Exclusive: Merton the Chatroulette Piano Guy Speaks [VIDEO]

For everyone out there who has become enamored of Chatroulette viral sensation, Merton, Mashable sat down with the man himself today via Skype to find out more about the man behind the glasses and the hoodie.

Yesterday, roughly four million hearts broke when Merton's ultra viral vid was deep-sixed by YouTube “due to terms of use violation.” Well, have no fear viral video vigilantes, Merton is back with an edited version of the vid, which has already racked up nearly a quarter of a million views. (Merton couldn't really comment that much on the removal, but if you check out the video, some of the faces have been blurred out.)

You can revisit that below, but first check out our raw, uncut interview with Merton (his first ever!), who talks about everything from how people now recognize him on Chatroulette to his musical background. Homeboy is adamant about remaining anonymous as of right now, but we can tell you that he used to serenade his girlfriends with improvisational tunes, and he's not -- we're pretty sure -- Ben Folds (or is he?). Make sure to watch until the end, when he sings to me.