charlie20 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I hope it is okay to post this.I saw the link, but not the article. MIKA official @mikasounds I spoke to @Metro_US ahead of my NY & Brooklyn shows next week… bit.ly/1OZj48l 9:10pm · 27 Apr 2015 http://www.metro.us/entertainment/mika-bares-it-all/zsJodA---cGZVQDaPZDSOE/ PUBLISHED : April 27 Mika bares it all After a period of sadness and isolation, Mika emerges with a powerful, intimate new album, getting more honest than ever. Mika's fourth album, "No Place In Heaven" comes out in June Photo: Peter Lindbergh Mika may have churned out bubblegum hits like “Love Today” and “Popular” in the past, but his new album, “No Place In Heaven” (out this June) is melodious while exploring deeper, darker issues. Mika opens up to us about emerging from complete isolation to share the personal issues that matter the most to him. “I became afraid of what people think”It’s been three years since Mika’s last album, "The Origin of Love" and he says for most of that time, he purposely disappeared. “I went into almost complete isolation in my daily life and in my professional choices,” he says. “I became afraid of what people would think of my work. I isolated myself which was so stupid because I realize now that as soon as you become preoccupied with worrying what people think about protecting yourself, it’s like a creative cancer.” Taking chancesOn New Year’s Eve, he decided to change that, making a promise to himself that he would say yes to the next offer that came his way, no matter what. He got more than he bargained for when he was asked to be a judge on “The X-Factor” in Italy. But Mika followed through, learning Italian in two months. As a result of that, he landed a deal doing “The Voice” in France. Reemerging helped him get back to a place of honesty in his music. “I stopped that false protection, which was just getting in the way. When you hear the album, it’s got such a devil’s wink in it and the subjects I deal with are truly hard and very intimate, but when combined with joyful pop melodies, it resonates,” he says. Daring to be braveOne of those songs is “Last Party,” about Freddie Mercury coping with his HIV positive diagnosis by throwing a three-day long rager in a nightclub. “There’s also a song called ‘Good Guys’ which provokes a lot of questions, but I wrote it to myself,” Mika says. “I [wanted to] dare to be like all the people who inspired me when I was younger and who didn’t think about the consequences, even if it put them in danger.” Mika recorded the bulk of the album alone in his LA home, which he says helped him get to a place of deep intimacy. “When you’re singing and writing a song, you’re showing more than a full nude striptease. You’re going all out and hiding nothing,” he says. “When something is intimate and it’s very personal, it’s really powerful. People are craving intimacy.” Mika in concert: New York CityMay 3, 8 p.m.Verboten54 N. 11th St., Brooklyn, 347-223-4732 www.verbotennewyork.com May 4, 9 p.m.Webster Hall125 E. 11th St., 212-353-1600www.websterhall.com Emily Lawrence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karolina Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thank u for this article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's wonderful! Thanks for posting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'm sure we'll get a lot of articles from the US media in the next period,wouldn't be better to have a proper thread with all the new stuff,like we have for the French,Italian and Canadian media? This way we could keep everything collected in one place,and easier to access them,I think 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 thank you so much for this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerMoment1608 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'm sure we'll get a lot of articles from the US media in the next period,wouldn't be better to have a proper thread with all the new stuff,like we have for the French,Italian and Canadian media? This way we could keep everything collected in one place,and easier to access them,I think Yes, I think it's a good idea. In the past we had threads for single interviews, but I like the collecting threads that have developed now, now everything isn't scattered so much anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenartus Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'm sure we'll get a lot of articles from the US media in the next period,wouldn't be better to have a proper thread with all the new stuff,like we have for the French,Italian and Canadian media? This way we could keep everything collected in one place,and easier to access them,I think Yes, I think it's a good idea. In the past we had threads for single interviews, but I like the collecting threads that have developed now, now everything isn't scattered so much anymore. Let's keep this new MFC tidy! It's an interesting article. I have to say it looks great with the picture and those bolder subheadings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie20 Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Thank u for this article! That's wonderful! Thanks for posting!! thank you so much for this article. You are welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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