Sabine64 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Please can we get a translation of the interview http://www.20min.ch/ro/musique/dossier/capricestreize/story/Mika---J-ai-aussi-essaye-la-pipe--28661327 thank you Edit: interview and translation copied here: CAPRICES FESTIVAL: Mika: «J'ai aussi essayé la pipe» Le chanteur Mika est la tête d'affiche du festival valaisan le 15 mars 2013. Quelques heures avant de monter sur scène, il se livre sans détour. par Julien Delafontaine Mika, à Caprices vous donnerez votre premier concert de l'année... Je me réjouis. Je vais proposer un mélange de mes trois disques et des surprises. Depuis quelques mois je suis en studio, alors je vais chanter des nouveautés. Comme par exemple une chanson que j'ai composée pour un film américain. C'est important d'essayer des titres en public avant de les enregistrer sur album? Je le fais toujours mais ça reste un exercice périlleux. La dernière fois que je suis venu en Suisse, j'ai par exemple testé deux chansons en français que j'ai mis sur mon dernier album «The Origin of Love». La première, c'était «Karen». La seconde c'était «Elle me dit». La réaction du public pour «Karen» a été superbe. Pour «Elle me dit» ce n'était pas très bien. Pour dire la vérité, c'était même la catastrophe. Je me suis dit oh merde... et maintenant «Elle me dit» fonctionne super bien en radio. Il ne faut pas attacher trop d'importance aux réactions immédiates. Bon si c'est à chaque fois le bide, tu peux te mettre à douter quand même... On vous a déjà vu souvent en Suisse. Est-ce que vous en tenez compte quand vous composez votre setlist? Bien sûr. Cela doit être à chaque fois différent pour le public. Le spectacle doit évoluer. La mise en scène surtout mais également l'interprétation des morceaux. A Crans-Montana, je viendrai par exemple avec des nouveaux musiciens. Ce que je recherche c'est que mes titres, même mes anciens, sonnent frais. Pour cela, on les réinvente régulièrement pour le live. Sur votre dernier album, «The Origin of Love», vous chanter des titres en français. Cette langue vous plait? Énormément. La chanson française fait partie de ma vie, de mon éducation. Même si je ne l'ai jamais étudiée. La chanson française est fabuleuse car elle te permet de t'exprimer de façon poétique et en plus il y a pratiquement toujours de la mélodie. Prends Gainsbourg par exemple. Il ne chante pas vraiment, il récite. Mais toujours sur des très belles mélodies. Tu peux chanter «La Javanaise» à l'opéra, cela fonctionne aussi. La raison de mon succès en France et dans les pays limitrophes c'est sûrement car je chante en anglais sur des mélodies à la française. Dans le nord de l'Europe, le public comprend moins ma musique. Votre dernier album est justement plus mélodique que les précédents... J'ai essayé de faire des titres que l'on peut écouter cinq ou six fois et découvrir à chaque fois de nouvelles choses. Leurs particularités c'est que tu peux chanter bon nombre de ses partitions, de guitare et de violon notamment. Dans ma tête, je voulais un résultat symphonique. Même si les titres sonnent classique ou électronique. Beaucoup de ces titres parlent d'amour. C'est facile de les chanter en public? Je pense que c'est bien plus facile de chanter l'amour sur scène que de parler amour avec une seule personne. Quand vous enchainez les concerts, faites-vous attention à votre voix? Je dois avoir beaucoup de discipline. Ce qui n'est pas facile pour moi car j'adore le vin rouge. Je ne fume pas de cigarettes, c'est déjà ça. Par contre j'aime bien les cigarillos. Quand j'écris j'en fume beaucoup. Ça m'aide à penser. J'ai aussi essayé la pipe. Mais mon entourage m'a dit que cela ne m'allait pas pas. Alors j'ai arrêté malgré que je trouve l'engin super beau. Vous allez prochainement donner des concerts aux États-Unis. Une première... C'est un truc de dingue. Les billets se sont vendus en 20 minutes pour toutes mes dates. C'est vraiment étonnant car là-bas je ne suis pas du tout diffusé en radio. Donc cela veut dire que je peux aller faire des scènes de 1000 personnes tout autour des États-Unis sans aucune promotion ni presse. Juste avec un tweet. Je suis très excité car ma carrière est très lente là-bas. Mes titres sont beaucoup utilisés au cinéma ou à la TV. Mais pas à la radio... Ma tournée va peut être leur mettre la puce à l'oreille. Comment expliquez-vous ce silence radiophonique? En fait même ici, je n'ai jamais pensé à la radio. Souvent quand je dis quels titres j'ai envie que les radios diffusent mon entourage ne me comprend pas. Mais je persiste car je suis convaincu au contraire que l'originalité c'est ce qui fonctionne. J'adore prendre des risques... C'est le secret de votre succès? Le secret de mon succès ce sont mes défaites. J'ai eu des hauts mais surtout beaucoup de bas. Ma musique, c'est de l'expérimentation. Quand j'écris, je me demande toujours si je serai fier de ce que j'ai fait dans dix ans. C'est pour cela que je n'ai pas eu une carrière conventionnelle. Tout autre chose. Il se dit que vous collectionnez les petites cuillères d'hôtel. C'est vrai? Vous savez ça! Oui c'est vrai, j'adore repartir avec les petites cuillères des hôtels. Celui qui a les meilleurs, c'est le Carlyle Hotel de Manhattan. C'est l'hôtel où Woody Allen joue avec son groupe chaque semaine. Il est très ancien, même pourri par endroit, mais ses petites cuillères sont excellentes. J'en ai quatre. Celles du George V à Paris sont pas mal non plus mais l'établissement n'aime pas quand je les lui pique. Mais au prix de la chambre, c'est comme un petit cadeau, non? (Google translate) Spoiler CAPRICES FESTIVAL:Mika: "I also tried the pipe" The singer Mika is the headliner of the Valais festival on March 15, 2013. A few hours before going on stage, he gives himself up straight. by Julien Delafontaine Mika, at Caprices you will give your first concert of the year ... I rejoice. I will offer a mix of my three records and surprises. I've been in the studio for a few months now, so I'm going to sing new stuff. Like, for example, a song I composed for an American film. Is it important to try out songs in public before recording them on an album? I still do it, but it remains a perilous exercise. The last time I came to Switzerland, for example, I tested two songs in French that I put on my last album "The Origin of Love". The first was "Karen". The second was “She told me”. The public response to "Karen" has been superb. For "She told me" it was not very good. To tell the truth, it was even a disaster. I thought oh shit ... and now "She tells me" works great on radio. One should not attach too much importance to immediate reactions. Well if it's the flop every time, you can start doubting anyway ... We have seen you often in Switzerland. Do you take this into account when composing your setlist? Of course. It must be different for the public every time. The show must evolve. The staging especially but also the interpretation of the pieces. In Crans-Montana, for example, I will come with new musicians. What I'm looking for is that my titles, even my old ones, sound fresh. For that, we reinvent them regularly for the live. On your last album, "The Origin of Love", you sing songs in French. Do you like this language? Verry much. French song is part of my life, of my education. Even though I've never studied it. The French song is fabulous because it allows you to express yourself in a poetic way and in addition there is almost always melody. Take Gainsbourg for example. He doesn't really sing, he recites. But always on very beautiful melodies. You can sing "La Javanaise" at the opera, that also works. The reason for my success in France and in neighboring countries is surely because I sing in English on French melodies. In northern Europe, the public understands my music less. Your last album is precisely more melodic than the previous ones ... I tried to make songs that you can listen to five or six times and each time discover new things. Their peculiarities are that you can sing many of his scores, including guitar and violin. In my head, I wanted a symphonic result. Even if the titles sound classic or electronic. Many of these titles are about love. Is it easy to sing them in public? I think it's a lot easier to sing about love on stage than to talk about love with one person. When you go to concerts, do you pay attention to your voice? I must have a lot of discipline. Which is not easy for me because I love red wine. I don't smoke cigarettes, that's it already. On the other hand, I like cigarillos. When I write I smoke a lot. It helps me think. I also tried the pipe. But my entourage told me that it did not suit me. So I stopped despite finding the machine super beautiful. You will soon be giving concerts in the United States. A first... That's crazy. Tickets sold out in 20 minutes for all of my dates. It's really astonishing because there I am not broadcast on radio at all. So that means I can go do 1000 people scenes all around the United States without any promotion or press. Just with a tweet. I am very excited because my career is very slow there. My titles are used a lot in cinema or on TV. But not on the radio ... Maybe my tour will put the chip in their ears. How do you explain this radio silence? In fact even here I never thought of the radio. Often when I say what titles I want the radios to broadcast, my entourage does not understand me. But I persist because I am convinced on the contrary that originality is what works. I love to take risks ... Is that the secret to your success? The secret of my success is my defeats. I had highs but above all a lot of lows. My music is experimentation. When I write I always wonder if I will be proud of what I have done in ten years. That's why I didn't have a conventional career. Something else. It is said that you collect hotel teaspoons. That is true? You know that! Yes it's true, I love to leave with the hotel teaspoons. The one with the best is the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan. This is the hotel where Woody Allen plays with his band every week. It is very old, even rotten in places, but its teaspoons are excellent. I have four of them. Those of the George V in Paris are not bad either but the establishment does not like when I steal them. But at the cost of the room, it's like a little gift, isn't it? Edited February 20, 2021 by mellody added text and translation to the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 He's going to play new songs tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine64 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 He's going to play new songs tonight. I wasn´t sure if I interpreted it right . I really hope someone will film it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. Tyler Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 He's going to play new songs tonight. YEEESSS. I liked that whole part and the stuff about Karen vs. Elle Me Dit. And his smoking habits, that was interesting. At least...that's what I understood from throwing it into google translate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 awww what a cute interview! i don't have time to translate, i'm going to bed in a few minutes he says he'll try a few new songs, one that he wrote for an american movie last time he was in Switzerland, he sang Karen & Elle me dit. the public like Karen, but Elle me dit, not so much. He changes band members to keep the songs fresh. He likes singing in french because it's part of his upbringing & that french lets him express himself poetically. he says it's easier to sing about love on stage than to talk about love one on one when he is on tour, he needs discipline to protect his voice. when he writes, he sometimes smokes small cigars. It helps him think. He tried the pipe, but his entourage said it didn't suit him. But he still likes the looks of the pipe. he says his american tour sold out in 20 min, even if his music doesn't play on the radio. with just tweets, no promotion no press, he sold out to 1000 people venues. he's really happy about that, because his career is very slow in the US, even though his songs are used on tv and movies he is surprised to find out that the interviewer knows about his "little spoon" addiction. his favorite one comes from Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan. He says the ones from George V in Paris are not bad, but the establishment doesn't like him taking them. But at the price they charge for a room, he considers it a "small gift" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krjsantos Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Please can we get a translation of the interview http://www.20min.ch/ro/musique/dossier/capricestreize/story/Mika---J-ai-aussi-essaye-la-pipe--28661327 thank you awww what a cute interview! i don't have time to translate, i'm going to bed in a few minutes he says he'll try a few new songs, one that he wrote for an american movie last time he was in Switzerland, he sang Karen & Elle me dit. the public like Karen, but Elle me dit, not so much. He changes band members to keep the songs fresh. He likes singing in french because it's part of his upbringing & that french lets him express himself poetically. he says it's easier to sing about love on stage than to talk about love one on one when he is on tour, he needs discipline to protect his voice. when he writes, he sometimes smokes small cigars. It helps him think. He tried the pipe, but his entourage said it didn't suit him. But he still likes the looks of the pipe. he says his american tour sold out in 20 min, even if his music doesn't play on the radio. with just tweets, no promotion no press, he sold out to 1000 people venues. he's really happy about that, because his career is very slow in the US, even though his songs are used on tv and movies he is surprised to find out that the interviewer knows about his "little spoon" addiction. his favorite one comes from Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan. He says the ones from George V in Paris are not bad, but the establishment doesn't like him taking them. But at the price they charge for a room, he considers it a "small gift" He always surprises me nothingness I just did not know about "smoke little cigars" Big thanks Sabine and Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 YEEESSS. I liked that whole part and the stuff about Karen vs. Elle Me Dit. And his smoking habits, that was interesting. At least...that's what I understood from throwing it into google translate. I really can't imagine MIKA smoking !? Cigars - or a pipe - haha He keeps on with small surprises But I really look forward to new songs from him Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Quand vous enchainez les concerts, faites-vous attention à votre voix? Je dois avoir beaucoup de discipline. Ce qui n’est pas facile pour moi car j’adore le vin rouge. Je ne fume pas de cigarettes, c’est déjà ça. Par contre j’aime bien les cigarillos. Quand j’écris j’en fume beaucoup. Ça m’aide à penser. J’ai aussi essayé la pipe. Mais mon entourage m’a dit que cela ne m’allait pas pas. Alors j’ai arrêté malgré que je trouve l’engin super beau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) oh god i HATE cigarillos! even more than cigarettes, they smell SO disgusting! i just hope he keeps on smoking only during writing and never on tour when i'm anywhere near! mika, if you ever want to keep me away from you at a m&g, just smoke one of those disgusting things! anyway, t4p and for the summary! new songs! Edited March 15, 2013 by mellody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 t4p! New songs, can't wait to hear them Mika smoking?? I can not imagine Mika smoking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 He's smoking?? He owns the most beautiful voice on earth,and he's smoking??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuna Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 He's smoking?? He owns the most beautiful voice on earth,and he's smoking??? you really believe that he smokes? I always put question marks on all the words from him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Throw away those tubes of sickness, before they mess up your voice and health Mika! Both my parents died of smoking-related diseases. When they started smoking no one realised it was bad for you. It seemed cool to smoke at the time when they got hooked on the ciggys, but now we know it isn't cool at all! Can't wait for the new songs. I hope the one in the American movie, is actually IN the movie, not stuck at the back-end of the credits where no one will hear it. I want the song from the movie to go GLOBAL! Edited March 15, 2013 by Marilyn Mastin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Throw away those tubes of sickness, before they mess up your voice and health Mika!Both my parents died of smoking-related diseases. When they started smoking no one realised it was bad for you. It seemed cool to smoke at the time when they got hooked on the ciggys, but now we know it isn't cool at all! Can't wait for the new songs. I hope the one in the American movie, is actually IN the movie, not stuck at the back-end of the credits where no one will hear it. I want the song from the movie to go GLOBAL! Agree in everything !! ( as usual, hehe ) "Kick-ass" gave MIKA much too little credit - such a fantastic song should be played in the movie, and not when people are out of the hall And when will we get this song incl. in an album ?! Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 you really believe that he smokes?I always put question marks on all the words from him! Yes,I believe him,I've never thought he's a liar .I know that sometimes he gives ironical answers to some absurd questions,but I don't consider them lies,those interviewers are just asking for it We all know he has a huge imagination,but I can't see why he would fantasize on cigarettes,unless it's true..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Yes,I believe him,I've never thought he's a liar .I know that sometimes he gives ironical answers to some absurd questions,but I don't consider them lies,those interviewers are just asking for it We all know he has a huge imagination,but I can't see why he would fantasize on cigarettes,unless it's true..... Totally agree with you Krisady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathouzouf Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Totally agree with you Krisady! Same here:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Yes,I believe him,I've never thought he's a liar .I know that sometimes he gives ironical answers to some absurd questions,but I don't consider them lies,those interviewers are just asking for it We all know he has a huge imagination,but I can't see why he would fantasize on cigarettes,unless it's true..... Oh gosh, Mika makes up all kinds of nonsense and manipulates facts and I don't understand how you can blame the interviewers. Look at his boyfriend story - he must have discussed it 100 times before he started saying things that actually made sense and weren't completely contradictory. It's not the fault of the people who asked him. They all asked the same questions and he just couldn't handle talking about it at first because he had been keeping silent about it for years. There is also no rational reason for him to pretend he has a house when he doesn't or a dog when he doesn't. Why would he fantasize about those things when they weren't true? I still have no idea. I'm sure he has smoked a cigarello or two. I did myself when I was in my early 20s even though I have a huge aversion to cigarettes and smoke. But does he have a real consistent habit? Who knows. This is the same man who claims he drove off the side of a cliff in Wales so unless I see him smoking one I'm going to take it with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie112 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Oh gosh, Mika makes up all kinds of nonsense and manipulates facts and I don't understand how you can blame the interviewers. Like he doesn't shower when he writes music and he will die blue and take ecstasy pills when he will be 50 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Oh gosh, Mika makes up all kinds of nonsense and manipulates facts and I don't understand how you can blame the interviewers. Look at his boyfriend story - he must have discussed it 100 times before he started saying things that actually made sense and weren't completely contradictory. It's not the fault of the people who asked him. They all asked the same questions and he just couldn't handle talking about it at first because he had been keeping silent about it for years. There is also no rational reason for him to pretend he has a house when he doesn't or a dog when he doesn't. Why would he fantasize about those things when they weren't true? I still have no idea. I'm sure he has smoked a cigarello or two. I did myself when I was in my early 20s even though I have a huge aversion to cigarettes and smoke. But does he have a real consistent habit? Who knows. This is the same man who claims he drove off the side of a cliff in Wales so unless I see him smoking one I'm going to take it with a grain of salt. What's the nonsense about his boyfriend? the fact that he said he's far from Dita? or that he's also his ex-bf? I can't see where's the contradiction,give me an example.Yes,they all have asked the same question:what's the name of his lover? And he was suppose to tell them?? I think is better to keep it silent,there's so many freaks out there I don't know if when he said he has a house,or a dog, it wasn't true......or it wasn't a joke,or that he certainly lied about that episode from Wales,who knows for sure? I know I don't,he doesn't make confessions to me All I'm saying is,if they didn't twisted Mika's words in this interview,I understand from his declaration that he's smoking a lot during his writing sessions,that's all.And this habit can't be good for his voice at all,since his career implies using that voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 What's the nonsense about his boyfriend? the fact that he said he's far from Dita? or that he's also his ex-bf? I can't see where's the contradiction,give me an example.Yes,they all have asked the same question:what's the name of his lover? And he was suppose to tell them?? I think is better to keep it silent,there's so many freaks out there I don't know if when he said he has a house,or a dog, it wasn't true......or it wasn't a joke,or that he certainly lied about that episode from Wales,who knows for sure? I know I don't,he doesn't make confessions to me All I'm saying is,if they didn't twisted Mika's words in this interview,I understand from his declaration that he's smoking a lot during his writing sessions,that's all.And this habit can't be good for his voice at all,since his career implies using that voice. I don't think him saying that he smokes the cigarillos sometimes, means he's got a bad habit. It sounds to me he smokes occasionally when he's writing, it's probably only one every now and again.I don't think that will have an adverse affect on his voice, unless he starts smoking them constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I don't think him saying that he smokes the cigarillos sometimes, means he's got a bad habit. It sounds to me he smokes occasionally when he's writing, it's probably only one every now and again.I don't think that will have an adverse affect on his voice, unless he starts smoking them constantly. my french isn't good, but if i'm not mistaken, "beaucoup" means "a lot", doesn't it? so he smokes a lot when he's writing. so now we know how he came up with the line "love is a drug and you are my cigarette". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 my french isn't good, but if i'm not mistaken, "beaucoup" means "a lot", doesn't it? so he smokes a lot when he's writing. so now we know how he came up with the line "love is a drug and you are my cigarette". Right! That means he also said the truth about his songs being about his real life,he didn't lied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 my french isn't good, but if i'm not mistaken, "beaucoup" means "a lot", doesn't it? so he smokes a lot when he's writing. so now we know how he came up with the line "love is a drug and you are my cigarette". and maybe he already tries to stop it: "love is a drug, and you are my nicorette" in fact I was a bit surprised by these sentences at first, I mean: what does MIKA knows about smoking ?! I think it's enough that he's often talking about drinking alcohol ... Be careful Golden Boy - and don't get like "everybody else" in this tough music business ... Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 my french isn't good, but if i'm not mistaken, "beaucoup" means "a lot", doesn't it? so he smokes a lot when he's writing. so now we know how he came up with the line "love is a drug and you are my cigarette". beaucoup does mean alot, but if someone doesn't usually smoke, 3 would be beaucoup no? you know, 10000 people have met Mika after gigs and i've never heard anyone say "he smells like tobacco" & that's a smell that you just can't hide... everyone says "oh he smells like roses" i really like Mika alot, but i think he does get bored with interviews and his imagination takes over i know i can draw the line when he says the truth, the 1/2 truth, the not true and out there in the field, shooting the breeze He's almost 30, he's not a child... he knows what he's doing when it comes to tobacco, drinking etc.... So i'm not too bothered by it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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