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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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Mika
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 18
Actor
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Phoenix
Arizona
Mica Mika Penniman
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
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The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.
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In the stock market, when you are right, you make a little money when you are wrong, you learn a lot of lessons, so you always win!
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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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I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.
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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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I was born out of classical music.
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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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Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.
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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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I write songs about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.
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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'm obsessed with plastic. I like the syntheticness.
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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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My relationship with my mother is not cute.
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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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In fact, no one has ever really wanted to go on a date with me.
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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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My life isn't tabloid-friendly.
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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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