And how did the smallest man who ever lived feel when he first heard a song by Taylor? He doesn’t understand English very well, so he didn’t fully grasp the song the first time. But he liked the beginning… a gentle, heartfelt voice expressing deep emotions… then, however, it took a bit of a turn. He had to find out exactly what the song was about. It made him quite sad .... this was definitely not what he wanted. Truthfully, deep down he wanted the exact opposite ... a song full of love. Feelings of sadness and disappointment mixed with confusion, astonishment, and at times even anger. These negative emotions began to fill him. He felt terrible. He sits there, hunched and broken in his chair at work, feeling helpless and lost.
Suddenly, a song starts playing on the radio: “She’s Always a Woman” by Billy Joel. That song saves him that day ... as music has done many times in his life. And most likely will many more times. He came to terms with being, for Taylor, the smallest man who ever lived. He didn’t give in to negative feelings of anger and rage. He didn’t lash out or play her song over and over again. In his ears, in his soul, in his heart, there was only this one song: