YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IN THE SEWER. IT’S BEEN A LONG. LONG TIME COMING. HE’S KNOWN AS THE GUY WITH THE PIPES. SING ONCE AGAIN WITH ME, WHO WORKS IN THE PIPES? QUIET YOUR WIFE AND CALL. ONE TIME. MY CHURCH. BUT THE STORY BEHIND KYLE KILROY, THE MASSACHUSETTS MAN KNOWN AS THE SEWER SINGER. FROM HIS VIRAL VIDEOS ON TIKTOK, GOES BACK TO CHILDHOOD WHEN HE DISCOVERED HE COULD SING. AND I GOT INTO LIKE, CHORUS IN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, AND I STARTED SINGING THE ANTHEM AT A COUPLE BASKETBALL GAMES IN COLLEGE. HE TRAINED IN OPERA, BUT MUSIC REMAINED A HOBBY. THE 32 YEAR OLD NOW WORKS AS A WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER OPERATOR, BUT HIS ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES SOME KILLER ACOUSTICS. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE BLOWERS AREN’T RUNNING AND THE WATER’S NOT RUSHING, I’M LIKE, OH, THIS IS THIS IS PRETTY GOOD DOWN HERE. I’M WIDE OPEN. I STAND ALONE. KILROY STARTED POSTING VIDEOS LIKE THIS TO TIKTOK, AND HIS FOLLOWERS CAME RUSHING IN. HOW QUICKLY DID IT TAKE OFF? OH, IT TOOK OFF LIKE RIGHT AWAY. ROCKETS GOT THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR. YOU KNOW, OPERA’S KIND OF SOMETHING. I PUT IN THE BACK POCKET FOR A WHILE. SO I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I’LL JUST GIVE THIS A SHOT AND PUT OUT SOME FEELERS, SEE IF PEOPLE LIKE IT. AND THE RESPONSE FROM IT WAS, WAS CRAZY. AND I WAS LIKE, THIS IS AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. OH, SAY, DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER IN S WAVE? OH, THAT END OF THE FREE. AND THE WHOLE. I THOUGHT. PRETTI. KYLE KILROY’S DREAM IS TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN BOSTON. HE’S NOT PICKY ABOUT WHICH TEAM IT’S FOR, BUT IT’S A GOAL OF HIS THAT HE HOPES HE
A wastewater and drinking water operator from Massachusetts has gained viral fame on TikTok for his opera performances in the sewer systems where he works. Meet 32-year-old Kyle Kilroy.His love for singing began in childhood. “I got into chorus in middle school and high school,” Kilroy said. “I started singing the anthem at a couple of basketball games.” He trained in opera during college, but music remained a hobby for him. Now, his work environment in the sewer system provides an unusual but effective setting for his performances. “When the blowers aren’t on, and the water’s not rushing, I’m like, ‘Oh, this is pretty good down here!'” Kilroy said of the sewers’ acoustics. He began posting videos of his singing on TikTok, and his talent quickly gained attention. “It took off like right away,” Kilroy said, laughing. In one of his videos, Kilroy performs the national anthem, showcasing his operatic range. “You know, opera is kind of something that I put in my back pocket for a while,” he said. “So I was like, you know, maybe I’ll just give this a shot and put some feelers out and see if people like it, and the response from it was crazy. And I was like, this is awesome! Alright!” Kilroy’s dream is to sing the national anthem in Boston, and he’s not picky about which team he performs for. It’s a goal he hopes to achieve someday.
A wastewater and drinking water operator from Massachusetts has gained viral fame on TikTok for his opera performances in the sewer systems where he works.
Meet 32-year-old Kyle Kilroy.
His love for singing began in childhood.
“I got into chorus in middle school and high school,” Kilroy said. “I started singing the anthem at a couple of basketball games.”
He trained in opera during college, but music remained a hobby for him.
Now, his work environment in the sewer system provides an unusual but effective setting for his performances.
“When the blowers aren’t on, and the water’s not rushing, I’m like, ‘Oh, this is pretty good down here!'” Kilroy said of the sewers’ acoustics.
He began posting videos of his singing on TikTok, and his talent quickly gained attention.
“It took off like right away,” Kilroy said, laughing.
In one of his videos, Kilroy performs the national anthem, showcasing his operatic range.
“You know, opera is kind of something that I put in my back pocket for a while,” he said. “So I was like, you know, maybe I’ll just give this a shot and put some feelers out and see if people like it, and the response from it was crazy. And I was like, this is awesome! Alright!”
Kilroy’s dream is to sing the national anthem in Boston, and he’s not picky about which team he performs for.
It’s a goal he hopes to achieve someday.
