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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.
Mika
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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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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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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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Most people's jobs are rooted in reality.
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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 have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.
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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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I was a show-off as a kid. I was wearing bow ties and matching coloured trousers.
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I was born out of classical music.
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A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul.
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Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.
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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
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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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I write songs to turn myself into something else. And then I become that, and I want to become something else.
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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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I was quite the quiet teenager. I was a bit of a loner, a little bit of an outsider.
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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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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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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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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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