Zahara Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 As promised, here is the translation of the interview he had with the dutch Veronica Magazine As you might notice, there are some words which I coloured red.. I'm sorry, but i don't know the right translation for those words --- Mika the new Mercury? He created an anthem for big girls, is being compared to Freddie Mercury and scores a hit with Grace Kelly. Mika (23) is ready to conquer the world with confetti and coloured balloons. The gigs of Micheal Holbrook Penniman, better known as Mika, are equally colourful and flamboyant as the cover of his debut-album Life in Cartoon Motion. While girls with Alice in Wonderland-dresses and blond wigs run through the London club Koko, Mika enters the stage. The singer of Lebanese and Amercian roots has been the favourite of gay people, renowned music journalists and.. well, almost everyone. Musically he's comparable to Justin Hawkins and -why not- Freddie Mercury. Heself understands why: "I think that Freddie and I have the same context: parents from several cultures, education with traditional music, a fascination for opera... I have never been a Queen-fan: I was too young for that. But what I find weird is that I collect Japanese art, Japanese toys and maquettes of opera houses just like Mercury did. Also I regularly go on holiday to cities with famous opera houses; he did the same" Also Queen-gitarist Brian May sees the similarities. The old stager stands on a little balustrade while he watches Mika treats his public with some vocal gymnastics. After the performance he will say to Mika that he finds him very talented. That the young singer has a lot of power in his voice and his charisma and that this can lead to massive things. When Mika tells this to us the next day, he still gets shy. Dancing bears. Mika's life wasn't always about roses. After he moved from Paris to London, he fell in a black hole.. He hated school and even decided to stop talking. "In Paris I had an exceptional live, in London it was completely different. I entirely tensed up. Fortunately my parents took me from school very quickly. Eventually I staid home for seven months. In that period I started to begin writing music." Mika also took lessons at a singcoach. "It wasn't just lalala, but really achtletic learns to use your voice. You could call it Russian Hardcore training" And he learned the most important lesson in life: Always have fun! "You should never lose your fantasy! I see life as Disneyland for adults. completely with dancing bears. I try to let that flow into my music. I work with a small notebook; one half is full with texts, the other one with little drawings. I even colour them! It seems more of a colourbook than a notebook. If i hear melodies, in my mind I see these dancing girls with blue corsets, you know?" Barbra Streisand As a kid Mika was already obsessed with melodies. His favourite game was to listen to a song and then think of an even better melody! And he realised he had a really good voice: "Better than a lot of other kids.. But then: I worked with it like a maniac! Somewhere in me there is this Barbra Streisind kind of Jewish mum that only wants to improve and continue. I'm not an easy quiter" Yet, Mika can hardly listen to himself. Singing is for him a way to tell his stories; all tricks he does with his voice need to add something to the stories. "The 'vocal-masturbation' that Christina Aguilera does is boring!!" "I make music because I want to say something.. I want to take you to my fantasies.." --- There is a picture of Billy Brown (from the album cover), Lollipop Girl (very small) and Mika (which i'm not giong to add because i'm sure everyone has seen it already it's the promo pic where he stands on his feet.. or something like that.. ) for the dutchies: het artikel in het Nederlands That's it! xX Zahara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babspanky Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thank you hun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Yeah.. thx xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giedrusia_NY Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Good job, Zahara Thanks for posting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thankyou for posting this I luv You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnFa Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks for posting, gonna read this tomorrow for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks Zahara! Also for the translation for the non-Dutchies! Veronica Magazine was in the mail today, so I just read the article in the actual magazine. There's a drawing of Lollipop Girl and one of Billy Brown with it, together with this famous pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 The two words in red are: lieveling = favourite, darling oude rot = old hand, old stager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sou Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks Zahara, great job translating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zahara Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 The two words in red are: lieveling = favourite, darling oude rot = old hand, old stager Thank you! I've edited it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybusiness Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 HAHAHA, I love his reference to Christina Aguilera's singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my_rainbow_radio Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 "I make music because I want to say something.. I want to take you to my fantasies.." QUOTE] I blushed when I read that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 And as we all know Mika has a rich imagination... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sity Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I work with a small notebook; one half is full with texts, the other one with little drawings. I even colour them! It seems more of a colourbook than a notebook. If i hear melodies, in my mind I see these dancing girls with blue corsets, you know?[/b]" I want to see, I want to see that some day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirtilla Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanx for that! LOL when he says tha Christina Aguilera thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 thanks for the lovely posting, he's so good at explaining his mind, so genuine, it makes me so happy that he is there to 'take us to his fantasies...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esperia75 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 ...Thanx a lot dear Zahara!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloEmPje Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Ohw thanx Zahara! I heard that he was going to be in there, but didn't know when. Hmm gotta see if I know someone who has the Veronica Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I don't think I'll be able to listen to Christina Aguailra in the same way ever again:roftl: :roftl: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel_tinydancer Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 dancing bears and blue corsets.. so adorable. great article, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine931 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 thx for taking the time to translate !!!! that was a very interesting article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloEmPje Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I bought it today! Love the little pic of lollipop girl in the corner There is also a article about Mika in the Oor of this week, but it costs 6,70 euro wich was a bit to expansive for me to buy, Mika is already costing me too much mony with al the articles in the Dutch magazines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sity Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I bought it today! Love the little pic of lollipop girl in the corner There is also a article about Mika in the Oor of this week, but it costs 6,70 euro wich was a bit to expansive for me to buy, Mika is already costing me too much mony with al the articles in the Dutch magazines He's a big meanie! Takes away our time and money! Of course Im kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloEmPje Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 bad, bad Mika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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