The freaks in the Freakshow at the "Psychedelic Circus" were all based on the styles of "Big Daddy" Ed Roth and Harvey Kurtzman, both of whom were good friends of Simon.
He is based on legendary hot rod enthusiast/painter/pinstriper Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.
The stickers on his bass, among others, are: various Mad Capsule Markets logos, a Rat Fink sticker (of Ed Roth fame), a Cyborn on the 5 string, and a Pochi skull and crossbones logo.
Philip Roth | David Lee Roth | Eli Roth | Uli Jon Roth | Joseph Roth | Evan Roth | Ed Roth | Claudia Roth | William V. Roth, Jr. | Tim Roth | Arlen Roth | Zeno Roth | Roth an der Our | Martin Roth | Joel Roth | David Roth | Bobby Roth | Thue–Siegel–Roth theorem | Scott Roth | Petra Roth | Mike Roth | Mark Roth | Marco Roth | Klaus Roth | Joe Roth | Henry Ling Roth | Cecilia Roth | Alec Roth | William Roth | William M. Roth |
He is one of a group of designers and artists including Ed Roth, George Barris, Norm Grabowski, Dean Jeffries, Bill Cushenberry and the great pinstripe artist Kenny Howard (nicknamed Von Dutch), who presided over one of the most productive and creative periods of American custom car and hot rod design.
High Voltage Hot Rod Show was inspired by games such as R.C. Pro-Am and Micro Machines, with the style of the characters and vehicles taking inspiration from Kustom Kulture and the artwork of Ed Roth and Kenny Howard amongst others.
Other musicians include guitarist and producer Jeff Kollman, keyboardist Ed Roth, former Santana vocalist Alex Ligertwood, bassist Billy Sheehan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith on the track Get You Stoned.
During late 1965, he joined The Just Us alongside singers Jimmy Livingston (ex-Mynah Birds) and Neil Lillie aka Neil Merryweather, bass player Wayne Davis, keyboard player Ed Roth and drummer Bob Ablack.