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Nothing too new.. I wonder if these are just snippets from another interview, it seems a bit rushed? (the picture creeps me out tho :aah:)

 

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A peek at Mika

Sophie Stratford talks to Michael Holbrook Penniman better known as Mika about his songs, the Brits and Lady Gaga.

 

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TAKING real life and repackaging it as a bizarre fairytale is the inspiration for Mika, who is back on the crest of a wave after two critically-acclaimed albums. The London-based singer-songwriter is dominating the radio playlists again by using Blame It On The Girls, taken from second album The Boy Who Knew Too Much, as his latest single.

 

He recorded the majority of this album in Los Angeles with producer and musician Greg Wells, who also worked on his debut album, Life In Cartoon Motion. Asked about influences, Mika says: “Trisha, and basically things now, real life, my life as a teenager. Pretty much everything around me. Things I see on the street, things I see on the train to things that I read in books and comic books. Everything.”

 

Discussing his favourite tracks, he says: “A song called Rain (another single release) which I really like because it has this happy sad theme and so much music from the Ninties which I love. There is also a song called Toy Boy which is kind of delirious, it’s the creepiest fairytale on the record for sure. It talks about a boy whom expresses his life through the eyes of a doll and falls in love with the boy that owns him, but then gets broken-hearted when the boy abandons him.”

 

Mika says his two albums “fit together perfectly in a weird sort of way, which is what I wanted. I wanted them to be part one and part two of each other.”

 

Blame It On the Girls is a happy slice of timeless, sing-along pop bliss.

 

“It is rhythmically and lyrically a lot of fun and it has this typical kind of teenage attitude in the lyrics, and I picked it as a single because it makes my feet move and I guess that’s a good sign,” he says.

 

On the difference between the two albums, he adds: “It has become more violent more gothic. The sound has become a little bit more full of fantasy , and it’s darker in a way with a little bit more of a teenage angst to it – that was a natural progression.”

 

The Northern Echo tipped Mika for stardom back in 2006 when Grace Kelly was released as a demo and he has risen to fame pretty quickly. His first album sold more than 5.6m copies worldwide and helped Mika win a BRIT Award and receive a Grammy Award nomination. He is less happy over his many obsessive fans.

 

“People have lived outside my house for four days and we had to call the police, actually my neighbours called the police. I’ve had lots presents – videos of people naked, people always send me underwear, with funny drawings on them, I actually wonder ‘do they really think I’m going to wear them’?”

 

The singer has also been linked to Lady Gaga in the press and says: “I think she’s brilliant, funny, clever and very entertaining.”

 

Mika confesses to being driven by his desire for fame and love of performing, however I’m intrigued into how Mika knew that music was his forte.

 

He says: “When I was 12. I got my first job, I’d been kicked out of school, I didn’t have anything to do. I started to sing and became good very quickly and ended up with a gig.

 

Then I realised there was another way of living your life where you weren’t treated like **** and you actually had a responsibility to do something that you could be proud of.

 

So it became my life and I realised that’s what I wanted to do.”

 

Mika is working on new material for a movie, but claims he’s not really concerned about albums.

 

“It’s all a bit everywhere, but in a good way though and I think I feel quite liberated.”

 

The artist has also nominated for a Brit Award – Best Male Solo Artist – where the competition is Robbie Williams and Dizzee Rascal. “I am very chuffed to be nominated in my category especially with the other artists that are nominated, a lot of them I am a fan of. It’s a pleasure, I don’t know if I’ll win, probably not.

 

However I like the nominations it’s like a little brat pack.”

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Not heard that about doing things for a movie, only that he was talking about his music being used in movies, I thought that meant songs he'd already done.

If he's doing a soundtrack, I can't wait to hear it.

T4P:thumb_yello:

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I find it TOTALLY strange that people still say Michael Holbrook Penniman known as Mika. He has tried to steer them away from it, but they continue to do it.

 

What is this fascination with his full name?

 

Do they always say Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta known as Lady Gaga?

Do they say Reginald Dwight, known as ....what was his name again... :lmao:

 

Even David Bowie had a different name that nobody uses now...

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He is less happy over his many obsessive fans.

 

:shocked::shocked::shocked:

 

Dont include us Mr! we are loyal not obsessed:wink2:

 

Slept on his doorstep - Nope.

Sent him naked videos - Nope.

Given him drawn on underwear - Nope.

Guess I'm not obsessed then!

That's a good thing in his eyes, right?

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I find it TOTALLY strange that people still say Michael Holbrook Penniman known as Mika. He has tried to steer them away from it, but they continue to do it.

 

What is this fascination with his full name?

 

Do they always say Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta known as Lady Gaga?

Do they say Reginald Dwight, known as ....what was his name again... :lmao:

 

Even David Bowie had a different name that nobody uses now...

 

 

David Jones:thumb_yello:

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Not heard that about doing things for a movie, only that he was talking about his music being used in movies, I thought that meant songs he'd already done.

If he's doing a soundtrack, I can't wait to hear it.

T4P:thumb_yello:

 

Absolutely agree! That's something I'd want to see! .. well hear, you know :teehee:

 

For sure!!

 

He didnt like my video!!! :naughty::roftl:

 

:lmfao::lmao:

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Droopsy, it seems you are a treasure hunter....:teehee:

T4P :flowers2:

 

My favourite part:

 

"I realised there was another way of living your life where you weren’t treated like **** and you actually had a responsibility to do something that you could be proud of."

 

:wub2: wise words :thumb_yello:

 

other bits I find interesting:

 

 

"Mika is working on new material for a movie" ---:woot_jump:

 

"but claims he’s not really concerned about albums."

:blink: - not sure I understand what he means by that....

Perhaps he means he is not too concerned about releasing his third album soon as there are several other projects he is working on? :dunno:

 

I find it TOTALLY strange that people still say Michael Holbrook Penniman known as Mika. He has tried to steer them away from it, but they continue to do it.

 

Do they say Reginald Dwight, known as ....what was his name again... :lmao:

 

His name escapes me, too, but I know he lives down the Yellow Brick Road:mf_rosetinted:

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For sure!!

 

He didnt like my video!!! :naughty::roftl:

 

Aw, what a shame. You should post it on YouTube and we can all provide constructive feedback. :lmao:

 

But really, who DOES that? My first thought was, wow, people really send him things like naked videos and camp outside his house? Who are these people and why don't we know about them?

 

But then I thought wait, who knows what our members are doing in their Real Lives. It's not like someone is going to post an "I sent Mika a naked video and pitched a tent in his front yard" thread. :aah::freak::roftl:

 

The underwear thing though, he SO brought on himself by dancing around in plain white boxers. He's created an unbreakable connection in people's minds between himself and underwear. :roftl:

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I remember one special boxershorts with a nice drawing on it given to him by a fan and he refused to take them. I think some people here can remember that moment, right??? I only say I-Tunes........:roftl:

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I remember one special boxershorts with a nice drawing on it given to him by a fan and he refused to take them. I think some people here can remember that moment, right??? I only say I-Tunes........:roftl:

 

Yeah that was compliments of Sariflor. :lmfao:

 

I don't think Mika was under any illusions that she seriously expected him to wear them, though. He knows her better than that. :roftl:

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"Mika is working on new material for a movie"

 

I will be looking forward for that :boing:

 

thx for posting Droopsy :flowers2:

 

I find it TOTALLY strange that people still say Michael Holbrook Penniman known as Mika. He has tried to steer them away from it, but they continue to do it.

 

What is this fascination with his full name?

 

Do they always say Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta known as Lady Gaga?

Do they say Reginald Dwight, known as ....what was his name again... :lmao:

 

Even David Bowie had a different name that nobody uses now...

 

Reggie :wub2:

 

You forgot "Kenneth" but aka Sir. Elton (Hercules) John :naughty:

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He is less happy over his many obsessive fans.

 

“People have lived outside my house for four days and we had to call the police, actually my neighbours called the police. I’ve had lots presents – videos of people naked, people always send me underwear, with funny drawings on them, I actually wonder ‘do they really think I’m going to wear them’?”

 

Oh! Thanks God I'm not concern by that :roftl: Some fans are really disturb:shocked:

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