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I'd never compare myself to Freddie Mercury because I look up to him far too much. As an artist, not necessarily as a person.
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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 say I have a midlife crisis every time I start and finish a record.
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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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I don't know where my father is from. I just don't. He's lived in so many countries.
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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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You never know which gig is going to be your last.
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I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.
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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 have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.
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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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The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.
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Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!
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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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Oh, I'm quite harmless in real life.
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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'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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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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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
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Most people's jobs are rooted in reality.
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No one knows what I am and really, I wonder if I do, at the end of the day.
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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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