Paris Hilton has been credited as the unlikely inspiration behind Brazilian pop group CANSEI DE SER SEXY (CSS).

The band - whose name means 'tired of being sexy' in their native language - penned track MEETING Paris Hilton in homage to the star and they admit they're "obsessed" with the socialite.

CSS' drummer ADRIANO CINTRA tells MTV.com, "At the time when we started the band we were really obsessed with Paris because it was way before the sex tapes and the scandals. She was almost unknown, she didn't have the TV show and stuff, and Ana (REZENDE), the other guitar player, said to us, 'Oh you have to see Paris Hilton, she is so retarded!'

"She is so rich, she is so inappropriate, she is always drunk and falling over. And (in one photo) she was drunk and cross eyed, and we were like, 'She's cool - we like her.'"

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