Biography of homeless man plays piano makeover

Sarasota installed 'public pianos' throughout downtown. This homeless man now has the opportunity to be something other...

Posted by Aroar Natasha on Monday, June 29, 2015

People across the Internet are mesmerized by one homeless man's amazing musical skills.

Donald Gould, a homeless man, was seen playing a moving cover of Styx's "Come Sail Away" on a public piano that was placed in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the city's Sarasota Keys Piano Project. The moving performance was caught on camera and uploaded to Facebook where it went viral with more than 2.3 million views and over 93,000 shares.

Biography of homeless man plays piano makeover video

Gould's newfound viral fame has certainly come as a shock to the 51-year-old.

"I was thinking I could just put my hat on the piano and make a couple dollars and get tips," Gould told WWSB.

"I didn't expect it to jump out to this."

The 51-year-old, who's affectionately known as "Boone" to the community, turns out to be a regular on the keys and runs through five songs a d