Из грязи

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Из грязи да в князи

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История бездомного пианиста, которая покорила весь мир | История Дональда Гулда

Очередная американская сказка, которая покорила весь мир! История бездомного пианиста, который был бездомным, а стал мегапопулярным и на данный момент очень успешный музыкальный композитор!
И да, музыка и в правду спасла ему жизнь! Дональд Гулд - американский бездомный, судьба которого изменилась словно по щелчку пальцев. Эта история настолько невероятна, что поверить в её существование просто невозможно!

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Donald Gould (aka "The Homeless Piano Man")

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Donald Gould (aka "The Homeless Piano Man") is an American musician, composer and U.S military veteran. After spending many years on the streets, Gould was discovered in Sarasota, Florida when playing a piano rendition of "Come Sail Away" by American rock band Styx on an outdoor piano.[1][2] He is signed with independent record label Triple Pop[3] and has released one studio album, “Walk On Water”.[4]

When his wife died by suicide in 1998, and his son was then taken away from him, Gould developed a substance abuse addiction and he eventually became homeless.[6] It wasn't until 2015 when he sat down at an outdoor piano in Sarasota, Florida and played ‘Come Sail Away’ by American rock band Styx that his musical talent was discovered. The performance video was recorded by a passerby and became viral overnight with tens millions of views on YouTube.

A few months after the video went live Gould was given a makeover by the TV show Inside Edition and raised over $40,000 on GoFundMe to pay for his drug rehabilitation.[7][8] He was also offered a full scholarship by Spring Arbor University to complete his studies.[9] While in recovery, he was invited by the San Francisco 49ers to play at their opening game of the 2015 season against the Minnesota Vikings. On September 14, 2015, he played The Star-Spangled Banner at Levi's Stadium in front of 75,000 fans.[10][11] The lead vocalist and founding member of STYX Dennis DeYoung also sent his congratulations to Gould as a surprise guest during his interview on the Drive radio show on WDRV in Chicago.[12]