Culture: Merton, the Chatroulette piano guy, is a genuinely cool dude
- 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