Singer Mika Was A "Weird" Teenager

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.

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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 U.K. Monday - 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."