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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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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 think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.
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My life isn't tabloid-friendly.
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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
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Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.
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Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!
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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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You never know which gig is going to be your last.
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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'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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Oh, I'm quite harmless in real life.
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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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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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I was quite the quiet teenager. I was a bit of a loner, a little bit of an outsider.
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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 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 don't know where my father is from. I just don't. He's lived in so many countries.
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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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Most people's jobs are rooted in reality.
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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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