“Okay, I’m saying it. I didn’t post the video because Giacomo couldn’t play well enough to be on my channel”: Rick Beato comments on the Giacomo Turra plagiarism scandal and says stealing other people’s music is “completely not cool”

Rick Beato has offered his take on the scandal engulfing the disgraced Instagram guitar star Giacomo Turra, admitting that he filmed a video for his YouTube channel with Turra but ultimately decided against publishing it because his playing was not good enough.

Turra had enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years, amassing a huge following on social media – primarily on Instagram, where more than 723,000 people follow him. His profile as a neo-funk guitar influencer saw him attract a number of endorsements, including a signature guitar from D’Angelico.