Before Richard Goodall took the America's Got Talent stage , there was one judge he told producers he just did not want to talk to: Simon Cowell.
"We're here, we're rooting for you, Richard. Good luck," Cowell said before turning to his fellow judges and adding, "I hope he's good."
If you've watched the viral moment that aired on Tuesday night, you know what happens from there. Goodall, affectionately known as Mr. Richard to the kids in the Vigo County school district where he's worked for the last 23 years, brings the crowd to their feet with a blazing performance of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."
Klum gave him a Golden Buzzer, which passes him straight to the live shows, starting in August, where viewers will decide his fate. Based on the thousands of messages he says he's received from fans around the world, he seems to be an early favorite.
His audition aired two months to the day after it was taped. On Thursday, Goodall was cleaning lockers at West Vigo Middle School.
"You can take so much love," he told IndyStar. "My gosh, how do you give it all back other than just singing and doing what you do?"
Goodall said he used to sit at home with his RadioShack stereo, belting along so loudly his mom would tap the ceiling downstairs with a broom to try and quiet him down.
"I love all kinds of music," he said. In fact, the first song he ever felt he nailed wasn't from the Journey catalog — it was Barry Manilow's " I Write the Songs ."
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