Mika

To me, being a classical snob in the highest possible way and being an indie snob is just as bad!

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

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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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A stylist might say you look amazing in anything. Your family will always tell you if you look a complete idiot.

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I'm always calling my doctor because I'm constantly injuring myself while on the road, like tearing a ligament, blasting my ears or losing my voice. Plus, I'm a total hypochondriac.

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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.

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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.

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I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.

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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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Sometimes I dress like what I want for lunch, because all I can think about is having a tuna sandwich.

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Identity for me is something that has to be played with and explored, and not become complacent about or uninterested in.

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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 vile, and I'm repelled by it.

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In the past, it weighed on me because nobody in my family is gay. I had no role models so I had to find my own way.

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Quotes by Mika