babspanky Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I am lucky in the respect that I was never really bullied ( I had the odd incident, but nothing really) but I would have thought that it would have been a huge shock for Mika to be bullied at school, because it sounded like he had a bit of an idyllic life in Paris, and his family seem very close and supportive, so to go to school and find people don't like you enough to bully you must have been hard to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Queen Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 it's this one: it's at 7.52 minutes at 4.50 something he tells about his dad and stuff thanks dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droopsy Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 thanks dude no problem! And oh god, nobody has ever called me "dude" before! loolll:shocked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLAURENx Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 bullying has got to be one of he worst things that can happen to any child and usually it leavs alot of people emotionally scared and self-contiouse for life.... but MIKA.... nooooo hes not letting all that bring him down ...hes lovin life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and he has got to be one of the happiest people ive seen!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droopsy Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 bullying has got to be one of he worst things that can happen to any child and usually it leavs alot of people emotionally scared and self-contiouse for life.... but MIKA.... nooooo hes not letting all that bring him down ...hes lovin life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and he has got to be one of the happiest people ive seen!!!!!! okay so here I got to disagree a bit... of course bullying is hard, but i don't think it's one of the worst things that can happen.. There are a lot worse things a child can go trough... yes it's very bad, you won't hear me say something else.. and it shouldn't exist. But we still have to have a little perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasje Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I just think that we must not forget that Mika is a performer. And therefor, sure he's smiling, making jokes and act funny. But I can remember him saying in an interview (can't remember now... I will look for it) that at home he's a total different person. And I think we all must admit: We love Mika so much because he is that funny, laughing person, don't we?? What if he was a totall depressed performer from the beginning?? Would we love him still that much?? I think he has to wear a mask or something, just to hide his true feelings sometimes... I don't say always!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Queen Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 no problem! And oh god, nobody has ever called me "dude" before! loolll:shocked: LOL are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babspanky Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 IAnd I think we all must admit: We love Mika so much because he is that funny, laughing person, don't we?? What if he was a totall depressed performer from the beginning?? Would we love him still that much?? Morrisey has a big fan base though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droopsy Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 LOL are you serious? well yeah lol, girls normally aren't referred to as dudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika-obsessive-13 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 it just shows you that someone YOU know has been through such torment and pain can bounce back......although there may be some little prmanent scars that they are brave enough to talk about it and to write about it.....lik not being afraid to talk about how u were afraid and hurting the most.....like our brave boy mika we love you mika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Queen Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 well yeah lol, girls normally aren't referred to as dudes hehe what an honor! im the first one who calles you dude, dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mebigsomeisbeautiful Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 hiya bullies now come in all shapes and forms.. my eldest son is autistic and he goes to a normal secondary shcool as he is on the high specrum disorder, too long to explain. but his is bullied at school but the only prob is that they are girls, so he cant actually punch their lights out like he does when a boys is doing it. i think if famous people can admit that they were bullied or even if they were bullies and explain how it changed their lives and probably made them stronger and more understanding as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ella Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 I'm so happy reading all your posts, I guess it means you find it an interesting topic as well, and have your opinions about it. But let me warn you all: I didn't want to start a thread of debating in no way, but a thread of discussion. I read some pretty hurting and causeless comments like "Mika is snobbish" , and stuff like that. Everybody has his/her own opinion, we are all different and individual, and that's the best thing about life. So let me say very quickly at the begining of this thread: let us respect each others' thoughts. Anyway normally I don't feel sorry for Mika at all (and that's not because I know the song "Your sympathy", but because of his impressive and energetic personality), neither want to give him a hug (or if I do, it has nothing to do with pity, but I'm not going into that ). I only said that the mentioned part of the interview pulled me down. But I also said that he told all those things smiling! Anyway the rest of the interview is pretty funny, he also says jokingly that he doesn't need mental help from doctors any more, because he can discuss all his problems in talk shows. The main point of my post would be to express how much I respect and appreciate him for moving over, and instead of feeling sorry for himself all the time, making a lot of people happy with his music. P.S.: I will try to find the interview again, and post the link later. But I really think that a lot of you have already seen it, just didn't pay too much attention to this very quote about the "fear of loud noises" part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droopsy Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 P.S.: I will try to find the interview again, and post the link later. But I really think that a lot of you have already seen it, just didn't pay too much attention to this very quote about the "fear of loud noises" part. I already posted the link maybe you could put it in the main post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipopgirl92 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 It's really good that Mika has overcome all the things in his past. (most of them anyway) I think is has made him stronger and appreciate life more! so good job Mika! BTW I saw an interview (mika on Jensen) where he says he wanted to die when he wrote Grace Kelly...It made me sad...but Mika just kept on smiling as he always does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 It's really good that Mika has overcome all the things in his past. (most of them anyway) I think is has made him stronger and appreciate life more!so good job Mika! BTW I saw an interview (mika on Jensen) where he says he wanted to die when he wrote Grace Kelly...It made me sad...but Mika just kept on smiling as he always does. i think the whole "wanting to die" was an exaggeration and was said to make people laugh. haha, i do it all the time! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasje Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 It's really good that Mika has overcome all the things in his past. (most of them anyway) I think is has made him stronger and appreciate life more!so good job Mika! BTW I saw an interview (mika on Jensen) where he says he wanted to die when he wrote Grace Kelly...It made me sad...but Mika just kept on smiling as he always does. I saw that interwiew too, and it didn't appear to me that he meant that serious!! It's just an expression... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipopgirl92 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I saw that interwiew too, and it didn't appear to me that he meant that serious!! It's just an expression... yeah I know! It was more of a joke I think. though I am sure he was very angry with the record company at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpenliebe Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I think the most important thing is now, that Mika is smiling, still happy and joking all around. We don't have to talk about his past, I don't know how it really was, but I'm glad, that Mika is so funny now and let him be happy forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 A bad childhood can haunt you for life - there is help out there. Smiling takes less muscles than frowning - I have been badly hurt in the past - now I am concentrating on smiling - just like Mika!!! :biggrin2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgpm Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Sorrow and heartache comes to everyone if you live long enough, no matter what your bank account has in it, nor who your parents are. Some are born into fortune and some poverty but happiness has less to do with money than it does with who loves you, how you look at life, and how you deal with with the hand you are dealt. Circumstances that might destroy one person will be just the thing to propel another to greatness. Mika's history is his own, and is in my opinion a unique and inspiring story. I think he's been forthright and left himself quite open, which has been endearing to us fans. Unlike someone like Prince who says three words every ten years, Mika's chosen to be close to us. Some people are going to take what he says and turn it around on him. I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titania Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I don't think it's a facade of sorts, for one to discuss one's past trauma's while smiling or joking... in fact so often it's a sign of that persons understanding of the nature of life's circumstances ... and how completely bizarre so much of what may cause our anguish seems to be . One can't, it doen't seem, truly experience elation without having experienced the depths of despair... in my very humble opinion for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoday Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 did u read the bullying bit? have u ever been bullied? sorry to ask these kind of questions but if you've never been bullied you clearly just cannot understand the traumatisation one person goes through. He hasn't had an easy life. I mean after getting pulled out of school because of verbal and sometimes physical abuse, he got some russian singing teacher who beat him into practising! And he may have gone to an exclusive school but he didnt exactly have the time of his life there LOL yeah just because you go to an exclusive school doesnt mean the kids there are nicer than they are at a regular school...i got made fun of alot in elementary school by people who were supposed to my friends... its not fun knowing that when your haning out with your friends its a forced thing and they dont want you there..i wouldnt say i feel extremmly bad for mika becaus ehes doing so well now, but bullying isnt a fun thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veerr Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I have been bullied. And it is really horrible. Just because you are different. But I don't care anymore, of course there are still think I'm mad and stupid. That's the risc you have when you don't want to go with the flow. (oh my.) Now nobody bullies anymore. And I have some really really good friends who are as mad as I am. I love them. I would die if they moved or something. (I'm sorry for my english!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwildkitty Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Come on!The guy's father is a millionaire, he went to the most exclusive schools in London (see wikipedia), he's already said that his dad wasn't exactly taken hostage, and he's 23 but never lived away from his home in one of London's most exclusive neighbourhoods... I can't join the pity party, I'm afraid. That's not to say I hold it against him that he's privileged, I just don't think he deserves sympathy. Plus, if you've heard "your sympathy", he doesn't want it either - lol! Just think for a second what a child wants in life and what child's life consists of? Does he think - I'm happy because my parents are loaded? or because my school it the most expensive one? No, child wants to socialise, to have friends, to play games with them, to be excepted... He doesn't want happiness to be beaten out of him, sometimes literally... This is the age when ones socializing skills develop and when this process is going horribly wrong, it bound to affect the rest of persons life. The child is like a clean paper and if somebody writes on it that you are a freak and an outcast, it takes some time to overwrite it. And you need years for that. A lot of people were being bullied, a lot got over it, but Mika's experience was so much more hurtful... He's dyslexia worsened, he had a nervous breakdown and he stopped talking, remember? How many children you know that were traumatised like that? He is just 23, very young and clearly hasn't dealt with that experience yet... and I can't blame him.... So, if he feels like talking about it, I'd say let him, as long as it helps... I don't think he wants sympathy, it's just clearly playing on his mind and if you haven't noticed he says everything he thinks on interviews, he hasn't learned putting a mask on yet... He came out at the other end a better person, he's learned a lot... I'm sure he appreciates friendship more than most people out there and he would never hurt or bully anyone in his life... He embraces life - he smiles a lot, he is happy.... but you can see pain behind that smile sometimes.... well, I can see it anyway.... And it kind of hurts me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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