Psy Talks Breakout Success, Songwriting and Sunglasses

K-pop star Psy stopped by Rolling Stone headquarters this week to chat about "Gangnam Style," his unexpected success and his famous sunglasses. As he revealed, his breakout single was never intended for an international audience; Psy uploaded it to KZbin for the site's huge Korean pop fanbase. "I was not important, I was not famous," he says of that moment. "Some celebrities like Katy Perry and Britney Spears, they started to tweet my video... CNN and ABC reported about me at the same time, and the LA Times, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal – that all happened at

[@vallybae7827]

He such a humble person. I really like him even after all those years

[@GeoZeppelin1979]

seems like a down to earth guy........which is rare in todays celebrity world

[@jlim200]

Musical acts like this are extremely important, it really breaks down a lot of barriers between cultures and nations. I hope more artists from other countries can cross barriers like this.

[@momalamin5732]

Amen !!! I hope too

[@dry_cereal_4283]

PSY is a genuis, their first album is insane and deserves more respect

[@manicmurph]

He seems extremely mellow and down to earth. Pretty cool dude actually.

[@indoeyess]

Wow hes actually down to earth and cool. He seems REAL. Not like all those phony people in Hollywood and shit

[@WyneSw2]

I love how he talk about my favorite artist bon jovi 🙂

[@justbecauseihavethetime5209]

Psy is a very cool guy~! i wanna be his friend!

[@joyce428]

Go PSY!!! You r the best!!!

[@beastmodereviews]

He seems like a pretty cool guy

[@munkh-erdenekhurelbaatar4277]

I love you PSY

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

PSY is such a cool guy!

[@ninjapirate123]

Are you still alive

[@RedFlamesX_]

@@ninjapirate123are u

[@ninjapirate123]

@@RedFlamesX_ I am always

[@225glen]

I can see a jimi hendrix experience album at the back.

[@bengoodall2113]

is this it in the backround!!

[@edgardoamado7008]

Cool cat

[@yutakasz6382]

Cute!!!

[@CecenaGuy]

PSY is fucking awesome!

[@ninjapirate123]

I miss 2012

[@mckenziethorton8725]

butterz without glasses

[@Angel_xj]

run psy Illuminati is coming for u D:

[@Pinky3262462]

3rd

[@OliverChild]

please ease down on the stereotypes!

[@Julia-nl3gq]

I don't see any stereotypes in the comment section, and I've read a lot of this comment section, so I don't understand what you're speaking about.

[@GabeTheLemurPlayed]

@@Julia-nl3gq KZbin most likely removed them or the channel did