I'm pretty sure he's way more accomplished than I am on the technique front (playing his "Root Beer Rag" reminds me of that pretty much every time), but I really liked that statement as that is probably about where I sit. I read an interview with Billy Joel once where he claimed not to be a very accomplished piano player, but he could do what he needs to do to suit the song. On the local live front, a lot of people who've seen me play think I'm a really accomplished piano player, but the truth is my technique isn't the greatest, but I make up for it in musicality. There are definitely loads of people who can play piano better than me, too, especially in terms of technique. It's more that what they're showing in some of these videos is so totally uninspiring.)
I'd generally rather play something than program it.
(And, just to be clear, I'm not dissing constructing songs and/or recordings out of loops - I use MIDI loops on the drums front quite a bit, and also some loop library-based techniques for rhythm guitar parts. But some of those same videos might be major turn ons for others who maybe aren't musicians per se but are wanting to construct songs out of loops or something. I also sometimes see production tips-type videos where the videos feel a bit like a turn off for the products because what they're doing with them feels so lame to me. Yeah, there's a whole lot of variety in the quality of YouTube reviewers, but it seems like what most companies really want is someone who can get their stuff in front of lots of people, and who at least seem "cool" to their customer base.