He has been waiting for this moment all his life for 3 years.
The adoration of little Isaac Kearney by Phil Collins paid off recently when a video of him passionate about lip-syncing and air drumming went viral along with the success of the pop star “In the Air Tonight” from 1981.
“Isaac loves watching Phil Collins on YouTube,” Isaac’s mother, 29-year-old health care provider Melissa Kearney, told SWNS.
Reviewing the Genesis singer’s performances online inspired the Liverpool boy, who was born with the rare Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, to a noteworthy performance on the Internet when the track came out on the radio recently.
“Isaac had really fallen asleep in the car, back home from a shopping trip, when‘ In the Air Tonight ’started playing and woke up,” Kearney said.
“Immediately, his eyes [were] well open i [he] I started singing, so I took out the camera, ”he added, noting that Isaac was“ half asleep ”in the video, but nothing could stop him from performing“ his favorite song ”.
Kearney initially began recording Isaac so he could show his grandparents the boy’s performance. But when he uploaded the video online, it became clear that relatives found the concert in Isaac’s car seat entertaining, and it’s not the first time: a video of Isaac also went viral earlier this year. which was channeled by Whitney Houston.
“He is a real character. He loves all the attention; this encourages him more when he notices people looking at him, “Kearney said of Isaac’s reaction to online love.” Isaac is the funniest, most outgoing, brave, intelligent, affectionate, and cheeky kid. Live for music. “
One day, Kearney hopes to take Isaac to a Phil Collins concert. “I would love to see him perform live. Now I can only imagine him with his drum actions watching Phil, ”he said of the 70-year-old musician who apparently was ill.