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" The fact that I'm shouting that I have Gangnam style makes people crack up. Imagine if Brad Pitt was singing the song - would it be funny? A twist is important when it comes to writing lyrics. "

Psy

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Writing

People

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Someone

Handsome

" If I say, 'Hey, I'm Psy.' 'Psy?' 'The guy from the video on YouTube?' 'Oh.' I hate that. I've got to be more popular than the video. So I need to keep promoting myself. "

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Myself

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" I need to show the world that my final goal is to perform huge concerts like Madonna. "

Psy

Concerts

Goal

" I was not familiar with the Internet thing. Honestly, you know with all kinds of Internet media, I was not that familiar. I was not that kind of guy. Accidentally, 'Gangnam Style' happened, and you have YouTube and all other sorts of stuff like Facebook and Twitter and so on. So after that, I learned and learned. "

" In Korean, my lyrics are witty and have twists. But translated into English, it doesn't come over. I've tried writing in English, just for me, but it doesn't work. I've got to know everything about a culture, and I don't. "

" In Korea, it's a tradition to inherit your father's business. Unfortunately, I'm the only son in the entire family, so they were forcing too much. "

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Psy

Funny

Good

" It's tiring to be asked the same questions all day long: 'What is Gangnam style?' and 'Teach me how to dance.' "

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Fun

Just

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" My original name is Jae-Sang Park, so it's totally different. "

" All the people in Korea are cheering me like I'm a gold medalist or something, so I have a responsibility to my country. "

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Gold

People

" The world's most famous and popular language is music. "

" We are just at the studio, me and my choreographers, we are spending like 30 nights and we are thinking, what is my next dance move? Because in Korea there are huge expectations about my dancing. So it was a lot of pressure. "

Psy

Thinking

Expectations

" Thanks to many great K-pop singers, the groundwork has been laid for more Korean songs to be readily accessible to an overseas audience via channels like YouTube. "

Psy

Great

Thanks