June 13, 2017 09:10 PM EDT
This guy hauls a piano around the streets of New York City to play in the subway
WATCH | Andrew Kalleen is a professional subway musician in New York City. He has been busking underground for almost eight years.
Though he started busking as a guitar player, he now hauls his piano about 20 minutes from a storage unit in SoHo to the West 4th St. subway station.
Check out Andrew jamming in Washington Square Park.
It's a beautiful way to exist in the city. I don't think I would be here anymore if I didn't have it.
Andrew Kalleen
Musician arrested for singing in subway.
Andrew was wrongfully arrested while busking in Brooklyn in 2014, and the video of his arrest went viral. He used the incident as an opportunity to speak about the importance of busking. "People support it, people want it there. It's a really integral part of the city. " he says.
This guy hauls a piano around the streets of New York City to play in the subway
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