He eventually went on to take up his current role at a schoolhouse a few blocks down the road from his home, in Vigo County.
Speaking to Parade hours before an equally impressive performance of Michael Bolton’s “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” that saw him advance to the semis, Goodall revealed how he came to audition in the first place.
He also addressed recent comparisons he’s received to Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who famously rose to stardom following her own unlikely performance on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.
“I’ve been a janitor for 23 years,” Goodall began by saying, after first being congratulated for receiving a hard-earned, Heidi Klum-bestowed Gold Buzzer for his performance almost two months before.
