Mika
Mika
Mika is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth18 August 1983
song character attention
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself.
girl running song
I write songs about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.
song writing want
I write songs to turn myself into something else. And then I become that, and I want to become something else.
song years circles
Grace Kelly was written after these musicians were trying to mold me into what I should be. I was really angry and so I wrote the song and mailed them the lyrics. They didn't call me back, but two years later it's come full circle.
song thinking matter
I think, 'How could anybody mock a good pop song?' It is timeless; it transcends barriers; it breaks down every single type of social barrier that you can possibly have. It can deal with the most difficult subjects, even if it abstracts the subject matter.
song moving writing
I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the identity I want to have throughout the songs that I write.
self helping self-help
Zen is all about self-study/knowledge and self-help!
rain sunset mean
Clear skies will mean you are happy. Rain will mean you're crying. Sunset means you are embarrassed. Night will mean you are gently holding me.
believe life
You can't believe the amount of speculation you get over your private life.
almost begging ceremony good people private putting script
As a teenager, in my songbook, I used to script what my lighting would be like. I used to dance in my roo;, it was like putting myself in a trance, and making myself feel good about things, almost like a private ceremony of begging people to like you.
criticisms quite tries
Anyone who tries to diss me in comparison to Queen, it just renders all their criticisms completely futile. That's quite pleasurable.
acted gonna impulse people whenever work
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 I launch an album: 'Ooh, is this gonna work?' Or a new video. 'Really?' It's always like that - but I've always acted on the impulse that I have nothing to lose.
defined people
Some people make records that are defined by their sexuality, but mine really are not.
coffee flirting tree
I kinda flirt with everything and everyone, no matter if it's a tree or a coffee cup. I can't resist.