--- title: "1 Devoured Quotes By Mika" description: "1 Devoured quotes by Mika. Plus more from Mika and more Devoured sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/mika-4719_art_i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-my_453744.png" --- > [I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself room to grow and not to be devoured all in one go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-mystery-i-m-just-respecting/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/mika-4719_art_i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-my_453744.png) ## More by Mika > [I've never, ever labeled myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-ve-never-ever-labeled-myself/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [“At the age of 30, you should already know yourself and what you want from life!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/at-the-age-of-30-you-should-already-know-yourself-and-what-you-want/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [I really want people to know me, to find out about me, and if they really like me, to stick with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-really-want-people-to-know-me-to-find-out-about-me-and-if-they/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [Anyone who tries to diss me in comparison to Queen, it just renders all their criticisms completely futile. That's quite pleasurable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/anyone-who-tries-to-diss-me-in-comparison-to-queen-it-just-renders/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [If I really like the smell of something - a piece of tar or my goddaughter's plastic doll - I put a tiny piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/if-i-really-like-the-smell-of-something-a-piece-of-tar-or-my/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-was-brought-up-in-many-different-cultures-moving-around-all-the/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/when-you-come-from-nowhere-i-am-fully-aware-of-the-fact-that-people/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [I want to make big-sounding pop records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-want-to-make-big-sounding-pop-records/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [Clear skies will mean you are happy. Rain will mean youre crying. Sunset means you are embarrassed. Night will mean you are gently holding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/clear-skies-will-mean-you-are-happy-rain-will-mean-youre-crying/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [I was a show-off as a kid. I was wearing bow ties and matching coloured trousers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-was-a-show-off-as-a-kid-i-was-wearing-bow-ties-and-matching/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [There's always apprehension whenever I launch anything, it seems. When I launch a tour, people are always, 'Oooh, is this gonna work?' And when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/there-s-always-apprehension-whenever-i-launch-anything-it-seems-when/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [“Keep it simple and focus on 4-5 simple retail/consumer small cap stocks!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/keep-it-simple-and-focus-on-4-5-simple-retail-consumer-small-cap/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [Zen is all about self-study/knowledge and self-help!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/zen-is-all-about-self-study-knowledge-and-self-help/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [Perhaps self-esteem is just the sum of self-love and self-confidence. People with high self-esteem know they deserve a good life and that they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/perhaps-self-esteem-is-just-the-sum-of-self-love-and-self-confidence/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [I write songs to turn myself into something else. And then I become that, and I want to become something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-write-songs-to-turn-myself-into-something-else-and-then-i-become/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devoured/mika/#itemlist", "name": "1 Devoured Quotes By Mika", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself room to grow and not to be devoured all in one go.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mika" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-mystery-i-m-just-respecting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/mika-4719_art_i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-my_453744.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/mika-4719_art_i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-my_453744.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/mika-4719_art_i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-my_453744.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself…” — Mika", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devoured/mika/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devoured/mika/", "name": "Devoured Quotes by Mika", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devoured/mika/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/mika-4719_art_i-m-not-creating-an-enigma-or-leaving-my_453744.png" }, "description": "1 Devoured quotes by Mika. 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