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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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Mika
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 18
Actor
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Singer-Songwriter
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Phoenix
Arizona
Mica Mika Penniman
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
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