A shocking clip of a girl damaging a street performer’s piano for no reason in Athens, Georgia, has taken over social media and left everyone furious.
The viral video was originally posted by the musician on his TikTok account @theandrewshoe and re-shared on Twitter by the popular account Clown World.
Athens, Georgia piano video goes viral
In the TikTok clip, the impressive street performer is playing the piano at night in Athens, Georgia, as a crowd gathers around him.
“This is probably one of the worst things somebody’s probably ever done to me while street performing,” he says in a voice over.
A girl then walks rudely over and slams her hand down on the piano while everyone shouts “no, stop” and tells the performer to “keep going”.
“So this kind of stuff happens here and there so I usually just keep playing through it, but after what’s about to happen I had to stop,” the musician adds.
Girl damages street performer’s piano
He continues singing and playing the last song of the night, but the appalling girl returns with a group of friends.
She slams her hand on the keyboard once again, but this time the whole thing falls to the ground with a loud crash.
“What’s wrong with you?” the street performer says as she argues back and her friends laugh in the background.
Then, it gets even worse as the woman appears to take some money out of his collection cup and then walks off.
“Hey, hey, hey” he shouts as another passerby screams “boo that woman” and they all begin booing her loudly.
A group of nice people gather and help the musician with his piano, and one guy even gave him a big tip to cover his lost earnings.
That's unfortunate to see. Acts of vandalism and disrespect like that can have a negative impact on street performers who are sharing their talent with the public. It's important to support and appreciate the arts and the individuals who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of our…
— Major Minor Beats (@MajorMinorBeats) September 26, 2023View Tweet
Shocking clip is ‘unbelievable’
Social media users are furious at the girl, who allegedly responded in a statement on the now deleted Instagram profile @atl.minit.
“Public service announcement. I’m sorry for everyone that has seen the viral video. I have took accountability for my actions,” the statement says.
One person wrote: “Unbelievable.”
“Some people are just terrible,” said another.
A third person added: “This is gross.”
“Hopefully karma gets her,” said another.
Others are applauding the people at the end of the video who helped the performer, saying it made them “lose then gain hope in humanity all in under a minute”.
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