Simply for the love of it, Hobart's Bill Longo wanders into a local cafe, sits down at the piano and plays for up to an hour at a time during the lunch rush.
Mr Longo does not busk or make money from his public performances - the former computer programmer and self-taught pianist just enjoys performing for people.
"I just enjoy the playing, it is nice having a crowd," he said.
"There's a certain noise when a room has a hum and all the people are talking and the piano is just below the hum."
At an early age, Mr Longo had piano lessons for around six months but did not enjoy them.
It's like throwing a dog a ball - it doesn't take much effort and the dog is in heaven, so just do it.
Ever since then, he has taken over the teaching and has a strong interest in the instrument.
"I just sat around a piano and learnt chords," he said.
"I'm pretty much self-taught and I just taught myself on chords.
"I've just been at it for so long that I got better."
Now he enjoys sitting down and performing his favourite Tom Waits songs for people as they enjoy lunch in the middle of Hobart.
"I come in here three or four times a week. Usually I aim for around 12:00pm to get the lunch crowd, and I just play for an hour and a bit," he said.
"As much as I want, the people here love me."
Just recently Mr Longo decided his role as a computer programmer was not satisfying for him, and that he much preferred to play the piano and entertain people free of charge.
"Just playing itself is a lot of fun, also being part of the scene - this is an arty cafe, a lot of artists come here," he said.
"There's an audience and getting to hear them talk just over my piano is pleasurable."
Mr Longo said people occasionally are completely engrossed by his performances, and when that happens it is simply an added bonus for him.
"It's really lovely and here that happens every two or three weeks, where someone gets really caught up," he said.
"Recently I was playing some nice tunes and I turned around, [a couple in the cafe] were arm in arm and I said 'oh, I'll sing you some songs', so I sang about two or three Tom Waits love songs."
For Mr Longo, that was a beautiful moment and one of the reasons he enjoys performing in public spaces.
"It's like throwing a dog a ball - it doesn't take much effort and the dog is in heaven, so just do it," he said.
"There's always a smile and there's a raised eyebrow because it doesn't get heard much, people who are in here will often thank you on their way out.
"It's certainly appreciated, it's very appreciated."
As a musician Mr Longo said he was glad he chose music over a more physically demanding profession, because he can still play now, aged 49.
And according to him, he is only going to get better.
"I'm very pleased that I took up music as opposed to something that required the physical body," he said.
"And that's the great thing about music, you don't get worse you just slowly get better."