Ke$ha has admitted that she was so overcome with emotion when she collaborated with Iggy Pop that she broke down in tears.

The pair teamed up earlier this year to work on the track 'Dirty Love' for her forthcoming new record 'Warrior', which is released on December 3.

It seems, however, that working with one of her idols got the better of Ke$ha, who told The Sun that the session was a particularly poignant moment in her career. When asked if Iggy Pop reverted to type and recorded topless, the 'Die Young' star said:

"Yes, he was! He recorded topless. He's got a great body. I've never been starstruck in my whole life, but the second I was about to meet him I realised how monumental it was for me and my career, and I broke down like a little b**** and started crying. It was so what I'm not supposed to do."

Waxing lyrical about Iggy, Ke$ha added:

"I'm a huge Iggy fan. I grew up on The Stooges. Iggy is the epitome of punk rock - he's a god. I started off just loving his records and then I started watching live footage of him. He's such an animal on stage, I love it. Then I started reading about his life and he's just so nuts through everything. After I reached out to him, I made it my mission to get him on a song with me before I die, and in my relentless stalking, I have succeeded."