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hey I'm back it was amazing I met thatpinksock and a couple other mfc'ers unfortunatly I had to leave right away my mom was waiting I'll post everything as soon as I wake up . p.s. sorry I had to leave with out saying good bye my mom had a cab and didnt want to lose it.

I should be there by:thumb_yello: 5:00

Change of plan due to a mini (and by this I mean major) fashion emergency I've been forced to changed my outfit last minuet . just look for the girl with the marie antoinette wig.

Sorry sweetie that really sucks. I hope your dad cools down and eveything works out .

Hey thanks for the pic I dont have a MFC pin but I'll be the tallish girl in a yellow pinafore white summer coat carrying a cat bag .

Welcome to the MFC:cool:

STOP spaming you DECK To LIFEbeat and LIFEbeat loves mika I think that this is really rong the MFC is supposed to be a place for fans this is not your free advertising salon if you want to place a ad pay for it shet bag To my fellow MFC members I really hope I havent offended any of you . It's just that I dont believe organizations should be using our forum for thier own agendas:thumb_yello: p.s. this link explains my language : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHFC6rlGsH8

Good article thanks.

Its sick I love it

Dude what's with the serial posting the subjects already been covered stop wasting space:thumbdown:

Ahhhhhh I loved it thank you the lady who was interviewing him is soooo lucky:wub2:

I love this thread:naughty:

Mika’s passion for pop illustrated in ‘Cartoon’ By Christopher John Treacy/ Music Monday, June 11, 2007 - Updated: 07:59 PM EST Writing quality pop songs is no silly matter. At least, that’s how 23-year-old retro-rocking Londoner Mika feels about it. Despite the campy Freddie Mercury-meets-Scissor Sisters sound of the Beirut-born singer’s debut, “Life in Cartoon Motion,†he’s adamant that people take him and his music seriously. “It’s an art form, and it’s not to be mocked,†he said, calling from Los Angeles before a gig last week. “So much of the indie scene is built around veiling pop music as something more hard rocking than it is, when really all the artists are trying to do is connect with people, as if there’s something wrong with that.†He should know: Mika’s been writing pop songs and jingles since age 11. You can hear his grasp of craft in tunes such as “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)†and “Lollipop,†in which he strikes a masterful balance between progressive rock and bouncy pop capped with a glam-style sexuality that screams 1973. And when you least expect it, he gets all versatile and turns the corner into a delicious modern house groove on “Relax (Take it Easy).†He says he honed his songwriting skills during a rough period in adolescence. “I went through a lot of pain in school,†he said. “I got bullied for my dyslexia, and I actually stopped talking for six months - just gave up. Writing music brought me ’round, because I could succeed at it without having to read a book. It wasn’t that I was so highly motivated. I just liked the way I could use songs to tell stories.†A fondness for storytelling bleeds its way into everything Mika does. He’s fascinated with using alternate realities to convey information, especially cartoons - hence the title of his debut. “The phrase ‘Life in Cartoon Motion’ reads like psychobabble,†he admitted, “but it’s a reference to how quickly things happen in cartoons. Pop music is similar. You can convey an enormous amount of information compacted in a simple and direct way. A lifetime can transpire within minutes.†“Life in Cartoon Motion,†with its animated, circus-like cover illustrations by his sister, follows Mika from his formative years into adulthood. While its themes are playful, it’s certainly no joke. “Just because my first disc captures a childlike euphoria doesn’t make it any less serious a project,†he said. Indeed, much toil went into reworking the arrangements in Miami with producer/songwriter Jodi Marr (sometimes called the Latin Linda Perry) after Mika endured repeated rejections peddling his demos, including one from “American Idol†judge Simon Cowell. Now the market-savvy Mika is enjoying rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic.Most folks first saw him modeling in a Paul Smith fashion ad before his first single had dropped. But Mika, who says it’s too early in his career to discuss his much-speculated-about sexuality, doesn’t want to be thought of as just another pretty face. Not that he regrets posing for the ad. “You mean that photo where I look like I smoked a lot of opium?†he asked, his voice dripping sarcasm. “I got paid 600 pounds for an eight-minute photo shoot. Artists need all the help they can get putting themselves out there, and we need to make a living. Whatever brings more recognition is fine by me.

interesting article but sheesh physical molestation that sucks

Thaaaaaaank you soooooo much:wub2:

hey are any other mika fans in park slope if so maybe we could all go to the concert together:punk:

The face mika made when he found out about the laugh ring-tone will be nothing compared to his reaction when he hears about this thread or iona's or holy Johnny's. God I cant wait till he finds out . "Oh by the way did you know your a hot girl a pervert master of carolina dancing and you have your own religious sect" "Whaaat"

you dont need 2000 posts to custom your status

Not at all dear:naughty:

Yup:blush-anim-cl:

mika boobies runsaway and hides in a corner

wow I've got this reallllllly weird image in my head now of mika with double D's hears the freaky part he looks like this but with boobs

you know Johnny bravo it's a show on cartoon network anyway hubbahubba is like his catch frase he says it ever time a pretty laaady:das: walks by (the lady then punches him right in the kisser:naughty: )

Thank you sooo much:biggrin2:

Bouncy Mika AREF OMAR 2007/06/09 Mika’s flamboyant world emotes with earnest storytelling melded to uber catchy ditties. AREF OMAR discovers the rising Brit sensation in Hong Kong THE first thing you notice about Mika in person is his height, a gangly 6-foot-3, then his crazy curly brown locks. Couple that with an easy-going personality laced with a confident demeanour and you have the potential star bubbling with charismatic presence. But, most important of all, whether in airtight radioactive green pants with rainbow-coloured suspenders, a pink coat or even in a cutesy lion costume, Mika never fails to entertain with his music. The 23-year-old singer’s string of tunes are like a melting pot of chocolate and honey that takes listeners on an exhilarating sugar rush, right into Mika’s own wacky cartoon-coloured universe. His impressive debut album, the aptly titled Cartoon Life in Motion, contains 10 yummy tracks of premium old school pop excellence. Here, the Beirut-born songwriter sings a la Freddie Mercury with great theatrical abandon, bangs on the piano Elton John style and brings together the influences of pop glitterati such as Prince, George Michael, the Bee Gees and Michael Jackson. Fans and Press members in Hong Kong were treated to the Mika experience recently when the charismatic pop jester flew there for a performance showcase, after making an appearance at the Japan MTV Awards. Mika easily whipped the crowd into a frenzy performing eight of his infectious songs, with covers of the Jackson Five’s I Want You Back and Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These) thrown in for good measure. Backed by his tight grooving four-piece band, it was carnival time, with the crowd happily singing along like a bunch of cats in love, as Mika kept the energy high onstage throughout, putting his four-octave vocal range to good use. After all, he was classically trained by a very authoritarian teacher and had a stint at London’s Royal College of Music. “I had an odd childhood, always feeling displaced and confused,†says Mika, whose real name is Michael Holbrook Penniman, in an interview before the performance showcase. The child of a Lebanese mother and American father, he grew up during the 80s in Paris and London with his four brothers and sisters. Suffering from dyslexia and always being bullied by other children, Mika turned to songwriting at an early age, taking safe refuge in his own worlds of melody and rhyme. “I wasn’t accepted into any scene. The classical people were snobs that didn’t listen to any other music. “I was rejected by the indie scene because I had a fascination with melody and a three-and-a-half minute pop song. And I wasn’t cool enough to be accepted in anyone’s band. “The one consistency was that my family life was great,†says Mika, whose artist sister Yasmine, painted all of the cartoon artwork for his album sleeve. All these hardships added another memorable dimension to the talented songster’s tunes. Catchy melodic exteriors aside, they feature stories with lyrics that are not without humour or irony. His first hit single Grace Kelly, a song about having identity and not bending to the wind, pretty much sums up the entire album. “It’s the most angriest song I’ve ever written and it also sounds the happiest. “I was having a hard time working with a music company in Britain at the time, and they were constantly telling me, ‘You’re talented but if you agree to change just a little bit then we’ll support you, give you a deal and we’ll turn you into a star.’ “Of course I didn’t trust that, it wasn’t real,†says Mika. Furious and frustrated, he went home, sat down and wrote Grace Kelly which was a very direct “screw you†to the music industry. “I typed out the lyrics and highlighted certain parts, sent it to them and they never called me back. “People ask me how does it feel to be successful on a song that was written about the negative side of the record industry and I’m actually quite happy about that because I’m singing it to the listeners, not to the music industry and that’s what it’s really about,†says Mika. “I am a product of the iPod and iTunes generation where all kinds of music sit in the same place. “As a songwriter I have the freedom to be immensely inspired and do whatever the hell I want. “As long as it’s all tied together by good songwriting and can be delivered effectively live, then it works for me,†says Mika, who is currently heating up the music charts in the UK. During the Hong Kong Press conference with Mika, Cartoon Life in Motion received gold status for album sales in excess of 10,000 units in the country. “Of course I’m surprised by the response but no one can predict this sort of thing. I’m just enjoying myself now although I’m not in this to get one song on a karaoke machine. “I’m in this for the long haul, doing exactly what I’m doing today, just with more material and a creative vision.†You can catch Mika at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan on July 29 together with Joss Stone, The Chemical Brothers and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Browse http://www.fujirockfestival.com for details.