Taylor Swift is undoubtedly one of the biggest superstars in the world today as millions of people have already listened to her song and they had an impact to those who are struggling in life.
One fan in particular recently wrote an essay about how the musician had a significance throughout his time in prison as he was sentenced to life more than a decade ago. Today, he is currently awaiting for parole.
As written by a fan named Joe Garcia, published by The New Yorker, he revealed that he first stumbled upon the pop singer's music in 2009.
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At first, he wasn't really impressed by her songs as he preferred the classics like Prince. At the time, he was sentenced to life in prison for a murder charge.
However, years later, he was transferred to a lower security prison because of his good behavior. He noted that his cellmate was using a pocket radio to play songs.
It was around the time when Taylor Swift released "Red" and he would listen to "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" repeatedly.
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"There was, in her voice, something intuitively pleasant and genuine and good, something that implies happiness or at least the possibility of happiness," he wrote. (via Insider)
"Red" was not the only album that he found solace in as he continued listening to the musician's discography throughout the years.
He was able to listen to songs from "Lover," "1989," and now that he is awaiting for parole and is set to face a parole board soon, he had been listening to the singer's latest album "Midnights."
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Garcia did not only find entertainment from the songs but it also made him reflect on his life, especially those years that he spent in prison.
The 53-year-old fan asked himself the lyrics from the song "Karma," which reads, "sk me what I learned from all those years / Ask me what I earned from all those tears."
In a few months, Garcia said he will face California's Board of Parole Hearings and he is certain that they would ask him the same questions.
Today, he's asking himself what he has to show for his 20 years of incarceration.
