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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
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Mica Mika Penniman
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
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I write songs about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.
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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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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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My relationship with my mother is not cute.
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Most of the people who write pop music were outsiders at some time in their life.
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A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul.
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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'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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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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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 was born out of classical music.
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My life isn't tabloid-friendly.
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Most people's jobs are rooted in reality.
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We all have to be dishes on a plate eventually, with the way we are marketed, but I have no intention of being a cheap Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet.
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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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The one thing about me is that I don’t even know where I’ll end up, and I don’t know what I’ll be doing but I know that I’ll never really stop.
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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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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
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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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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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