Speaking with The Indianapolis Star, Goodall explained that his intention is to bring hope and positivity into the word with his singing.
“There’s just so much negative energy,” he said. “And then when somebody like me, just a regular person who’s scraping boogers and gum… What you’ve seen on America’s Got Talent, I wasn’t doing anything different than what I’ve always done. For 23 years, I’ve sang for the kids. In 2022, the teachers were like, ‘This time, just sing whenever you want.’ I was like, ‘How about Don’t Stop Believin’ [by Journey]?’ A teaching assistant films it on a Thursday afternoon. The next morning, I’m scrubbing the floor in the first grade [classroom] and they come in there and go, ‘You’ve got 100,000 views.’ And I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ [They said]: ‘We put you on TikTok.’ By the end of the weekend, it was in the million and when it hit 3 million, Journey and Steve Perry kicked in and then two years later, I’m on AGT.”
He continued: “It’s like a rollercoaster. I don’t have any expectations out of the show or what comes after that. Whatever happens, it happens. And if it’s meant to be, I’m all cool with it, but I’m not a fancy person. I’m never gonna be a fancy person.”
If he does end up winning the million-dollar prize money, Goodall plans to retire down in Florida with his fiancée and two chihuahuas.
