• Mashable did an awesome interview with him. Skype is quickly becoming the blogger’s interview tool of choice. And in the case of Merton, the lovable, not-Ben-Foldsy guy behind Chatroulette’s biggest phenomenon, it drew out some pretty great details.

• one The original video
  was forced offline
  after two chatters
  felt their privacy
  had been violated
  by the coolest
  guy ever.
• two That same video
  was also the
  highest-rated
  video YouTube
  has ever hosted,
  which is pretty
  crazy to consider.
• three Merton, who
  chooses to (for
  now) remain
  anonymous, is
  way more inspired
  by Tori Amos than
  Ben Folds.
• four That doesn’t
  mean he doesn’t
  find Ben Folds’
  rendition hilarious,
  though, especially
  with the crowd
  interactions.
• five He says that the
  clips allow him to
  mix his sense of
  humor with his
  often-maudlin
  piano playing.
  Neat. source

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