Video: I'm carrying the Olympic torch - Will.i.am tweets his way through torch relay Will.i.am became the 109th torchbearer, and made the most of the opportunity, tweeting about the experience with one hand while holding the torch in the other, and even performing a brief moonwalk in honour of Michael Jackson. Afterwards he spoke of his delight at taking part, and his personal connection to the Olympics. That was like, a surreal moment. You know I remember in 1984, the Olympics in Los Angeles, and me being a little Will, watching it on TV, wishing I could be at the Olympic Games, and I had that flashback when they handed me the torch to run through Taunton. So it's like a blessed moment, and a surreal moment, and an 'I-can't-believe-it moment' all at the same time," he said. The Olympic torch is currently on a 70-day tour of the UK, before arriving back in London for the start of the Games.