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I think that this interview has not yet been posted, right?

 

TU STYLE GIUGNO 2015

 

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I will do the translation of it as soon as possible.

 

Here the first part of the translation:

 

MIKA PRESENTS THE NEW ALBUM WITH A PAIR OF SHOES FULL OF “X FACTOR”.

BUT THE SINGER DOESN’T LOVE FASHION.THE STYLE, THAT, HOWEVER, YES.AND HIS (STYLE) IS AT HIGH RATE OF FANTASY.

 

Louboutin sneakers keep me standing

 

(In the third scan, next to the photo:)

 

Mika (31 years old) was born in Beirut, Lebanon, from a Lebanese mother and an American father.

He moved to Paris as a child, and then to London.
In July he will be in concert in Taormina and Cattolica;
in September he will sing in Milan, Rome and Florence.

 

Mika says his fifth album (my edit: actually it’s the fourth) is the result of a moment of courage. It’s the answer to some questions that he did to himself for a long time. Like: will I ever find the courage/boldness to put into one song all the gay heroes of my adolescence? Yes, he has found it. Will I ever have the audacity to put my mark on each piece, to say what I think without worrying about the consequences? Yes, he had. For this he considers "No Place In Heaven", which will be released on June 15, the album of his maturity. “Before, I didn’t have total control of my creativity”, he explains, “now I feel more confident.This album is a private diary, adult but candid”. Nota bene: he lingers to search every word because in three months of work between London and New York, he has lost almost completely familiarity with the Italian. He is tired and jet-lagged, but has always that smile as a little boy who is afraid to have made some trouble (/ got into trouble or to have made mischief). A smile a la / à la (in the manner or style of ) Mika, if you know what I mean.

 

You are a very ironic person, but your lyrics are serious.

 

“I don’t lose my playful side. I use pop music, light (music), because the melody must be immediate. But a song without a text that addresses real arguments is like a perfume without the low notes: fragile. In my opinion, a song that does not talk of/about life becomes even a little pornographic.”

 

How was born/ it originated the tribute to the gay heroes of  "Good Guys" and that, moving/touching, to Freddie Mercury in "Last Party"?

 

“All men that I quote, from Auden to Rimbaud, from Cocteau to Warhol, had an exceptional/ out of the ordinary talent. They have suffered because of their condition, but were not depressed or aggressive: they were for all of us a source of originality/newness and creativity”

 

When Freddie Mercury died, you were 11 years old. What did you know about him?

 

“I discovered Mercury later.I was on vacation studio in Granada, I didn't have bonded with my classmates. I found a tape (cassette) of his songs and I listened it to exhaustion, isolating myself. Of course from the academic point of view it was a disastrous trip, I had bad votes. But that music cassette changed my life”.

 

In Italy by now you are/feels at home ...

 

"The encounter with this country has been amazing. Everyone looks to the United States and England as places with a more open culture. As far as I'm concerned, only here and in France, I feel free to be who I really am, to bring out the mix of all the cultures that I have assimilated in my life. When I'm in London I protect myself more. I really love the UK, less that city: I go there just because there is my home".

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow I'll post the second part.

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Here the first part of the translation:

 

MIKA PRESENTS THE NEW ALBUM WITH A PAIR OF SHOES FULL OF “X FACTOR”.

BUT THE SINGER DOESN’T LOVE FASHION.THE STYLE, THAT, HOWEVER, YES.AND HIS (STYLE) IS AT HIGH RATE OF FANTASY.

 

Louboutin sneakers keep me standing

 

(In the third scan, next to the photo:)

 

Mika (31 years old) was born in Beirut, Lebanon, from a Lebanese mother and an American father.

He moved to Paris as a child, and then to London.
In July he will be in concert in Taormina and Cattolica;
in September he will sing in Milan, Rome and Florence.

 

Mika says his fifth album (my edit: actually it’s the fourth) is the result of a moment of courage. It’s the answer to some questions that he did to himself for a long time. Like: will I ever find the courage/boldness to put into one song all the gay heroes of my adolescence? Yes, he has found it. Will I ever have the audacity to put my mark on each piece, to say what I think without worrying about the consequences? Yes, he had. For this he considers "No Place In Heaven", which will be released on June 15, the album of his maturity. “Before, I didn’t have total control of my creativity”, he explains, “now I feel more confident.This album is a private diary, adult but candid”. Nota bene: he lingers to search every word because in three months of work between London and New York, he has lost almost completely familiarity with the Italian. He is tired and jet-lagged, but has always that smile as a little boy who is afraid to have made some trouble (/ got into trouble or to have made mischief). A smile a la / à la (in the manner or style of ) Mika, if you know what I mean.

 

You are a very ironic person, but his lyrics are serious.

 

“I don’t lose my playful side. I use pop music, light (music), because the melody must be immediate. But a song without a text that addresses real arguments is like a perfume without the low notes: fragile. In my opinion, a song that does not talk of/about life becomes even a little pornographic.”

 

How was born/ it originated the tribute to the gay heroes of  "Good Guys" and that, moving/touching, to Freddie Mercury in "Last Party"?

 

“All men that I quote, from Auden to Rimbaud, from Cocteau to Warhol, had an exceptional/ out of the ordinary talent. They have suffered because of their condition, but were not depressed or aggressive: they were for all of us a source of originality/newness and creativity”

 

When Freddie Mercury died, you was 11 years old. What did you know about him?

 

“I discovered Mercury later.I was on vacation studio in Granada, I didn't have bonded with my classmates. I found a tape (cassette) of his songs and I listened it to exhaustion, isolating myself. Of course from the academic point of view it was a disastrous trip, I had bad votes. But that music cassette changed my life”.

 

In Italy by now you are/feels at home ...

 

"The encounter with this country has been amazing. Everyone looks to the United States and England as places with a more open culture. As far as I'm concerned, only here and in France, I feel free to be who I really am, to bring out the mix of all the cultures that I have assimilated in my life. When I'm in London I protect myself more. I really love the UK, less that city: I go there just because there is my home".

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow I'll post the second part.

There are people who love, and accept, him in the UK. I hope they prove it to him at the festival on Sunday.

Thanks for the translation.

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Finally managed to catch up with this thread. Many thanks for the translations! :flowers2: one question about that music interview... were the comments in this list of songs where it says promiseland as a "possible next single" by mika or by the magazine?

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Here the first part of the translation:

 

MIKA PRESENTS THE NEW ALBUM WITH A PAIR OF SHOES FULL OF “X FACTOR”.

BUT THE SINGER DOESN’T LOVE FASHION.THE STYLE, THAT, HOWEVER, YES.AND HIS (STYLE) IS AT HIGH RATE OF FANTASY.

 

Louboutin sneakers keep me standing

 

(In the third scan, next to the photo:)

 

Mika (31 years old) was born in Beirut, Lebanon, from a Lebanese mother and an American father.

He moved to Paris as a child, and then to London.
In July he will be in concert in Taormina and Cattolica;
in September he will sing in Milan, Rome and Florence.

 

Mika says his fifth album (my edit: actually it’s the fourth) is the result of a moment of courage. It’s the answer to some questions that he did to himself for a long time. Like: will I ever find the courage/boldness to put into one song all the gay heroes of my adolescence? Yes, he has found it. Will I ever have the audacity to put my mark on each piece, to say what I think without worrying about the consequences? Yes, he had. For this he considers "No Place In Heaven", which will be released on June 15, the album of his maturity. “Before, I didn’t have total control of my creativity”, he explains, “now I feel more confident.This album is a private diary, adult but candid”. Nota bene: he lingers to search every word because in three months of work between London and New York, he has lost almost completely familiarity with the Italian. He is tired and jet-lagged, but has always that smile as a little boy who is afraid to have made some trouble (/ got into trouble or to have made mischief). A smile a la / à la (in the manner or style of ) Mika, if you know what I mean.

 

You are a very ironic person, but your lyrics are serious.

 

“I don’t lose my playful side. I use pop music, light (music), because the melody must be immediate. But a song without a text that addresses real arguments is like a perfume without the low notes: fragile. In my opinion, a song that does not talk of/about life becomes even a little pornographic.”

 

How was born/ it originated the tribute to the gay heroes of  "Good Guys" and that, moving/touching, to Freddie Mercury in "Last Party"?

 

“All men that I quote, from Auden to Rimbaud, from Cocteau to Warhol, had an exceptional/ out of the ordinary talent. They have suffered because of their condition, but were not depressed or aggressive: they were for all of us a source of originality/newness and creativity”

 

When Freddie Mercury died, you were 11 years old. What did you know about him?

 

“I discovered Mercury later.I was on vacation studio in Granada, I didn't have bonded with my classmates. I found a tape (cassette) of his songs and I listened it to exhaustion, isolating myself. Of course from the academic point of view it was a disastrous trip, I had bad votes. But that music cassette changed my life”.

 

In Italy by now you are/feels at home ...

 

"The encounter with this country has been amazing. Everyone looks to the United States and England as places with a more open culture. As far as I'm concerned, only here and in France, I feel free to be who I really am, to bring out the mix of all the cultures that I have assimilated in my life. When I'm in London I protect myself more. I really love the UK, less that city: I go there just because there is my home".

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow I'll post the second part.

 

Here the second part:

 

What value/importance has for someone like you who has lived a little everywhere, the word "home"?

 

“Home means family. And in England live my sisters and my mom ... Who however always accompanies me when I come in Italy”.

 

You have a terrific/great style, even in the way you dress. How did arise / was born your passion for fashion?

 

“I don't love fashion and who considers the clothes a status. I rather love the style, because it tells a story: It says where we come from and where we want to go. The style transforms you, the fashion disguises you.It's an ancient passion, comes from my mother".

 

Is she also an enthusiastic/passionate of it?

 

“More. When we lived in Paris my mother had a workshop of clothes for children:I grew up among her friends of the haute couture and her friends seamstresses.when I was three, they dragged me to the fashion shows of Dior, a bore!”.

 

You also have a wonderful collection of Louboutin shoes  ...

 

"This is a nice story. I suffered a lot of pain in the feet and my sister introduced me to Christian Louboutin.We became friends and he designed the sneakers that I wear, and that now everyone can buy. Mine are reinforced on the toes to allow me this movement, see? (he gets up on his toes and nothing, he didn’t even swayed a little, ed). Perfect for the concerts!".

 

X Factor starts again in October. Can you tell us how you choose your outfits?

 

"I work with the staff of Valentine. Fantastic/great people, with a great imagination/fantasy. And I believe that we all need fantasy. My clothes are unique couture pieces, I keep them in a storage of/in London".

 

About X Factor, as you see the new team of judges?

 

"I am happy to work with Skin, I like her a lot, but the greatest satisfaction is to find Elio again".

 

Your opinion on the case Morgan?

 

"We are all weak and Morgan is no exception. He is an interesting person exactly because of his limitations".

 

Six concerts in Italy between June and September and the auditions of X Factor. And you're also writing a book ...

 

"It's not really a book, I would describe it an intimate journal. It is made of/in chapters and it’s about different things: I talk about Syria, my grandfather, shopping at the supermarket... I like to write".

 

Remains to me a curiosity. You who are the result of different cultures what do you think when you hear talk about racism?

 

( Mika's amused air/ expression  gives way to/was replaced by a disconcerted expression, as he lifts the phone, ed)

"The phone batteries I use in Milan and New York were built in Japan with minerals extracted in some African mine ...

The barriers do not exist! About the migrants, it should be care of everyone of us to protect them. Because we were all immigrants and many of us will be (it/them) in the future. It is obvious, isn't it?And then I ask myself: what is the sense to still use the word racism?".

 

 

 

 

My notes:

 

"RICCHE DI X FACTOR" = I think here they are using a play on words: ricche is rich (Louboutin shoes), but in this context it means "full of X Factor"

 

In italian "pazzesco" could be positive or dramatic or negative. It dipends on context. In this case it's used as an extreme positive, out of this world good.

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Here the first part of the translation:

 

MIKA PRESENTS THE NEW ALBUM WITH A PAIR OF SHOES FULL OF “X FACTOR”.

BUT THE SINGER DOESN’T LOVE FASHION.THE STYLE, THAT, HOWEVER, YES.AND HIS (STYLE) IS AT HIGH RATE OF FANTASY.

 

Louboutin sneakers keep me standing

 

(In the third scan, next to the photo:)

 

Mika (31 years old) was born in Beirut, Lebanon, from a Lebanese mother and an American father.

He moved to Paris as a child, and then to London.
In July he will be in concert in Taormina and Cattolica;
in September he will sing in Milan, Rome and Florence.

 

Mika says his fifth album (my edit: actually it’s the fourth) is the result of a moment of courage. It’s the answer to some questions that he did to himself for a long time. Like: will I ever find the courage/boldness to put into one song all the gay heroes of my adolescence? Yes, he has found it. Will I ever have the audacity to put my mark on each piece, to say what I think without worrying about the consequences? Yes, he had. For this he considers "No Place In Heaven", which will be released on June 15, the album of his maturity. “Before, I didn’t have total control of my creativity”, he explains, “now I feel more confident.This album is a private diary, adult but candid”. Nota bene: he lingers to search every word because in three months of work between London and New York, he has lost almost completely familiarity with the Italian. He is tired and jet-lagged, but has always that smile as a little boy who is afraid to have made some trouble (/ got into trouble or to have made mischief). A smile a la / à la (in the manner or style of ) Mika, if you know what I mean.

 

You are a very ironic person, but your lyrics are serious.

 

“I don’t lose my playful side. I use pop music, light (music), because the melody must be immediate. But a song without a text that addresses real arguments is like a perfume without the low notes: fragile. In my opinion, a song that does not talk of/about life becomes even a little pornographic.”

 

How was born/ it originated the tribute to the gay heroes of  "Good Guys" and that, moving/touching, to Freddie Mercury in "Last Party"?

 

“All men that I quote, from Auden to Rimbaud, from Cocteau to Warhol, had an exceptional/ out of the ordinary talent. They have suffered because of their condition, but were not depressed or aggressive: they were for all of us a source of originality/newness and creativity”

 

When Freddie Mercury died, you were 11 years old. What did you know about him?

 

“I discovered Mercury later.I was on vacation studio in Granada, I didn't have bonded with my classmates. I found a tape (cassette) of his songs and I listened it to exhaustion, isolating myself. Of course from the academic point of view it was a disastrous trip, I had bad votes. But that music cassette changed my life”.

 

In Italy by now you are/feels at home ...

 

"The encounter with this country has been amazing. Everyone looks to the United States and England as places with a more open culture. As far as I'm concerned, only here and in France, I feel free to be who I really am, to bring out the mix of all the cultures that I have assimilated in my life. When I'm in London I protect myself more. I really love the UK, less that city: I go there just because there is my home".

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow I'll post the second part.

 

 

Here the second part:

 

What value/importance has for someone like you who has lived a little everywhere, the word "home"?

 

“Home means family. And in England live my sisters and my mom ... Who however always accompanies me when I come in Italy”.

 

You have a terrific/great style, even in the way you dress. How did arise / was born your passion for fashion?

 

“I don't love fashion and who considers the clothes a status. I rather love the style, because it tells a story: It says where we come from and where we want to go. The style transforms you, the fashion disguises you.It's an ancient passion, comes from my mother".

 

Is she also an enthusiastic/passionate of it?

 

“More. When we lived in Paris my mother had a workshop of clothes for children:I grew up among her friends of the haute couture and her friends seamstresses.when I was three, they dragged me to the fashion shows of Dior, a bore!”.

 

You also have a wonderful collection of Louboutin shoes  ...

 

"This is a nice story. I suffered a lot of pain in the feet and my sister introduced me to Christian Louboutin.We became friends and he designed the sneakers that I wear, and that now everyone can buy. Mine are reinforced on the toes to allow me this movement, see? (he gets up on his toes and nothing, he didn’t even swayed a little, ed). Perfect for the concerts!".

 

X Factor starts again in October. Can you tell us how you choose your outfits?

 

"I work with the staff of Valentine. Fantastic/great people, with a great imagination/fantasy. And I believe that we all need fantasy. My clothes are unique couture pieces, I keep them in a storage of/in London".

 

About X Factor, as you see the new team of judges?

 

"I am happy to work with Skin, I like her a lot, but the greatest satisfaction is to find Elio again".

 

Your opinion on the case Morgan?

 

"We are all weak and Morgan is no exception. He is an interesting person exactly because of his limitations".

 

Six concerts in Italy between June and September and the auditions of X Factor. And you're also writing a book ...

 

"It's not really a book, I would describe it an intimate journal. It is made of/in chapters and it’s about different things: I talk about Syria, my grandfather, shopping at the supermarket... I like to write".

 

Remains to me a curiosity. You who are the result of different cultures what do you think when you hear talk about racism?

 

( Mika's amused air/ expression  gives way to/was replaced by a disconcerted expression, as he lifts the phone, ed)

"The phone batteries I use in Milan and New York were built in Japan with minerals extracted in some African mine ...

The barriers do not exist! About the migrants, it should be care of everyone of us to protect them. Because we were all immigrants and many of us will be (it/them) in the future. It is obvious, isn't it?And then I ask myself: what is the sense to still use the word racism?".

 

 

 

 

My notes:

 

"RICCHE DI X FACTOR" = I think here they are using a play on words: ricche is rich (Louboutin shoes), but in this context it means "full of X Factor"

 

In italian "pazzesco" could be positive or dramatic or negative. It dipends on context. In this case it's used as an extreme positive, out of this world good.

 

The entire translation:

 

MIKA PRESENTS THE NEW ALBUM WITH A PAIR OF SHOES FULL OF “X FACTOR”.

BUT THE SINGER DOESN’T LOVE FASHION.THE STYLE, THAT, HOWEVER, YES.AND HIS (STYLE) IS AT HIGH RATE OF FANTASY.

 

Louboutin sneakers keep me standing

 

(In the third scan, next to the photo:)

 

Mika (31 years old) was born in Beirut, Lebanon, from a Lebanese mother and an American father.

He moved to Paris as a child, and then to London.
In July he will be in concert in Taormina and Cattolica;
in September he will sing in Milan, Rome and Florence.

 

Mika says his fifth album (my edit: actually it’s the fourth) is the result of a moment of courage. It’s the answer to some questions that he did to himself for a long time. Like: will I ever find the courage/boldness to put into one song all the gay heroes of my adolescence? Yes, he has found it. Will I ever have the audacity to put my mark on each piece, to say what I think without worrying about the consequences? Yes, he had. For this he considers "No Place In Heaven", which will be released on June 15, the album of his maturity. “Before, I didn’t have total control of my creativity”, he explains, “now I feel more confident.This album is a private diary, adult but candid”. Nota bene: he lingers to search every word because in three months of work between London and New York, he has lost almost completely familiarity with the Italian. He is tired and jet-lagged, but has always that smile as a little boy who is afraid to have made some trouble (/ got into trouble or to have made mischief). A smile a la / à la (in the manner or style of ) Mika, if you know what I mean.

 

You are a very ironic person, but your lyrics are serious.

 

“I don’t lose my playful side. I use pop music, light (music), because the melody must be immediate. But a song without a text that addresses real arguments is like a perfume without the low notes: fragile. In my opinion, a song that does not talk of/about life becomes even a little pornographic.”

 

How was born/ it originated the tribute to the gay heroes of  "Good Guys" and that, moving/touching, to Freddie Mercury in "Last Party"?

 

“All men that I quote, from Auden to Rimbaud, from Cocteau to Warhol, had an exceptional/ out of the ordinary talent. They have suffered because of their condition, but were not depressed or aggressive: they were for all of us a source of originality/newness and creativity”

 

When Freddie Mercury died, you were 11 years old. What did you know about him?

 

“I discovered Mercury later.I was on vacation studio in Granada, I didn't have bonded with my classmates. I found a tape (cassette) of his songs and I listened it to exhaustion, isolating myself. Of course from the academic point of view it was a disastrous trip, I had bad votes. But that music cassette changed my life”.

 

In Italy by now you are/feels at home ...

 

"The encounter with this country has been amazing. Everyone looks to the United States and England as places with a more open culture. As far as I'm concerned, only here and in France, I feel free to be who I really am, to bring out the mix of all the cultures that I have assimilated in my life. When I'm in London I protect myself more. I really love the UK, less that city: I go there just because there is my home".

 

What value/importance has for someone like you who has lived a little everywhere, the word "home"?

 

“Home means family. And in England live my sisters and my mom ... Who however always accompanies me when I come in Italy”.

 

You have a terrific/great style, even in the way you dress. How did arise / was born your passion for fashion?

 

“I don't love fashion and who considers the clothes a status. I rather love the style, because it tells a story: It says where we come from and where we want to go. The style transforms you, the fashion disguises you.It's an ancient passion, comes from my mother".

 

Is she also an enthusiastic/passionate of it?

 

“More. When we lived in Paris my mother had a workshop of clothes for children:I grew up among her friends of the haute couture and her friends seamstresses.when I was three, they dragged me to the fashion shows of Dior, a bore!”.

 

You also have a wonderful collection of Louboutin shoes  ...

 

"This is a nice story. I suffered a lot of pain in the feet and my sister introduced me to Christian Louboutin.We became friends and he designed the sneakers that I wear, and that now everyone can buy. Mine are reinforced on the toes to allow me this movement, see? (he gets up on his toes and nothing, he didn’t even swayed a little, ed). Perfect for the concerts!".

 

X Factor starts again in October. Can you tell us how you choose your outfits?

 

"I work with the staff of Valentine. Fantastic/great people, with a great imagination/fantasy. And I believe that we all need fantasy. My clothes are unique couture pieces, I keep them in a storage of/in London".

 

About X Factor, as you see the new team of judges?

 

"I am happy to work with Skin, I like her a lot, but the greatest satisfaction is to find Elio again".

 

Your opinion on the case Morgan?

 

"We are all weak and Morgan is no exception. He is an interesting person exactly because of his limitations".

 

Six concerts in Italy between June and September and the auditions of X Factor. And you're also writing a book ...

 

"It's not really a book, I would describe it an intimate journal. It is made of/in chapters and it’s about different things: I talk about Syria, my grandfather, shopping at the supermarket... I like to write".

 

Remains to me a curiosity. You who are the result of different cultures what do you think when you hear talk about racism?

 

( Mika's amused air/ expression  gives way to/was replaced by a disconcerted expression, as he lifts the phone, ed)

"The phone batteries I use in Milan and New York were built in Japan with minerals extracted in some African mine ...

The barriers do not exist! About the migrants, it should be care of everyone of us to protect them. Because we were all immigrants and many of us will be (it/them) in the future. It is obvious, isn't it?And then I ask myself: what is the sense to still use the word racism?".

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Here you can find the entire interview: http://www.sorrisi.com/musica/mika-no-place-in-heaven-intervista-integrale/

 

I'll translate this one as soon as possible :wink2:

 

Mika and «No place in heaven», the complete interview

 

 

The highly anticipated fourth album of the British pop star is finally out: "This is my most personal album»

 

 

When I meet him in the Universal Studios at north of Milan, Mika can barely contain his happiness and satisfaction. After three years of talking to the Italian press (and with Sorrisi) juist only about a tv subject ("X Factor") he can finally get back to talk about music, about his songs and about his new album. The album, released on June 15, is called "No place in heaven."

 

From what emotions this new album come from?

"In recent years I have discovered a new freedom, in my personal life and in my relationship with the press. So I wanted to put in my songs this clarity, this candor, this mix between the adult appearance and the playful one. "

 

How long did it take to create the album?

"I did everything in one year and three months. I started in a big, expensive studio in Los Angeles, but I only stayed there a week. Then I changed: I went to a small two-bedroom bungalow in Hollywood, I rented a piano, I bought a computer and a microphone for $ 750. And I did more than half of the album in a room."

 

Almost like a rookie.

"I discovered that giving me limits increase my creativity. Without many instruments or programmers or drummers, I had to work only with lyrics, with the interplay of words and with melody. "

 

Teaching to the young people of 'X Factor' has changed the way you make music?

"Sincerely not, because I write mainly for myself. It's something that I need to do to manage the relationship between my thoughts and my personal life. Without music, I would not be so stable, you know? And then I made a promise when I decided to do television: never change. "

 

The lyrics are very personal. What did you put about yourself in the album?

"Almost everything, but without ever afford to think about the consequences, without second thoughts. It is a very personal album, and the lyrics are sometimes very intimate and some are brutal. But you don't hear it at first listening, because it is also very accessible, immediate and pop. But if you go back and read the words, it's another thing. "The last party", for example: I am not speaking only of Freddie Mercury but also about the terrible crisis of America in the 80s. It's not an easy song to be written. "

 

Do you remember where you were when you heard that Mercury was dead?

"No, at that age I didn't know his music yet, I discovered him on a school trip in Spain, I was 14 or 15 years. In the house of this family in Granada there was a box with the best of the Queen and I have spent all my time to listen to it. My ears were awake! For the first time I had seen that the classic melody might have space in pop music. I found that I could adapt and use my classical training to make songs. A huge discovery that changed my life. "

 

The title track is a prayer in which you ask for forgiveness. Why did you write it?

 "Everyone in our life play with the idea of the sin. But the 80% of the time we do not know why we feel this guilt. I wanted to transfer this obsession in a song even to fight it a bit. Although the "father" to which I address is not only God, but also my father. "

 

What is your relationship with faith in general?

"I started making music in a church, and for me, faith is an important thing. The politics of religion, however, does not inspire me, as well as the religious system, its bureaucracy. The central principle for me is spirituality, faith in people and in the world, the idea of a link between people that you don't see but it exists."

 

How did the idea about putting the authors of "Sarò perchè ti amo", including Pupo, in the credits of "Talk about you"?

"The inspiration came by accident, actually. Only when the song is over I said: ah, there's a similarity. So I thought it was important to send the song to the authors, who have appreciated and were very elegant."

 

Other artists would ignore it.

"For me it was more simple in that way, rather than having to change a tune just to hide a similarity. It was a simple thing and also honest. Give credit gave me back so much freedom, I could do what I wanted with that song. "

 

"Rio" is a song about escape. You make a busy life around the world. Do you ever think, "Now I run away"?

"On the contrary, after the last album" The origin of love ", born in solitude after the bad accident that involved my sister, I said stop, I want to go back, have fun, express myself. "X Factor", the tv, the book, the new album: it's all part of my desire to put myself in the forefront, without fear, to confront myself openly. But yeah, I'd like to take a holiday. But not now! I'm already thinking about the next chapter of my life. "

 

What will it be?

"I will not write another album right away, but a musical show. In the video for "Good guys" we make choreography that are a kind of illustration of the lyrics and it seems a musical of 50s. I would like to do a show that has the magic of the old musicals, not afraid to have that taste of fantasy. I hope to do that next year. "

 

You did "The voice of France" for the second year, but this time you didn't win.

"Better not win! Or better: better to win with a talent that can do a lot after the show: Kendji Girac, who won with me in 2014, then he sold almost a million copies! But if you don't win you can make things more fun, no pressure."

 

The show in France is seen by almost 10 million people, do you feel a difference from the audience of "X Factor" on Sky?

"Actually, "X Factor" is seen in group, I think no one really knows how many people watch the show. The numbers and statistics are not a correct reflection of the effect of this program in Italy. You know what the English production told me? That the Italian edition of "X Factor" is the reference point for the other versions in the world. Also because the quality of "X Factor" in Italy is the best in the world. The freedom, the repertoire, the staging. The way we dress: all this gives a credibility and a contemporary look to the show. "

 

Did you change your relationship with the people you meet on the street?

"I have not changed anything in my life, even after television. Before I was a little more hidden, now I do what I want. After this interview, I'm going to have a drink at Navigli, and I go there alone. It is much easier to manage the fan when you're alone. The simplicity makes everyone more sympathetic. "

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The title track is a prayer in which you ask for forgiveness. Why did you write it?

 "Everyone in our life play with the idea of the sin. But the 80% of the time we do not know why we feel this guilt. I wanted to transfer this obsession in a song even to fight it a bit. Although the "father" to which I address is not only God, but also my father. "

That's very revealing, and very sad to hear. :(

 

Thanks for the translations!

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What are they talking about with Morgan?

 

Your opinion on the case Morgan?

 

"We are all weak and Morgan is no exception. He is an interesting person exactly because of his limitations".

 

They are referring at the last lives of XF,when Morgan had some kind of break down,and refused to continue the show.

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What are they talking about with Morgan?

 

Your opinion on the case Morgan?

 

"We are all weak and Morgan is no exception. He is an interesting person exactly because of his limitations".

 

 

They are referring at the last lives of XF,when Morgan had some kind of break down,and refused to continue the show.

 

This, but I think also this: http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_19/morgan-contro-sky-lite-x-factor-non-sono-stato-pagato-8b730188-fe5b-11e4-bed4-3ff992d01df9.shtml?refresh_ce-cp

 

He is again in controversy with Sky, accusing them of not giving him the agreed payment and then he spoke against the talent shows. Sky and Freemantle (the production company) replied to him that the payment was instead seized by Equitalia, a company in charge of tax collection throughout Italy, for a "credit of over 300,000 euro" against him, while a bonus that was provided in his contract related to compliance with the commitments with the production, has not been paid because "Morgan held several times publicly conduct incompatible with the basic principles of professionalism." In fact he had deserted the recording of an episode of the "Bootcamp/Six chairs challenge" (and a press conference, also some rehearsals with his talents) and had left in direct one of the episodes of the live shows.

Obviously he has denied, but these are things that have all seen.

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This, but I think also this: http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_19/morgan-contro-sky-lite-x-factor-non-sono-stato-pagato-8b730188-fe5b-11e4-bed4-3ff992d01df9.shtml?refresh_ce-cp

 

He is again in controversy with Sky, accusing them of not giving him the agreed payment and then he spoke against the talent shows. Sky and Freemantle (the production company) replied to him that the payment was instead seized by Equitalia, a company in charge of tax collection throughout Italy, for a "credit of over 300,000 euro" against him, while a bonus that was provided in his contract related to compliance with the commitments with the production, has not been paid because "Morgan held several times publicly conduct incompatible with the basic principles of professionalism." In fact he had deserted the recording of an episode of the "Bootcamp/Six chairs challenge" (and a press conference, also some rehearsals with his talents) and had left in direct one of the episodes of the live shows.

Obviously he has denied, but these are things that have all seen.

 

thank you both!

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Thank you all. - from the buttom of my heart - for finding, sharing and translating all these interviews!!! It's the best reading I can wish for, during my last holidays - when I wake up way too early, to start the day...:)

 

Love,love

me

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