We are struck by his lean body , his inquisitive gaze from those who have lived long and drawn their own conclusions about this world: too bitter, too selfish, but despite everything, an existence that deserve to hurry to the maximum no matter how much it hurts.
His name is Donald Gould , and although it appears more years, his watch is still at 51.It is very possible that you already You have found this video, since in recent days it is a viral phenomenon, but far from anecdotal, we invite you to reflect.To think that behind all those homeless people who live in our cities, there is a story.
Sometimes they are great stories, and other times, they are sad stories that accompany the melody of a street piano, as is the case of Donald, who today we want to talk to you in Lifestyle Are you with us?
Donald Gould, a piano virtuoso
Being objective, there are many who say he Cnica de Donald is not a wonder, we know. What really eclipses us, what has really given him fame in television networks and social networks, is the simple fact of to see a thin and tanned wanderer, moving his fingers elegantly on a piano, pulling from it a delicious piece: "Come Sail Away."
We are in Sarasota , Florida, in a famous street because in it, there is a piano that anyone can play freely when they want.That morning, several passersby were surprised to see Donald there, quietly and safely performing that piece of the band of American rock, Styx. Everyone recognized her and everyone recorded a video of that moment, then upload it to social networks.It was a success.
How not to be interested ent onces for its history? It is enough that sometimes something escapes what is "expected" to raise awareness, to make us think.Maybe Donald had been in the streets of Sarasota for some time without anyone noticing him, without anyone worrying about "which it was the story »that hid its expression, its grooves.Its thinness.
Donald studied music education at the University of Arbor, in Michigan.Thanks to that, he knows how to play any instrument , and it is very good also composing.However, and for not having money, he could not graduate.He only has 3 credits left.He worked hard and worked hard to support a family, but in 1998, Gould's wife died of suddenly. That broke him inside, so that he ended up falling into drugs and in a sad spiral that made him lose his son, who had to take care of Social Services.
Sadness, drugs and helplessness, I encourage him to live on the streets.To a loneliness in the cities where only the comfort of the few musical instruments that occasionally allowed him to play, he offered relief.Like what happened with that piano on a street in Sarasota.A simple and unoriginal story such Once within this type of portrait, where the lost ones, they mark us sometimes until they force us to reach the edge of the abyss, however, we will tell you that for the moment the life of Donald Gould seems to have an opportunity …
Following his success on social networks, a local restaurant called Surf Shack, has offered a audition in his If everything goes well, you can play in a New York-style piano bar, for an audience close to 50 people every night. Hopefully everything goes well.
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