Julia Welcomes

I belong to the fans who are not happy with Mika participating in these shows ( but who cares )

BUT:

For me, most positive thing about XF and The Voice is that I see how hardworking and professional Mika is. That`s enough for me to remain loyal and support him.

He`s working, work is not waste of time but (here I come close to the negative moments I feel about it ) - work can be such waste of talent.... This is the case ( imo)

Mika has explained his motives during the Bocconi lecture, so now I got these motives better. But his latest performance at "Che Tempo Che Fa" shows perfectly where he really belongs and what he does best.

MIKA official @mikasounds

Am I allowed to say that the women in my family are driving me mad. Would anyone like a sister I'm done with mine.

 

 

Bad, bad boy...

well Mika, you`re well-trained now if you have daughters oneday.

I had promised myself I was not going to see any of these shows cause I couldn´t relate to anything regarding Mika and Italian or Mika and French, but after reading all the comments, I did.

 

AND OH MY GOD WHAT A GREAT DECISION! This was a great performance, with his music, his piano, Max, Curtis... Almost a normal Mika gig. His voice sounds great and I really miss these kind of performances.

 

I know it´s not me the only one unable to relate to all this X Factor/ The Voice shows, and as the same as many of my friends here, I still like him, his music and everything regarding his musical creativity. I hope there will be more performances like this one.

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That`s what we`re talking about. (I am). Totally agree. Solidarity is a pleasant feeling.

What a lovely show ! Thanks for sharing here.

I was watching and my only thought was - I miss his live performances so much! How I love them:wub2: ( him)

I agree - Stardust and Rain have a huge potential hidden behind the album versions. But look how acoustic versions reveal it. Wow .

Mika speaking Italian has also fascinated me.

Well, I guess I`m happy for the rest of the day:swoon:

The wallpaper is photo bombing

I also noticed that very eccentric artwork. Like an illustration inspired by Lewis Carroll)

I like this kind of things:wub2:

Thank you everybody for your comments, it's very interesting and let me think more about that.

 

On thing I'd like to add, is that for me it is very important that Michael () is happy and, as many of you told here or on blogs, he was obviously not happy at the end of 2012 or while making TBWKTM.

So, if making these side projects let him be happier and more free then it's ok for me. Especially that I love some of them (Swatch ) and I'm ok with all of them until now. And, if one day he does a side project that I can't stand, I will simply put my interest on something / someone else during that time, waiting for Mika to do other interesting stuffs.

As long as he is happy with what he does, I'm not worried.

(ok, maybe I'll change my mind if he does a second XF season, we'll see )

Generally, well said:thumb_yello:

But TBWKTM is so damn good, still it`s my favourite album!

Even if we criticize some projects that Mika does, we always try to justify them ( we try our best:naughty:), because we love him and support him, strangely through criticism , but we do!

... my post is slightly off-topic but I don`t know where to share it

Bocconi University sounds so familiar.... Then I recalled: a couple of years ago the organization I work for sent Russian students to Italy, for post-graduate studies, and one of our partner universities was Bocconi !

And now Mika gave a lecture there! Sometimes such coincidences just make me wonder.... Things can cross in a very unpredictable way:naughty:

Welcome Claire !

What a nice report on your 1st Mika-experience! So right:thumb_yello:

I hope you`ll have many great gigs ahead and you`ll find friends among mfc-ers.

I love it! This just goes to show we haven't lost Mika, he's just older and wiser now. I always thought he shouldn't close himself off like he did at first. It was very naïve and although many fans came to him because they felt he was selective in what he did, and a purist with his music, I always thought he needn't compromise his music by being more commercial. I don't think he has done, not one iota. But to remain famous people do need to put themselves out there, and he's started doing that now.

I do agree with him about being unfairly handled by his record company. My advice to him would be, "promote yourself in future, since they can't be bothered."

I hope he has some plans for self-promotion in the UK. "Bring it on Mika."

Though I `m always worried about Mika recording new albums and making music, I agree here - Mika`s current activities in Italy have brought him many new fans . It`s good for him after all, for his further career and recognition by new fans, no matter how long they intend to be mikafans.

i think he does earn a lot, but maybe he should just spend a bit less on buying houses and more on making albums/documentaries.

I can`t help thinking about documentaries now ...

"Relax - take it easy - there's nothing we can do" ...

MIKA has talked about a new album and tour next year, several times lately!!

 

So - keep the faith - "everything will be OK" ...

 

Love,love

me

Yes, I heard it... The more he talks about it, the more I feel unsure...

Thanks Mamiam, I`m keeping the faith, what more can I do?

Ok. Now Mika definitely can give a lecture on "self-marketing"....

It all makes me so sad. Will we ever have him back as a musician?

I know I`m whining about it all the time and I feel like I don`t have many MFCers holding the same views, sorry. You can blame me as I don`t care for his side projects, so call me a bad fan, but I have priorities. Composing, making albums, videos and concerts - go first. May be pure creativity just can not live on these days ? I do not deny self-promotion and near-business projects like Swatch collaboration..... but there should be some right balance.

If I don`t have Mika`s new album in next 2-3 years, for me music will become a massive black hole without him.

Anything is possible,even Billy Brown fell in love with Putin

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Poor Billy:aah::aah:

Thanks to bing translator Soon we'll need translation for every Mika's tweet

mind me, if he tweets in Russian:aah:

na zdoroviye))

Me too I'm sure MIKA will do an amazing job as an actor here, even his role isn't huge Everybody has to start, and get noticed - and our boy surely will, I do trust him and his skill And I can hardly wait to see this film !! ... Thanks for all the links guys!! You're all priceless ...

 

Love,love

me

Apart from all my scepticism and non-involvement in Mika`s side projects, I agree with you ladies and believe that Mika was good as an actor here. He`s a man of many talents.

 

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I can't wait even more!

 

I hope it will be translated from French? I wonder how much time it takes usually?

Do you think that makes sence ? Mika barely says 1 phrase in the film:naughty:

ok, 2 phrases..

I personally have no problem with Mika singing in French or whatever language he chooses, but the UK market probably wouldn't want that. I think we're spoiled in the UK because English is the language we mainly hear. We've got lazy about other languages really. So he would probably need to do English versions of the French songs, to sell to the UK.

Well, I hope this wise idea will come to the minds of Mika`s UK management someday.

Marilyn, I recalled it: it was Sophie Marceau who played Karenina ( Sean Bean was Vronsky), and the latest movie was with Keira Knightley.

I don't like him singing in italian, as well. I don't like italian in general, period.

Let's stick to english and french, please please please!!!

 

Of course, it's not up to us..

yes, exactly:smoke:

The thing is, I think he loves experiments We should prepare ourselves for every possibility

:naughty: Yes, he does!

But I permit him not to sing in Russian:blush-anim-cl:, that would be terrible, believe me!

I`d prefer Japanese.

I understand what Sabine means - there`s nothing against Chinese or other language. We are just not ready for this kind of thing in Mika`s creative work.

For instance , I`m Russian, but I wouldn`t like Mika singing in Russian ! This is not his style, he doesn`t need such experiments:naughty: , imho.

Universal Canada is equally bad... He has a huge fanbase in Montreal but it could get bigger with just a tiny amount of promotion:sneaky2:

 

Last concert was sold out in a matter of minutes, he could have done 2-3 nights easily (or move to a bigger venue but it would have not been intimate after all...)

Universal Russia is bad too They have removed all TOOL songs from the most popular russian network "vk.com" ( that is how they try to " protect" copyright and fight piracy) , instead of promoting official info on the album... So stupid(

Home is where the Christmas tree is...

Looks like Milan is really a new one.

My attempt at a translation, if no one else is doing it yet.

 

Ode to the Favorite Women of Art, but Don't Let Your Mother Read It

 

Years ago, the Grammy Awards nominated "Love Today" as best song in the "Dance" category; I went to the ceremony and on that red carpet I was giving an interview and smiling at each step. I was live and a journalist of an important network said to me that he loved the song, but didn't understand exactly what it dealt with. "I'm talking about an old depressed prostitute who I used to see every night at 3 a.m.," I said. "She was not working and she was a heroin addict." While my press office was holding its face in its hands, the journalist froze, the interview was interrupted and I said to myself with anger, "Young man, this is how to kill the serenity of a family watching TV." My team asked me how I could say those things: I answered that I was there because of that unmentionable prostitute. I had to remember her even because I owed her a lot more than certain people (hens?) of the record label.

 

Her name was Carolina. I had met her when I was 20 in Miami. Jodi Marr, who was collaborating with me, and I had no money and we begged to have a studio for recording my first demo. In exchange we would lend our voices for bad latin-pop recordings. We were prostituting ourselves for a studio and for getting out of anonymity. Often after normal work hours, from 7 in the evening until 2 in the morning. I didn't drive, and Jodi left me at a service station, where my sister or a friend would come and get me. Carolina was always there waiting for clients. I understood that this meant that she was not working. It didn't suprise me. She didn't seem to be in good health. Her great strength, however, fascinated me. One day, I was done and I didn't see her any more. Then I wrote the song, without thinking that it could be particularly interesting, but I wrote it for her.

 

But what do the oldest profession of the world and art have in common? Musicians, writers, and painters have been inspired by prostitutes and courtesans for centuries. Their works were shown in palaces, cathedrals, and the music was even played at weddings, where their sources of inspiration would never have been welcome. From Roxanne by the Police to Mary Magdalene of Guercino, from the women of Degas or Manet to Traviata and Anna Karenina, everyone has used the moral dilemma of sex for profit as their launching point. I think, what is admirable is the courage that it takes to engage yourself in a relationship with prostitution. The Buddhists believe in the separation of the mind from the body which implies that prostitution of the mind is more questionable and dangerous. In a capitalist society, we regulate "the mind" controlling the transactions and actions of the person. It seems logical also to regulate prostitution. And if we decriminalize prostitution the exploitation and the suffering of those involved would be alleviated.

 

The most well-known pop song on prostitution is Killer Queen by Freddie Mercury. His words, in which I really believe, are, "We are all musical whores, my dear." We really are, Freddie! Even Churchill, who wasn't afraid of getting his hands a bit dirty, at an exclusive party, asked a guest to sleep with him for 5 million pounds. Blushing, she replied that she would have to agree and at that point Churchill offered her 5 pounds. "What type of woman do you think I am?" "Madame, we know perfectly what type of woman you are. Now we're just haggling over price." God! We really need a leader like him these days.

Thank you so much Deb.

The whole issue is very controversial.... Mika meets Freud .

However, one phrase made my queeniac heart sing:wub2:

If someone can't do it today, I can translate it tomorrow because today i'm very busy sorry girls

Lucrezia, please do! Thank you in advance! I`ll wait.

( I have no hope for the XL English version)