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Eh Eh, that kid is so cute! Where did you find the pic?

Actually I think they look alike in the pic comparison in the first post, not always. Wow if they really do something together, I can't wait to hear it! I already can't wait to hear his next album:biggrin2: I also wouldn't mind him playing with May and Taylor...although I guess the whole comparison with Freddie would get even stronger..

Ehm...excuse me? Are the auditions for the casting of Blues Brothers 3 open? Is this the right place? Name: Blues Brothers 3

Eh eh...I noticed that when refering to Vivaldi's Four Seasons he actually sings a bit of Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue...poor Mika, got confused

Instead I think he looks a bit like the singer from Red Hot Chili Peppers in this pic....

Thanks!

I must must must remember to watch it! We had a camera man just below us (we were where the bar was)...and it was funny because he moved back and forth following the music! He he...during over my shoulder he went really slow, and when it came to, say love today, he was going like crazy! Well, almost!

Ciao! Welcome to the forum!

Hey I'm in! I adore Queen! I guess I'll always regret the fact I never had the chance to see them live...Has anyone of you ever gone to one of their concerts? I read in some thread of someone who saw them at Live Aid in '85, I don't remember who though...

Well I went shopping a couple of weeks ago, and while I was waiting to pay for a t-shirt or something, the cashier (is that the correct word?) was singing Grace Kelly out loud...when she reached the higher notes we looked at eachother and started to laugh

Good job Sivan, that album is really nice I hope Mika gets a chance to see it!

He he of course I don't mind!

Count me in!

I don't like the first song he came up with...I don't even remember the title...but I do like new shoes a lot! It's a good "drawing tune"

Hey guys Here's my last creation...ehm...particularly inspired by some of the last threads in the chat about Mika section....perhaps one of the 16+ ones....

Great news! Too bad I didn't put any email adress next to my drawing on the scrapbook...mmm...well maybe if he sees my signature he'll figure out who I am through the forum! Hope so:biggrin2:

He he, yeah indeed...but was worth it:biggrin2:

Here's the (looong) translation...enjoy: Sanremo's Hotel Royal is like a sort of third world's Chateau Marmont. Not more than a year ago I ate next to Joaquin Phoenix in the real Chateau in L.A.. I've been waiting here for two hours, and the most famous person I've seen around is Daniel McVicar, who's part of Beautiful's cast. If Mika doesn't arrive soon, I promise I'm gonna start talking to Daniel. For all those who have been living on Mars, Mika's Britain's new pop phenomenon. He's 23, was born in Lebanon and grew up in Paris and London, apparently in a well taught family. Over the past six months, and thanks to his MySpace and a very lucky music deal (with a help from Tommy Mottola in the States), he managed to conquer worldwide charts, placing both his single Grace Kelly and his album LICM in first place in the UK. Since he's gay, his pop is agreeable and certainly not boor; he often sings in falsetto (disclaimer: the order in which these facts are put is absolutely random), and has been compared many times to Freddie Mercury, who's quoted in Grace Kelly's lyrics. Now, having listened to the album, the comparison with Mercury seems indeed slightly exagerated. However, as we're in the third world's Chateau Marmont, where Daniel McVicar stands to J. Phoenix as Sanremo stands to Hollywood, then Mika can easily become the new Freddie Mercury. "I really enjoyed myself a lot" starts Mika, back from the photo shot. "We're staying in a luxurious hotel and you drag me in a tool booth!" (don't know if it's the correct word...anyway, it's the place in which Mika's been photographed) I tell him that he got used to a luxurious life quite quickly, after only 6 months as a popstar. He becomes serious. "These are only toys. Meeting people is more important than dressing in a fancy way, and playing live is what counts the most." Although he's 23, Mika talks about his career and music in a terribly scientific way. He tells us about his growing up surronded by 5 women: 3 sisters (two of which work with him and follow him during his tour), his mum and an aunt. He says that melody and the the idea of writing the perfect pop song (3 minutes and a half long, he specifies) have obsessed him since tha age of 8. "The first song I ever wrote was about the women in my family. It was called Instant Martyr, it went like this: She's an instant martyr, a drama queen. She gets up like a star but then she cries like she always used to. The words are terribly harsh, but this is why pop music is great. You can say heavy and furious things and still go scot free. Through your songs you can tell other people things you would never have the courage to say, and that they wouldn's accept being told of. This is what the Beatles have always done. Isn't it great? Music gives you the freedom to say whatever you like, and whoever listens to you can go on iTunes and pay to dowload your song, instead of insulting you. It's something you can do only with pop music, not with rock." I must have made a strange face at his last statement, as he immediately goes on: "You see, as far as I'm concerned pop includes everything from Death Cab to Bjork. It's credible music which tends to mainstream. I'm obviously not talking about the crappy stuff for boy bands." Grace Kelly is with no doubt the perfect pop song. Perhaps, in relation to what we were talking about before, it's even something more. In the lyrics the phrase "why don't you like me" keeps repeating itself; I therefore ask him if this is the reason why he became a popstar and if he needs to be liked so bad. Mika answers back that it's useless to analyse his lyrics word by word, and that that's not the reason he decided to head for the stage at all. He adds that the words "why don't you like me" must be read backwards, as a reaction to all the years he was ignored and refused. "I had come up to a point in which I believed there was no space left for my music", he explains. "I was really frustrated and Grace Kelly came up as a reaction to my state of mind: you don't want me? Fine, I don't care, I won't bother anymore". I ask him if negative reviews hurt him. For example, Alex Petridis didn't really write a wonderful review of LICM on the Guardian, saying that it seemed like music coming from 1984's Eurofestival. Mika answers that Petridis is an asshole full of prejudices. And that after that bad review (one out of 5 stars), the Guardian published him on the cover of the monthly enclosure. "Also, since Petridis stated that the comparison between my and Queen's music was ridiculous, you know what happened? The day after Brian May declared to the Daily Mail of being a fan of mine, and that Petridis is an ignorant". "Look, my band has arrived". Mika starts waving his hand to a group of of boys and girls that has just entered the hall. I'm instead distracted by the arrival of Milly D'Abbraccio, who, with reference to Chateau Marmont, could stand as who? Sharon Stone? Demi Moore? I don't know. At this stage I ask Mika a rather confused and and articulate question about what I call "gay friendly pop" which from my point of view is what him and the Scissor Sisters are making. "People compare us for the wrong reasons", he answers slightly annoyed. "We do slightly similar stuff because we both produce credible pop and tell stories which are normally not told; however, our ways of dealing with assembling an album are completely different. My approach is much more similar to the way Bowie or Prince made their music in the '70s. They did solo records which sounded much more articulated and big than the ones made by any band whatsoever. And if you look around, you won't find a single person using that kind of approach anymore. And what does gay friendly music mean, anyway? I don't understand". "Well, let's say Scissor Sisters are coming up with a fight in favour of homosexual rights", I babble. "What does that have to do with anything? Unless you're mentally ill, being in favour of homosexual rights is evident. Anyway, I'm not interested in doing sexually politicisized music, and I find this way of categorising everything rather offensive and dull. Both Scissor Sisters and I indeed have a common theatrical approach to music, but if I think of bands such as Panic! At the Disco or Muse...well, they're transvestite bands for sure". I insist: "Does even the comparison to Freddie Mercury bug you?", I ask. "I understand that. Our background is similar, we both studied Opera and we use our voice in a similar way. Let's say I take that as a compliment". "Have you met Elton John?", I ask again. "No, but I think it's better this way. It's always better not to meet your heroes. You know, I understand it must be frustrating for you journalists", he says. "It's true", I start, "as a matter of fact it's always better to interview...". I stop. It's obvious I've just made a bad impression. He finishes the phrase: "...it's better to interview people you don't like". ****. I try to recuperate. "No, don't say that. I didn't mean that, I meant that it's always better to interview people whose music has changed your life". "For instance?..." He asks me. "JimiHendrixKurtCobainJoeStrummer" I answer, as they were a single name. "As you can see, they're all dead, so I don't need to worry". "Well, yeah, I understand", he tells me. Silence. However, since I don't want to leave like this and afterall I like Mika, I decide to ask him one last question. A question he'll answer in such a funny and clever way it will make me laugh. He'll turn out to be cool and bright and I won't be the asshole anymore. And we'll both be happy ever after. "Tell me the one thing you would never do in order to remain successful, even if it would mean having to live in poverty forever". Mika, who's intelligent enough and that, if he's got some talent, it's knowing how to be liked by his audience, doesn't disappoint me: "I'll never marry Tommy Mottola". Sorry that was long! And yeah, the journalist was a creep!

Hey I'll translate it for those who don't understand Italian:thumb_yello:

Hey my post disappeared as well! Anyway, Marianne your drawing is fantastic!

Ah Ah! Good question. I adoooore pizza: Margherita, Bufala, Calzone, Quattro Formaggi, Pesto, Gorgonzola......you name it!

Nice video BexxY! Anyway, since Mika apparently lurks around this forum, I'm sure he'll come across the medley

I might have seen him the day after the gig in Milan, but it really could have been another tall, slim guy with curly hair! Anyway, I was sitting with a friend of mine near a sort of castel in Milan, when I saw in the distance this very Mika-ish guy: brown curly hair, very tall and slim, dressed like him, camera in one hand. I started to stare at him and follow him in the distance, until my friend asked if I was staring at someone or just daydreaming....after a while, I convinced her to follow him with me inside the castel, as I had seen him entering it. Unfortunately, once inside, I lost track of him.... Who knows, maybe it was him...I read somewhere that he usually spends a couple of hours in each place he visits to go sightseeing...

Oh, that's cool! It's sounds like something coming out of a Dylan Dog magazine:wink2:

I'm working on it too...is there any deadline yet?