 He considers Shinichiro Ishihara (guitarist of the Japanese band, Earthshaker), Gary Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen and John Norum his musical influences.Rock, however, has not prevented him from liking a variety of genres.He also listens to pop music (M2M), operatic pop (Sarah Brightman), trance (Paul Van Dyk), jazz (Hiromi) and Japanese pop singer Aiko, among many others.