I use the bike to go to work: MiG Ayesa in Singapore

He cycles to work to recycle Queen's hits
Aw Cheng Wei, Straits Times 13 Apr 08;

I Want To Break Free.

That's a mega hit from British rockers Queen, recycled in the musical We Will Rock You, now playing at the Esplanade.

And MiG Ayesa, who plays the lead in the show, has taken the concept of freedom further by buying a $60 bicycle to take him where his heart desires.

'We are not that far from places around here, so I use the bike to go to work,' the Australian performer said. The cast live in serviced apartments in Bencoolen.

At least 13 other cast members have also bought bikes and have pedalled to places like Little India, Fort Canning Park and Changi Airport. 'It's safe to bike here. Once, I cycled to Sentosa with my wife,' said Ayesa, 38, who found fame as one of the three finalists in TV reality show Rockstar: INXS.

The aim of that show was to find a singer for Australian rock band INXS after vocalist Michael Hutchence committed suicide.

Ayesa, who recently released a self-titled album, usually walks to his destinations if he isn't cycling.

'Singapore is like the Monte Carlo of Asia. It's very affluent...

'But you don't have to spend a lot to have a really good time,' said the man who added that he will 'definitely return here'.

The bicycles will be donated to charity on April 27 when the musical ends its run.