Yes he can really do that with his hands. And to all those people who say all he does is wank, need to the give the guy a serious listen. He's got many tunes where he plays lot's of slow pieces that sound incredible.

The thing he does with his hands is for show (Meaning: ENTERTAINMENT!). Same as two guitar players playing each others guitars (RacerX for example). Michael Angelo doesn't do that when recording. (Neither did RacerX).

And for all those closed minded individuals who think a blues player plays with more emotion with a bent note than a guy who plays a million notes is load of crap and absurd.
It's ok not to like shred (I, however, love it and that's ok)), and it's ok to like simple guitars, or like/not like both.