07 September 2009
Newsdesk
Mika was a "weird" teenager.
The Love Today singer - who is known for his outrageous outfits and wild curly hair - says his new LP, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, was inspired by his turbulent adolescence, which he now wants to forget.
He said: "It's still joyful pop music. I needed to liberate myself from my childhood - I was a weird, reclusive teen."
The 26-year-old pop star's forthcoming album, the follow-up to 2007's Life in Cartoon Motion, even contains a vengeful break-up song inspired by a bitter split.
Lebanon-born Mika explained to Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "There's a song called Rain, which was a break-up letter, but I thought it would be funny to put a disco beat behind it. It's my form of revenge - I'm quite a passive aggressive person.
"A lot of artists are more protective of themselves on their second album. I don't give a s**t how I'm perceived. Famous people are boring and only think of themselves."
For Mika's latest single We Are Golden - which is released in the UK today (07.09.09) - the eccentric pop star was asked to act like a teenager, and ended up stripping off.
He said: "The director did Paparazzi for Lady Gaga and asked me what my 17-year-old self would be wearing. I said my underwear, and then I was there in white boxers flexing my muscles. I almost wanted to vomit."
