I write songs to turn myself into something else. And then I become that, and I want to become something else. — Mika Copy Share Image
I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself room to grow… — Mika Copy Share Image
I'd never compare myself to Freddie Mercury because I look up to him far too much. As an artist, not necessarily as… — Mika Copy Share Image
Part of me sees myself as talented, and the other part sees me as strange. Ideas get stuck in your head and… — Mika Copy Share Image
As a teenager, in my songbook, I used to script what my lighting would be like. I used to dance in my… — Mika Copy Share Image
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself. — Mika Copy Share Image
I'm always calling my doctor because I'm constantly injuring myself while on the road, like tearing a ligament, blasting my ears or… — Mika Copy Share Image
“At the age of 30, you should already know yourself and what you want from life!” — Mika Copy Share Image
I really want people to know me, to find out about me, and if they really like me, to stick with me. — Mika Copy Share Image
Anyone who tries to diss me in comparison to Queen, it just renders all their criticisms completely futile. That's quite pleasurable. — Mika Copy Share Image
If I really like the smell of something - a piece of tar or my goddaughter's plastic doll - I put a tiny piece… — Mika Copy Share Image
I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the… — Mika Copy Share Image
When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to kind of… — Mika Copy Share Image
Clear skies will mean you are happy. Rain will mean youre crying. Sunset means you are embarrassed. Night will mean you are gently holding… — Mika Copy Share Image
I was a show-off as a kid. I was wearing bow ties and matching coloured trousers. — Mika Copy Share Image
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… — Mika Copy Share Image
