Mika

I am terrible at relationships.

— Mika

Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!

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My life isn't tabloid-friendly.

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Never trust a man in red trousers

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I've never, ever labeled myself.

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“The winner is just the loser who never gave up!”

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Zen is all about self-study/knowledge and self-help!

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I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.

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I really want people to know me, to find out about me, and if they really like me, to stick with me.

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Strangely, I feel that I become increasingly reclusive in my normal life and more open and candid in my music.

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I write songs to turn myself into something else. And then I become that, and I want to become something else.

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Never had any idols, ever. I never had any posters, nothing.

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I kinda flirt with everything and everyone, no matter if it's a tree or a coffee cup. I can't resist.

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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.

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I completely understand the responsibility I have in continuing the sonic style that I have created.

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“At the age of 30, you should already know yourself and what you want from life!”

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When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to…

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I can't just listen to music walking down the street unless I have a reason to. I can't just listen to music…

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My first record was about childhood. There were a lot of nursery rhyme and fairytale references; it was all about being naive.

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They say shyness is a form of egotism, and you are only shy because you care too much about what people think…

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Anyone who tries to diss me in comparison to Queen, it just renders all their criticisms completely futile. That's quite pleasurable.

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I'm not interested in what they have to say. I'm only interested in people that are interested in me for the right…

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“It is very important to maintain high self-esteem, as you are the only person you know and who is going to be…

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I certainly don't follow fashion. I think fashion, as far as the industry and the whole world that surrounds it, is quite…

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I never talk about anything to do with my sexuality.

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Did you know, I'm still in love with this blue sky until forever and ever, eternally.

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The music industry doesn't exist the way it used to. You'll never have another star like the stars of the '90s.

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No one knows what I am and really, I wonder if I do, at the end of the day.

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I'm not necessarily that big of a clubbing junkie, but I really like dance music as a genre.

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I was a show-off as a kid. I was wearing bow ties and matching coloured trousers.

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New York is a bit of a dangerous place to me because you often leave in a blur.

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In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself.

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I found school pretty tough. I got the mickey taken out of me at school.

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Lady Gaga has a very unjaded intelligence. It's brilliant, 'cause it's anti-snob.

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I say I have a midlife crisis every time I start and finish a record.

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The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible.

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In fact, no one has ever really wanted to go on a date with me.

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I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

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Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.

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I was quite the quiet teenager. I was a bit of a loner, a little bit of an outsider.

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