Trumpet Guy
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About
Trumpet Guy, also known as Trumpet Fight Guy, is a nickname given to Douglas Levison,[1] who is most famous for his appearance in a viral YouTube video titled trumpet fight.
Origin
On October 14th, 2013, a video titled trumpet fight was posed with the caption: "Crazed New Yorker refuses to let a man play his trumpet in the streets of the city." The video depicts a middle-aged New Yorker with a trash bag telling a teenage boy that he sucked at playing the trumpet. He demanded that the boy leave the area where he was playing while the boy continued to play his trumpet. As the video progresses the man continues to tell the teenager that he has no talent and about how his own life accomplishments are far superior to that of the trumpet players until the video abruptly ends.
Spread
As of the year 2022, the video has garnered more than five million views.[2] Many people found Trumpet Guy's rant to have been very quotable. Some of the most popular quotes include:
"You're no artist!"
"No talent!"
"You're nothing!"
"In 1975 I walked Bob Dylan up on stage!"
The video was brought back to light in the year 2019 when Youtuber Whang! made a video dedicated to analyzing the original clip.[3] The topic was also made popular around the same time in the OneyPlays community after being referenced several times.
Response
Since the original video went viral, Doug has participated in a handful of YouTube interviews where he shared his side of the story.[4][5] Through these various interviews, it was revealed that the teenager had been disturbing the peace in front of New York's Holocaust museum, and he had almost run Douglas over with his bike.[6] In addition, the song that he was playing is known as ''Oh Suzannah'', a song infamous for its racist lyrics.[7] Doug took the time to share parts of his life story in the later parts of the videos.
In 2014, Doug embraced his infamous reputation by playing the role of an angry pedestrian yelling at a group of singers in a deleted scene from the film Heaven Knows What.[8]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter -- Tweet by user Earwolf
[2] YouTube -- Original video
[3] YouTube -- TRUMPET FIGHT! Who was the angry man? – Tales From the Internet
[4] YouTube -- Doug Shares His Side of The Trumpet Fight (2019)
[5] YouTube -- Paul Rust, Sean Conroy, Billy Merritt | Improv4Humans | Video Podcast Network
[6] Sampleface -- That time Douglas Levison yelled at a trumpet player in Manhattan
[7] Digital Music News -- The Original Lyrics to ‘Oh Susanna’ Are Brutally Racist
[8] YouTube -- Douglas Levison meets a band on the streets of NYC
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