Justinthestates

I hope no one will be let down when I promise you that I am neither Bieber nor Timberlake. I am just "Justinthestates."

Before this past Sunday I would have said I am 50-75% aware of all things hip or popular, whether or not I subscribed to them. But that was before Sunday... I am ashamed and embarrassed for myself that I have somehow not even been made aware of this beautiful and inspiring music (that I have not been able to turn off since my accidental discovery of a flashy bright colored thumbnail on the related videos bar on Youtube). I will be shocked if no one of noteworthiness's sake has said this; but Mika stands alone in a class all by himself. I have read articles, watched interviews and have not yet read a single one that accurately describes all the ______ that makes up this man's moxy. You can compare him to whom ever you like, most commonly I have read Freddie Mercury. Touché my Queen! Even Freddie would be ready to hand Mika the crown. People get confused and compare newer artists to older ones so quickly that they chop up all the sections of comparison and label them neatly into polite but itchy terms while all the guts, glory and best little bits and pieces may fall by the wayside. Mika is comparable to Freddie in that they both posses class and talent. This is seldom seen on my side of the pond these days. But outside of having manners which everyone should, Mika as an artist shines a brighter star for me to set my gravity with. Being from the States, we rarely see anything that can make you think further, or encourage you to forget something feared. Before Sunday I couldn't honestly tell you when the last time I felt like this version of my former self. I'm not sure I have ever joined a fan club after being moved by any one artist. Not even Ani Difranco who I think created the man I was in my early twenties. I have never written as much as blurb to proclaim gratitude or appreciation of an artists, but always wanted to. I just thought they would never read it or care much if they had. I don't fear either of those outcomes here. In fact I don't think I have feared much since this past Sunday and I bargaining to say that is permanent behavior. Mika has moved my mind set, my imagination, my spirit. It's fun to work again, it's fun to do everything again! But as something so desperately needed; a vision needs a light so you may see it clearly...I'm so glad that Mika has shined my way.