Patrick Dexter became a social media sensation during lockdown - and 'no matter what happens' to Twitter under Elon Musk, the Irishman has vowed to keep playing the cello that made him famous.
An Irish cellist whose online recitals went viral during lockdown has expressed his fears for the future of social media.
He said:"There is such negativity there but let's just be aware that if we lose this, and Twitter in particular, because I think it has a special role to play in that space, there's something really tragic being lost.Patrick, who began playing cello aged seven, was not on social media until Ireland went into lockdown in March 2020.
"I was a school-teacher, so I played to my classroom of primary school children and am now playing to millions of people online," he explained.I asked him what he thought had resonated with his new global audience - the music, location, or a combination.He said:"There's a certain visceral impact that the west of Ireland has on you. You can feel it now in this wild weather we're having.
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