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Oh, yes, I forgot: I like Martin. But David looks very good, I think. And he CAN play the piano!

Oh, I am sorry about this last message of yours!

But then, I too am not a good fan. I was at only one gig, wouldn't want to be his friend, prefer the acoustic shows, think he looks to thin shirtless and talk all the time about his problems... And I don't like taking part in any group activities like sending presents and drawing books for him.

So, we can make a group of "Mika's bad behaved, anarchistic semi-fans". Booo for us.

Oh, wow, you are really good then...

I only learned the piano as a kid, but then went to a high school for history and Latin and Ancient Greek and stuff like that. This was in Bulgaria where I come from. And then I went to Germany to study here and I studied Psychology in Munich, where I still live now. So I am much better at languages than in music... And now I read a lot of French again, thanks to Mika. Very good for my intellectual development he is.

I hope he will still perform and write music. Not the big shows though, I prefer the acoustic stuff, I only need him and a piano and Martin as a support. He doesn't need the big shows to be good really (but not so many pple here share my opinion, ). But it is a matter of marketing and money... And he likes it atm... Not good for his voice though, you are right...

And sometimes I think he should take singing lessons again. Professional opera singers do this all the time, don't they?

Oh, he's hiding in here? Where? When?

This would be nice, actually. And since he is a control freak, not such a surprise after all.

About the music: yes, you are right, now I understand the notes. Well, it is a fun nevertheless. And if he doesn't want to publish them, well he has the copyright, so... I had to play a lot of stupid stuff like Cherny as a kid. So now I wanted to play the piano again and I thought that if I play Mika it would make more fun to start again. But you surely can play all of his stuff! Great!

Are you a musician or teaching music?

I "discovered" him pretty recently actually, in January this year (there was this concert at Arte (Baden-Baden) & I saw this & at first thought: This guy is so strange (cause he sang so high and had this broken foot), but good! And then I watched Grace Kelly (at Jools Holland) on You Tube and the performance was so amazing!!! And he is just such genius song writer! Hope he writes on and on and on...

Oh, are there any guys at all on this forum?

I bought "Mika" notes few weeks ago (LIACM) & am since then trying "My interpretation". It is quite easy to play (if you compare it to Billy Joel or Elton John - I looked at those notes in the shop and quickly put them back...), but the piano part is mostly a support for the singing, the real melody is the singing, so THAT is a bit embarrassing... But it is fun, you are right! Almost more than listening to the songs...

Hi, Laura!

Thanks for your message! I am a girl. Just wanted to try out this forum before giving too much information about myself here - you never know... That's why I don't have an avatar too. But there is nothing very extraordinary about me: a psychologist, love books & music. And Mika, obviously. And play the piano too, not that well, but I am trying... You play quite good, don't you (Well-Tempered Clavier, phew...)?

I like shy people, they are so intriguing! My mum told me once: "For every person's personality/soul there is an entrance, you should only find what it is. Than they open themselves to you." And she is a translator, not a shrink like me.

I am quite outgoing myself and talk all of the time and a lot of stupid stuff too... :-)