Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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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?

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For info on his upcoming tour, go here 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

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