I have a midlife crisis every time I start and finish a record.
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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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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 real name is Mica, spelled with a C. My dad is called Michael. He wanted me to be called Michael but my mother said over her dead body. She wasn't into the whole junior thing.
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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!
Mika
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself.
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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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Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!
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