Homeless man David Gould hopes the video will help him reconnect with his son.
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Homeless man David Gould hopes the video will help him reconnect with his son.
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Homeless man David Gould has taken advantage of a public piano project in Florida, wowing with his fast-fingers and outstanding musical talent.
A video on Facebook of the bearded man playing Come Sail Away by Styx has gone viral after a week, with over 4 million views atthe time of publication.
Gould, a former Marine, has a five-song set to impress passers-by. At the end of the Facebook video he charms with the sweet line: "So easy even a caveman could do it".
He told reporters he never expected his skills would make him an internet sensation.
"I can't believe it. I'm still fighting off tears. It's unbelievable. I never thought it would come to this."
Gould told CNN he learned clarinet as a child and wanted to be a music teacher but dropped out of school when he ran out of money just shy of graduation.
After the death of his wife in 1998 he developed a drug problem and lost his son to social services, he said. He hopes the viral video will help them re-connect.
