Welcome to Young Hollywood. com. Teen dreams and teen circus running around like a cloud of purpose. Who cares a damn about the family you drop from? Don't give it up when you're young and you want something. Mika, you are just so phenomenal. Like everything that you're doing, your niche is just, you know, break the barriers for other pop artists. So, how do you feel about it?

We just have fun with what we do and we do it like we mean it. Yeah, exactly. And it's this weird thing like, um, because, I think people discover me through the Internet and they kind of, once they discover me, they hold on to me and they come to all my shows and I really like that because, I don't know, every time I come back to the States the shows get bigger. There's so many kids outside that are just all dressed up in the bright colors.

You have this very unique style and it's bringing it out of everybody. Where, where, where's your publicist? Outside, I need my publicist. Can we get me dressed up or something? Maybe you can put together an outfit for me. I think I think Can I wear a hat the rest of the interview? That's fine. It's my look.

Actually, this is underwear.

Oh no, no underwear on the head. It's just heavy underwear on your head. Very, very cool. Now, I just saw you at soundcheck, you did a great job. I love all of your music. Where did you first get this sound in the very beginning? Where, where were the influences from?

Um, well, I, I kind of sang in a weird way, I dressed in a weird way, and I was just like, well, I'm not very good at copying other famous people's style so I was just like, well, I have nothing to lose. I might as well make music that makes me happy. And so I sat in my room and I just made all these weird songs. That's where it all came from, it was all kind of bedroom music.

Well, you get compared a lot to Freddie Mercury of Queen. How does that make you feel?

Well, of course, it's an honor. I mean, the nice thing is when you're compared to people that you like. Imagine being compared to people that you hate.

Exactly. That would be a disaster. It would not be good. I hate days like this when it rained. When you hit those high notes, is that something that was very natural to you when you were younger or is it something that you got from classical training?

Yeah, and I think it comes from classical music. Also because I'm not very good at playing the piano because I taught myself how to play, because I can't read music. So, in order to tell the story really well, I used to use different parts of my voice, because I couldn't do it on the keyboard. And to me it's completely normal. I think other people find it a little bit more unique.

Well, that's what makes you unique. I mean, everyone, everyone out there knows that. Now, I have to say congratulations on all the success. 2007 is when you really broke through. Over five million albums, you know, worldwide and you've done so much. You're nominated for a Grammy. Such a whirlwind.

Uh, it was a whirlwind, it was a very strange thing because on the one hand I was really happy, on the other hand, I was really, I felt like, um, people had broken into my own world and I didn't know how to handle it. And so I started to, the more success I had, the more I retreated behind kind of closed doors and closed walls. And I don't think that was necessarily a good thing because I just kind of hid. I was a bit terrified. And, um, so, I think with the second album, I feel a little bit liberated because I'm just like, you know what, this is my life, things have changed but a lot of amazing things have happened and I am surrounded by an amazing group of fans who feel part of the world that I've created.

Blame it on the girls who know what to do. Blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you. Blame it on your mother for the things she said. Blame it on your father, but you know he's dead. Blame it on the girls. Blame it on the boys. Well, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, that's you, obviously. What, what is it that, uh, tell us everything you know in five seconds.

I know nothing now. I used to think I knew everything, now I realize I'm just a fool. No, that's not the case with all of us. I guess. I think. The Boy Who Knew Too Much is, um, an album which is like a comic book version of my adolescence. It's quite similar to the first record, but, you know, there's still this kind of colorful world, this fantasy world. It's gotten a little bit more Tim Burton, in a way, that's how I see it. Um, and it's, it's talks about my adolescence. The good part of it and the horrible part of it. Uh, and I don't know, I felt like it was the right time to do something like that.

Well, you definitely are known to have such an extravagant look and especially on stage, you're outrageous and you do so much and you're not afraid to express yourself and I really admire that. Tell me, like, how did you first break out of your shell from when you were younger?

Um, well, as a kid I was a bit of a coward, I was a loner. And I used to hide all the time, you know, I used to kind of run across the schoolyard and just pray that that football wouldn't hit me. Oh, right. Because that would be the worst thing that could ever happen to me in a week. When I did music, I felt like I had value. So, in my real life I was kind of living at 30%. When I was on stage it was at about 130. You know, and that was, that was what I clung to and I was like, it's going to be okay. If I feel like a freak, if I can turn myself into a beautiful freak, then I'll survive, I'll be all right.

But I have to say something about your watch. I noticed that on stage.

No, yeah. So, you can't give it away because, every time I walk, I'm staying at the the, uh, The Beverly Wilshire, which is a very fancy hotel and everyone, you know, Billy Crystal walks by and then some other, like, Michael Jackson's brother walks by and all these people and it's just like, you kind of expect it at that hotel. And every time I walk out of the car, it's happened twice, the doorman go, wow, what a beautiful watch. And I'm like, oh, thank you. And I hide it quickly behind my back because they think it's made of diamonds and gold, right? Because if you look at it, right? Like that, and I move it. It looks like it's really expensive. But the truth is, it's made of string and little bits of plastic and and cloth and it actually doesn't even tell the time. It's just a fake little embroidered bracelet.

I love it. Absolutely love it. I love the irony of that. It makes me giggle every time someone likes it. Now, what are the other rituals that you do before you go on stage? Do you have a specific routine? I know obviously you have to drink some tea because you got to hit those notes.

Yes. I, I bite my toenails with my my teeth. Um, I prepare a witch's brew and, um, play with all my voodoo dolls in alphabetic order.

Where are they? Let's, let's find them. Uh, they're in the suitcases, they're all there. Right there, I see one. Yeah, there here's one. Oh my God. That that actually, that actually, no, I was kidding, this is not a voodoo doll. This belongs to my sister. It's her boyfriend's voodoo doll. That's good stuff. Well, very exciting. We're very happy to have you. Do you have anything to say to your fans?

I don't bite my toenails with my. I know you don't either. Just, just a little disclaimer. It's kind of disgusting. No, not a good visual. I want to, uh, give a massive shout out to all my fans in the United States and we've, uh, just going through this American tour has completely reminded us absolutely why we do this. Um, so thank you to everybody that's come out to the shows and, uh, if you don't know about my music yet, check it out and, uh, we will see you on our next US tour.