In an interview with Italy's L'Uomo Vogue Psy hailed Freddie Mercury as his life role model and hero while he also named Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi and Aerosmith as inspirations.

He says: "So for the first time ever, I will reveal some huge piece of information, because I really appreciate being on the cover, so this is like 'thank you'; and the big secret is� I just finished recording my next song with a legendary artist, Steven Tyler from Aerosmith.