MIKA - MIKA FORGETS 'WEIRD' TEEN YEARS

MIKA FORGETS 'WEIRD' TEEN YEARS

'We Are Golden' singer Mika wrote his latest LP 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much' to separate himself from his ''weird'' and ''reclusive'' teenage years.

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."