MIKA - MIKA'S REBEL YEARS GROUNDED HIM

MIKA'S REBEL YEARS GROUNDED HIM

Singer MIKA is glad he rebelled when he was a teenager - because it has allowed him to remain sane as an adult.
The Grace Kelly hitmaker admits he fell in with the wrong crowd when he was growing up in London, and his parents often chastised him for his late-night partying.
But the 26 year old credits his early chaotic lifestyle with keeping his feet on the ground now he is a pop star.
He tells Britain's Heat magazine, "Sneaking out of my house at 3 in the morning to hang out with people who were too old. I used to go to this club every Monday, put on some guyliner, party it down. I always got caught, though, and I'd get smacked when I got back, mostly about the face. Never really badly.
"I was doing things I shouldn't have been doing. And I'm glad I did it then, because now I've stayed sane. I'm kind of over it."
It was an ultimatum from his mother that helped Mika turn his life around - and the star is forever grateful he took her advice.
He adds, "My mum was like, 'You're either going to end up in jail or famous. You make your mind up.' And I was like, 'Oh, that's an easy choice.'"