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Ooops sorry, I hadn't seen that the posts about this were in the 2023 thread! Moved it here.

thank you! I added the automatic English translation.

nice picture! sadly the article is for subscribers only. can anyone who can read it copy it here please?

I have one spare standing ticket, and I think I saw others offered on the extra ticket thread as well, if you need a second one... but there are also still standing tickets available on the dodotickets shop (I just don't know how it is on that website with e-mail tickets, shipping costs, buying from abroad, etc.) https://www.dodotickets.de/10905/mika

I've moved your post here.

Ah, good to see that there'll be more NEW interviews soon! (I really need to start catching up on the ones from last year! 😅). Where in France is their studio? The station seems to be for several regions in the south of France?

why is he collecting scarfs from the audience?

E.Leclerc interview, recorded last year, published today. (found by @Kumazzz)

nice to see that he's still wearing @Serendipity's BLOOM necklace! (last video in this post)

Maybe the 2 events are both today, afternoon & evening.

Clement's story... https://www.instagram.com/stories/monsieurdewitt/3277811152893220334?igsh=aDZpZ21xdHNwOTdz - Not sure where that is, but yesterday's place seemed bigger? Those arenas all look similar, but it could possibly be the Zenith in Strasbourg?

Private gig tonight at Paris La Defense Arena for Credit Mutuel, there are some videos on Instagram, in @Chriss-MikaFan's stories and on this account:

Thanks. Fixed it.

thank you! I added the Google translation of this file to your post, and adjusting it now with the questions and a few changes. To the French speakers, I think at the beginning when he talks about not hearing the interviewer's voice in the interview, he says "rien" and not "rire", right? edit: I think it's pretty much the same interview as the written purecharts one that was published last year. I recognized it from the part about Andy when Mika said that overcoming breakups is like training a muscle (sorry, I still don't agree with him on that ). Anyway it's nice to have this interview on video as well.

This was the flower I bought at Tedi's, I removed the stem and instead attached a pin (with hot glue). And this fluffy flower pin is from Bijoux Brigitte

Ok, there seem to be different interpretations of "dans ton dos" - but sorry, I don't believe in Mika's innocence, I interpreted his lyrics in too innocent ways often enough in the past. 😅🙈. So I'm sure it's not just about him stroking his partner's back. He does say in the interview that he can't say this in English, imo that says it all.

It's worth an extra thread, I think. Feel free to adjust the title, if you prefer another one. I like the organza flower! Did you make it?

Hm, I see it differently - but I'll DM you, because well, discussing those details in public leads a bit too far. 😅

Moi dans ton dos (song) / Ma main dans ton dos (interview) Good point

Indeed a very interesting interview. The interviewer gets on my nerves a bit, not only because he often keeps talking instead of letting Mika think and reply, and sometimes asks his questions in a way that kinda doesn't leave Mika much room to reply with his own thoughts, but also he has a way that is far too intrusive for my liking. As it also shows in the little video, where he keeps touching Mika's tummy. It makes you wonder, is he flirting with Mika or is he being a clumsy version of Mara Venier (the Italian Domenica In presenter, of whom you could also say she's intrusive, but she does it in a very caring way). As for the French language being romantic and in English it would be aggressive... well, I guess there are other words in English too that you could use - as Mika also does, "making love" - I don't get the nuances of the French language, yeah "baise" might sound better than "f*ck", and maybe it's romantic because "un baiser" is a kiss, but I never got why people say that French is a romantic or sensual language. And also I still don't get why Mika feels the need to describe the details of his sexual preferences, in this interview even a little more detailed than in the lyrics. But I'm not a fan of such explicit songs anyway, no matter the language or the artist - so it's not Mika and his preferences that bother me, but just that I can't connect to the song that is the title track of the tour. Well, nothing new there, I already talked about that in the AC thread. What he says about bullying, that words can hurt a lot, is very true. I remember at the time when I was bullied at school, I sometimes wished that the bullies would attack me physically, so I could hit back. But they always did it in a way that wouldn't leave me any options of defending myself, that made me feel dumb for not finding the right reply to their words, that made me feel excluded and wrong. It's tough what he says, that he was told that only sticks and stones would hurt, but not words. Thinking about it, I guess what my Mum told me had a similar effect "just ignore them and don't listen, it's normal that kids tease each other", it makes you feel like you're imagining things, as if you're just being too sensitive. And I also like what Mika says that community can be a solution to this. I mean, yes, and no. Children and young teenagers can't help themselves in such situations, even friendships are still fragile at that age, so the community idea has to come from the teachers, and that has a lot to do with work ethics and working conditions. So I assume the good community at the small private school Mika went to has to do with the fact that the teachers who worked there were motivated and not overworked and underpaid, like at many public schools. Same is true for what Mika says, that music, art, sports can help build such communities - but also that is a money issue, it's the first thing that gets cut at public schools when they have to save money. And even if they have a football team and a choir - if football or singing aren't really your thing, you're still left out. I was part of the choir at the school where I was bullied, and this as well as music and arts lessons certainly were the highlights for me at school, but it didn't help against the bullying. But that was also because it wasn't really a community, the teachers weren't interested in that. Of course community can also help in the sense that you feel supported if you have friends or a supportive family outside of the bullying situation - and even years later, if you find a community where you feel accepted and supported, that makes it easier to deal with the disappointments of the past. (yes, I'm talking about MFC now ) Hmm, much more to comment on, I got lost in detail about this particular part... I also especially love what Mika says about curiosity, also being curious about other people, even if you don't agree with their opinion. And about not blaming others and feeling like a victim - the presenter is right with that, that it's a sign of maturity. Taking responsibility for oneself's own wellbeing - I think it's the first step to taking responsibility for other people's wellbeing as well, for building real and deep connections and for making the world a better place. Ok I might need to elaborate further on this, to make clear how I get from "not feeling like a victim" to "making the world a better place", guess it's a bit like Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror"... but I need to sleep now. I hope we won't have 5 new interviews already, until I have time to comment on this again. 🙈 Mika really doesn't need to feel sorry for doing his therapy in songs and interviews, I like it... but when it's so much like in the last month it's just hard to keep up. 😅 Yes, I remember seeing photos and videos of Mika in this exact outfit in December, that's why I'm sure it's prerecorded.

I've moved your post here.

I thought it was prerecorded? So are they pretending it's live?! Pfft. 🙄 Thank you for the translation, can't watch the video right now, so I love being able to read the text for now. Thank you also to @Nessaja, I'll watch that later.

I don't remember how it looked later, but this was the queue around noon back in 2010.

Maybe she listened live? I can't find a replay yet, but I assume they'll have one on their website tomorrow.

He also said that it's about sex, so I guess the double meaning is the point of it, like in Hia Leah. About a place (Vanuatu) and about a person. He's just telling different details in every interview, so we can put together the puzzle pieces. I still have to listen to the interview... but somehow the "elle" referring to his loneliness doesn't fit that well either, imo... why would his loneliness want to reach for the sun? Unless it somehow refers to "un soleil mal luné", where he sings about sun, moon and loneliness... but from my memory I can't really find a connection, except for the words sun and moon. Of course it's a message to himself, to take it slowly, and thinking of what happened to "elle" is his motivation for this. That's how I would interpret it. I already shared my theories about who "elle" could be, still feels to me like it's a person, but not his Mum.