Video shows locals ''bullying'' a young busker into stopping his performance - claiming it was ''depressing'' and made them want to ''slit their wrists''.<br /><br />Footage shows traders berating Liam Alexander - a full-time singer-songwriter who travels around the UK to busk.<br /><br />He was playing his first show in Cambridge on Friday July 21 when Liam was surrounded.<br /><br />He says 45 minutes into his one hour set market traders and someone claiming to be a member of the council forced him to finish his set early.<br /><br />A female market trader also joined the confrontation and told him his music was "too depressing" and that it was making her want to "slit her wrists".<br /><br />Liam said: "Whilst packing up, the same lady who made the flippant comment regarding self-harm, came back to explain herself. <br /><br />"She apologised, stating that I was a great singer, but that she did not enjoy the songs I was singing of which, are primarily love songs. <br /><br />"I explained to her that what she said is not a nice thing to say to anybody, that she does not know who I may know who has suffered from self-harm. <br /><br />"This is when she explains that this was her point, that she had known of people to cause harm to themselves to the exact songs I was singing."<br /><br />Liam says when he first set up his equipment outside the Guildhall at 10:20am, he was approached by a council worker.<br /><br />He was asked whether it was his first time busking in Cambridge and was "quizzed" on several rules of busking.<br /><br />For the next 45 minutes of his set, he had "great interactions" with the public and received "many lovely comments, generous donations and the occasional crowd".<br /><br />However, a market trader then approached him and told him to turn down his speaker mid-song.<br /><br />Liam, who was live streaming his entire set, told the man he would turn down the volume after the song.<br /><br />He was shocked to see the man inspecting his equipment and look as though he was about to touch it.<br /><br />He says a 'council worker' then returned to Liam's busking spot and told him his hour slot was finished, he had received too many complaints and that he had to leave.<br /><br />Liam refuted that his hour slot had finished, but when another market-worker told him his music was making her want to harm herself, Liam decided to leave.<br /><br />He added: "This massively took me by surprise as every other interaction I had with members of the public was incredibly positive and endearing. <br /><br />"Feeling fed up with the unjust treatment I felt I received from both market workers and the council worker, I decided that I would pack up and move elsewhere."<br /><br />Thankfully, a nearby busker offered Liam his spot as he had been there for over three hours with no complaint from the council.<br /><br />Liam added: "I would like to stress that besides these three individuals in the video, I had a very pleasant and encouraging interactions with everyone I spoke with.<br /><br />"Almost all who stated how much they appreciated and enjoyed my performances.<br /><br />"This incident has not impacted my overall view of the city, as I am aware that the actions of the few should not speak for the many, especially as the vast majority of the public were kind and complimentary. <br /><br />"However, I do think that if I was to return to Cambridge to busk, that I would only do so with a friend to ensure that I had support in case similar events were to unfold again."<br /><br />One person watching the stream saud: said: “I was watching his live stream and it was shocking how he was abused by these individuals.''<br /><br />“He is a very popular singer songwriter.''<br /><br />One said: “You handled this to the point they walked away, I know they hated themselves. Well done.”
