Growing up, I was so shy, but it was weird because I was the complete opposite on stage. I was just free to be myself. Manika Read Quote
I’m part Filipino, part Japanese, part Chinese, part Malaysian, and part Spanish, and all those people, they love their karaoke. So whenever my family got together, we’d all karaoke. Manika Read Quote
When I was 17 years old, Frank DiLeo saw my very first music video and flew to my hometown of Las Vegas to meet with my family and me. Frank told my dad, ‘I am coming out of retirement to manage one last big act: Manika.’ Manika Read Quote
I always have melodies flowing in my head – whether I’m just at home, at the mall, at a restaurant or wherever. I’m always humming along to the random melodies that form in my head. My friends always ask me, ‘What are you singing?’ and I’ll be like, ‘I don’t know!’ Manika Read Quote
I know it’s a guy thing to chest bump, but me and my dancers chest bump before hitting the stage. Not too hard though…ouch! Manika Read Quote
Don Quijote’ by Cervantes. I read the original Spanish version when I was in high school. Such a classic! Manika Read Quote
