Louiza

Thats really cool! Thanks for posting Yuna:thumb_yello:

I really like that they made a paper bag too!!

It’s an important album. Forget the commercial aspect. Forget all that. You can’t predict that. I did this French song that my record company in the UK and my manager begged me not to put out, and I said my intentions for putting it out were very simple, it is the right thing for me to do as an artist.

Thats my favorite part of the interview. I really admire this mentality. Thats the way things should be, it wouldnt be good if he did exactly what the record company suggested (cant believe we wouldnt have listened to Elle me Dit yet if he had followed their advice) or even what the public demands. He should always be doing what feels right for him as an artist.

Also I really love the idea of the short films! Really looking forward to seeing them and finding out more about the autumn gigs of course:biggrin2:

That was a great interview, thanks for posting:thumb_yello:

Loved this bit, among many others. That's exactly how I see him...

Totally agree with you! Loved this part of the interview too:wub2:

Her necklace is amazing!

yes I noticed it too, it's really cool! maybe she designed it herself.

Can I just say that I love listening to all those French radio interviews, they're really relaxed and full of info:wub2:

Hopefully there will be a way, like an EP for example, so that we can hear all 16 songs. Or if they cant be released in any way then it'd be great if he decided to play them live so that everyone can listen to them.

Thanks for posting:flowers2:

OK!

I've just send them my requests...

Hope they will answer or I'll call them

thank you! looking forward to hearing their answer:thumb_yello:

PART 5 (last one)

 

http://mikatube.com/audio/146/mika-at-rfm-french-radio-29062012-part-5

or

http://soundcloud.com/mari62/mika-at-rfm-french-radio-2

thank you very much Marina for recording and posting every day:flowers2:

What he says for the people who are trying to make their dreams come true is very inspiring! Also loved this phrase "plus ça change, plus ça change pas":wub2:

Hope we'll get to hear the first part of the interview as well.

Awwwww !! Thanks a lot ängi !!

 

This interview is funny and interesting !!

 

He probably talks about my present in 2010 at Tokyo !!! I made him 500 ORIGAMI folded paper cranes ( not 10000 )

Oh that was your gift Eriko! It sounds like it must have been really special:wub2:

Can you post a pic of it? Would love to see it!

I searched with EVERY OPTION and can't believe this place has no public transportaion except local train...!! How can thousands of ppl reach this place without own car? , or, is there huge parking place and roads that embrace thousands of cars at once? it's such a mystery

Yes it's very complicated to reach this place without a car, otherwise I would have gone too! It's a shame..

for me it's almost mysterious... there must be thousands of ppl but just local train? I can imagine insane traffic jam already.. or Frenches can teleport or something? Oh I badly want this gig but i have to go back to Paris immediately after the show so so impossible

Thats what I'm wondering too. How is it possible to go to this gig without a car? The only thing I've found so far is that you can only travel to Breaute by train and then probably get a taxi to take to you to Parc Eana. But the problem is how to find a taxi after the gig is over. I've searched everywhere and I cant find a hotel that in walking distance to the Parc or any local taxi phone numbers:aah:

PART 4

 

http://mikatube.com/audio/145/mika-rfm-french-radio-28062012-part-4

or

http://soundcloud.com/mari62/mika-rfm-french-radio-28062012

thank you Marina:flowers2:

it's great to have a new part of the interview to listen to every day!

New one out tomorrow!

 

http://videodrome-xl.blogautore.repubblica.it/2012/06/27/xl-78/

 

XL di luglio/agosto è in edicola dal 29 giugno.

 

No more until September, apparently.

thanks for the info:thumb_yello:

Thank you for the new interviews girls

what he said about answering to fans letters, keeping the gifts and sending that girl a video is soooo sweet:wub2:

btw I think I'm going to google kama to see how it looks like LOL

PART 3

 

http://mikatube.com/audio/144/mika-at-rfm-french-radio-27062012-part-3

or

http://soundcloud.com/mari62/mika-at-rfm-french-radio-1

thanks Marina:flowers2:

What a horrible and unacceptable behaviour this teacher had. It makes me feel so sad and angry. Mika is really strong talking about what he went through in such detail.

Too true, I remember my teachers from hell all to well

Unfortunately me too. They were the main reason why I hated going school so much

Thanks for the translation:thumb_yello:

you're most welcome Netina

yes, they will

I think we'll find all parts on their site

thanks:thumb_yello:

love this pic, it looks like a scene from a 50s movie!!

all the pics are great, thanks for posting:flowers2:

Both Mika and Zuleika look amazingly stylish!!

Here you can listen to + download the 2nd part of the interview (the one aired today)

http://mikatube.com/audio/143/mika-at-rfm-french-radio-26062012-part-2

thanks

so they'll broadcast the third part today at 7pm?

hope we find the podcast of the first part.

Interesting interview, thanks for posting:thumb_yello:

It's a very good decision not to allow alcohol backstage. The band and crew should always keep it professional and not treat the backstage area as a party zone.

Also I really like that he answers the question about participating in Eurovision with a never.

Btw wasnt Estonia's song called Kulla? I remember it cuz in Greek Kulla is a name and the way this guy was singing it looked like he was calling someone named Kulla LOL

If you look at their site, last Monday they announced that last week would be a whole week with Matt Pokora so I think there's a one week delay... I hope so anyway!

Thanks for clearing that up. Hopefully next week then:thumb_yello:

http://shirlandmews.blogspot.fr/2012/06/mika-au-palais-imperial-de-compiegne.html

The photos are really impressive! The Compiègne show was fantastic:wub2:

thanks for posting LeiRe:thumb_yello:

A little interview, but there's really not much new info unfortunately...

 

edit: wait, does he really say he hates kick-ass?? Maybe this is old news already, I didn't know it yet

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http://www.chartsinfrance.net/MIKA/news-80337.html

 

 

Mika : mon prochain album ? "De l'amour, de la tolérance et de la joie"

 

Mika is back. Un an après avoir fait danser la France avec "Elle me dit", le chanteur d'origine libanaise vient de dévoiler deux titres de son prochain album "The Origin Of Love" à paraitre le 17 septembre prochain. Deux morceaux qui laissent présager une nouvelle sonorité électro-dance. Virage ou pas ? Comment a-t-il travaillé ? Pourquoi Pharrell Williams sur "Celebrate" ? Pure Charts a rencontré MIKA qui lève le voile sur son troisième opus.

 

"The Origin Of Love" est le morceau qui ouvre et qui donne son nom à votre troisième et prochain album (lire notre critique)… Un titre très produit, électro-dance, à l'opposé de "Relax" ou "Rain" et qui donne un peu le ton de ce disque. (Steven Bellery, journaliste)

MIKA : C'est le premier titre. Il présente le thème et le son de cet album. J'écoute énormément de musiques différentes. J'adore écouter de la musique sans les barrières, sans les frontières. Du jazz au classique. Alors je me suis dit pourquoi pas faire un album qui utilise un côté de la musique électro. J'avais en tête comme références la musique des années 60 quand les instruments électro ont fait leur apparition. Et en même temps la musique des années 80, la bande originale de Blade Runner, la house française et plus récent Daft Punk.

 

Une électro à la sauce Mika donc… La semaine dernière, vous dévoiliez "Celebrate", votre nouveau single qui succède à "Elle me dit". Un titre produit avec Pharrell Williams. C'est tout de même très différent de vos anciens titres…

 

Je voulais faire de la musique avec un côté électro mais avec beaucoup de chœurs. Je ne voulais pas quelque chose de fait sur un ordinateur. Sur "The Origin Of Love" ou "Celebrate", tout est vrai. C'est moi et des musiciens dans un studio en train de jouer. Et après on fait de la post-production, on découpe tous les morceaux pour les programmer. Mais tous les ingrédients sont acoustiques. C'était la manière de donner du cœur à quelque chose qui a tendance des fois à être trop froid, trop machine…

 

On sent à l'écoute de votre album (qu'on découvrira en septembre) que vous avez digéré une grande partie des cinquante années de l'histoire de la pop… D'ailleurs, la seconde partie du disque est clairement pop et pas électro, c'est plus du Mika que l'on connaît…

 

Le but de cet album c'était de parler de l'amour, de la tolérance et de la joie. Je voulais aussi représenter ce que je suis comme fan de musique. J'écoute de la musique depuis l'enfance sans savoir ce que c'est. A Paris, j'écoutais Gainsbourg, Moustaki, Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong, du reggae… Je ne sais pas ce que je fais la plupart du temps, je fais des chansons qui me plaisent, qui me font sourire, qui me font pleurer…

 

Vous avez tout de même travaillé différemment que pour "The Boy Who Knew Too Much"

 

Cette fois-ci c'était complètement l'inverse oui. Le dernier album j'avais travaillé seul au piano. Cette fois-ci, j'ai écrit et produit en même temps.

 

Est-ce qu'on peut parler de virage alors ?

 

C'est complètement dans la continuité. C'est sincère. C'est pas un virage même s'il y a beaucoup de développements. Je ne me suis pas dit tiens je vais faire un album avec Timberland, je vais lui donner 500.000 dollars et hop. Je n'avais aucune intention de faire cela. On me dit alors, pourquoi ne pas travailler avec RedOne ? J'ai répondu "j'ai déjà fait un titre avec lui et j'ai détesté ce titre"… J'aime bien ce qu'il fait pour Lady GaGa mais ça n'était pas pour moi. Je n'allais pas acheter un son !

 

Vous avez tout de même appelé Pharrell Williams pour "Celebrate" ?

 

Je voulais travailler avec lui sur le deuxième album. Je l'ai contacté. Il m'a dit OK c'est 100.000 dollars. Tu m'envoies 50.000 avant qu'on commence et 50.000 quand on a fini. J'ai répondu par fax au management, j'ai écrit : "Is this a joke ?" (est-ce que c'est une blague ?, NDLR). Cette fois-ci, on a travaillé ensemble sur deux titres. Aucun contrat. Pas d'échange d'argent, pas de règles. Absolument zéro problème. Il était complètement cool, il a compris que je voulais sa musicalité pas son nom. Je voulais juste m'amuser avec lui.

 

--Steven BELLERY

Thanks for posting Droopsy, this is an interesting interview:thumb_yello:

I really like what he says about not wanting to buy a sound and work with someone like Timbaland.

My fave quote from this interview is "Je fais des chansons qui me plaisent, qui me font sourire, qui me font pleurer". I really admire and appreciate that. Thats how real proper songs are, they arent being written just as potential hits but instead they reflect different feelings and emotions:wub2:

Thank you for all this amazing pics and videos !!

I don't know if it has already been posted, we can see Mika here at 0.33 and 2.21 talking about his favourites places to travel

http://mtvvoices.com/en/2012/06/lovebox/

lovely little vid! thanks Leila:flowers2:

and thanks Eriko for uploading it to youtube:thumb_yello:

I've only now managed to to catch up with this thread so I have to say thanks everyone for posting pics and videos. They bring back so many amazing memories:wub2: Cant believe it's almost been a week since this gig!

Also now I realize that I forgot to write in my report about what a great surprise it was to see Paloma there. I think everyone was really happy to see her doing so well. She looked really beautiful and sweet and she waved at the fans when she was leaving the venue!

*bursts in*

 

HI GUYS!!!!!

 

Naturally I'm quite excited. Have spent all day at work squeeing. I got the email while I was talking to the tech, made a really loud noise, then was like BRB!!!! then legged it out the fire escape to call Ingie.

 

I can promise you that this report is gonna be the BOOM TING. Flying to Eindhoven with Miss van Veen the morning after so it's gonna be a departure lounge masterpiece.

 

On another note, having got up at 9 o'clock to buy two tickets for this gig, then winning two more two hours later, I now have a spare pair. If anyone wants them get in touch, either on here or fb or something.

 

Anywho, thanks to everyone for their lovely words, makes it much easier when 99.9% of people are being nice. =]

Thats great news! Congrats Laura! Looking forward to reading your review:thumb_yello: