Guitaro 5000: How a sardine can helped build a YouTube star

Guitaro 5000 has over 1.4 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he invites random passersby to Sing With Me. Paul Riario joined him on the street and in the studio to hear his wisdom on busking, playing cruise ships, crazy guitar mods (a sardine can lid and a binder clip?!), and the importance of practice and performance. I mean, what is the point of guitar playing, if not to make people feel better? Subscribe to Guitaro 5000 here    / @guitaro5000   For info on his upcoming tour, go here https://guitaro5000.com/upcoming-events 0:00 Intro 1:34 Why he asks strangers to sing 4:50 The video that flopped, then blew up 8:46 Where the 5000 comes from 14:07 3,000 singers and the moments that stuck 20:04 Learning a repertoire on cruise ships 23:02 The percussion technique and the sardine can 28:59 Splitting the signal, and why he never loops 34:23 How he found Ovation 38:17 Daniel, and the operation behind it 43:42 The Sing With Me world tour More at: Guitar World: http://www.guitarworld.com Facebook:   / guitarworld   Instagram:   / guitarworldmagazine   X:   / guitarworld   TikTok:   / guitarworld_official   #Guitaro5000 #SingWithMe #GuitarWorld #StreetPerformer #Busking #Ovation #AcousticGuitar #GuitarPercussion #NYC #SubwayMusician #GuitarInterview #PercussiveGuitar #Songwriting