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Aw I loved that! The coffee cup bit made me laugh:naughty: He's back soon....

That was amazing!

That was positively spiffing.

In the November Isssue of Q Magazine, they have reviewed TOOL, but I have not seen it on their online website yet. Jazz-Hands Free! Meet the new- less irritating- Mika. Poor Mika, pilloried for the worst sin you can commit in the British Isles: having too much fun in public. The primary colours, soft shoe Bojangles-on-poppers singalongs and guileless emotionalism of his debut, 2007's Life In Cartoon Motion, helped shift 5.6 million copies and made him that year's chief dispenser of good times. They also got him tagged as the most irritating man in pop. If the album had been released 30 years before it would probably have been waved through on the Guilty Pleasures exemption. Album number three arrives with Michael Penniman freshly out as gay (who knew?) and somewhat flintier of heart. Love is overrated in this goddamn world, apparently, and popularity isn't all it's cracked up to be either. The bustling, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink arrangements are still in place- think a school orchestra plus Fairlights going nuts on a parade float- but Mika's falsetto has gone the way of innocence too. Tweenees is not entirely absent ("Save me from your theories/At the very least let me cry on you", he sings wetly on Make You Happy) but there's a few good gags too, not least one about being dunked in the school toilets for being a weed. Feisty electronics from Nick "Pnau" Littlemore and bump'n'grind DJ Benny Benassi now augment much sleeker, more economical songs whose astringency sharpens their sweetness. The result is persuasive, likeable grown-up pop without the off-putting jazz-hands factor. Mika could well have earned his next 15 minutes. Andrew Harrison 4/5 stars Downloads: Love You When I'm Drunk, Origin Of Love and Make You Happy

To get the sticker do we buy the 1CD or 2CD? I just really want the sticker. I like stickers.

ooooooo did he say it's going to be a single?

Haha what a unique name. And lucky I'm still waiting till October

There's a digital booklet? Is it only available on French iTunes?

Haha don't worry I will, but it's soooo tempting! But I can wait....

Done And yeah it's so big!!

Here is a link to the full interview: http://m.magazine.topman.com/issue-6/mika/ POP RARITY: MIKA The Zealous Pop Star Gets Decked Out In Topman And Explains His New Album, The Origin of Love By Daisy Mostyn With two hit albums under his belt, and a good seven years at the forefront of British pop music consciousness, singer-songwriter Mika has become something of a household name. And rightly so, especially in this era of factory produced pop where it’s become something of a rarity to find an independently driven, genuinely talented, and classically trained star. Mika is, of course, all of those things. His beginnings lie in classical music and the theatrical nature of his songs and performance style harks back to a more original era of pop, and of a time of extroverted and iconic musicians like Bowie and Freddie Mercury. Meeting him, though, there is no flamboyance or diva-ish attitude, he is softly-spoken, articulate and informed, his continental drawl a faint memory of his Lebanese origins, and his attitude is neither arrogant nor overbearing. He’s also immaculately dressed, with the looks and physique of a model, and when we get him into Topman’s VIP lounge for his shoot, it’s clear he enjoys his time in front of the camera. Mika, it seems, is something of a paradox: both self-reflecting and shy, but also extroverted and theatrical – he really is emblematic of a new thinking man’s pop star. So, in the run up to the release of his new album ‘The Origin of Love’ Topman GENERATION quizzed him about his views on the state of the industry and what it’s like to be an old-school pop star in 2012. Topman GENERATION: So, first off, this album seems to represent a shift in your style, with a whole host of new collaborators and a new sound. Was this an intentional change of direction? Mika: Well, yeah, kind of. The thing about making pop music now is that there isn’t any sense of creative community... Most of the time it’s just a group of adults, making music for slightly younger people and selling it. The danger with that is it can become a little too much like a big machine, if you look at the seventies you had pop music that was really artist driven – Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, The Bee Gees – all that stuff stinks of artistry, it’s entirely pop. I think with this album I wanted to find people around the world that had the same attitude, lots of different, cool people. "Pop music out there is really good; I just wish there were more men doing it" Topman GENERATION: Pop music is so corporate these days, isn’t it? How do you feel about the state of the industry at the moment? Mika: Well, in a weird way I think pop music is kind of great at the moment. It’s mostly dominated by women, many of whom don’t write their own music, and there’s not that many men making pop music that aren’t in bands. I just think it’s interesting, it’s cyclical. Pop music out there is really good; I just wish there were more men doing it. Topman GENERATION: You were classically trained when you were younger. What instigated the transition from classical to pop music? Mika: Well, I think it was my complete obsession with melody. I am obsessed with bringing melody into everything I do, so that led me to make music myself, to play with this magical thing and come up with it myself. In all honesty I think the reason I went into pop music was because I was dyslexic and I couldn’t sight-read. I wanted to make music but couldn’t read piano sonatas and I couldn’t write complicated symphonic music or even study it, so I decided to concentrate on what I knew I could do, which was melody, and instinctively I fell into more of a pop direction. Topman GENERATION: Are you tempted by any other areas of music? Rufus Wainwright has just debut his opera, for example, would you ever be tempted to do something like that? Mika: Yeah, maybe. I’ve been asked, quite seriously, to do that, but I know that if I do it it’s like a multi-year commitment. What I would really love to do someday is make music for film, which is something I’ve always been interested in. I think that would really be a perfect transition. Topman GENERATION: Tell me about your new album, The Origin of Love. Do you feel more or less pressure now that you are on your third album? Mika: More in some ways, more artistically, to deliver something that is bold, layered,and colourful. Less in the fact that I’ve gained a lot of freedom and I have found my space. Topman GENERATION: So what is ‘The Origin of Love’ about? Mika: Well, the concept is very simple – how do you figure out what love is, how do you go on this crazy journey and deconstruct a love song? It doesn’t sound like traditional love songs, it actually sounds pretty psychotic. I guess, inevitably, in talking about love you end up talking about life, and so it’s kind of a personal diary over my last twelve month period. Yeah, it’s about my life, and life in general. The whole album starts with the song ‘The Origin of Love’ and my mission statement was how do I write the perfect love song? How do I make it as real as possible? "I kind of hate fashion. I love style, but I hate fashion" Topman GENERATION: You’ve worked with fashion houses like Christian Louboutin in the past. Are you a fan of fashion? Mika: I kind of hate fashion. I love style, but I hate fashion. I think they are two very separate things and often they contradict one another. I think style is something that develops against the grain, whereas fashion is something that tries to capitalise on trend. They are two concepts very against each other, and yet they are inseparable. Topman GENERATION: And what would you say is your style? Mika: Well, at the moment I’m really obsessed with tailoring. I think all men should be aware that the most transformative thing he can do, as far as his look is concerned, is know the cut of his body. I just think cut is the secret. Print is an easy way to cheat, whereas cut you can’t cheat. Whenever I dress I always try to think ‘will I look like a fashion victim in five years time?’ If you are dressing for yourself and not for trends or fads then you won’t end up just looking like a credit card. The Origin Of Love will be released October 8.

I also found an interview with Mika, on Topman's facebook page! There is another pic too http://m.magazine.topman.com/issue-6/mika/

Must stay away. Must not peak. Must be strong. Who/what FB page is it btw?

It was in the actual newspaper today, I ran to get it (just in case). I will post a pic of it later.

OMG I have a reason to go into Topshop/Toman more often now!

I keep getting that message saying it won't work >:L

The latest video I see is from last Sunday

T4P Mel is just too cute!

I'm too young by one year :'(

I did

Did he not do Kids yesterday? :S

Oh yeah I meant listen! haha I'm too tired

Thanks, but I don't think I will be able to watch it :'(

Haha this video is so funny! I love how he tried to cover his mouth when it was stuffed with 'atmosphere'

I did. I was not expecting that much nudity.