Taylor Swift Personally Invited This 7-Year-Old Pianist With Autism to Her Show
Jacob Velazquez is one of Taylor Swift’s biggest fans. The 7-year-old listens to her albums every day and loves watching her videos on YouTube, his mom, Tina Velazquez, wrote on Autism Speaks.
Jacob, who was diagnosed with autism at age 4, is also a jaw-droppingly good pianist. In the hopes of getting Swift’s attention, he created a medley of Swift’s songs, which he plays by heart in the incredible video below:
When Autism Speaks tweeted the video on August 19, something wonderful happened. Swift saw the video and invited Jacob to one of her upcoming shows:
@JacobsPiano I HAVE to give you a hug for that beautiful piano medley you did! Please come to a show on my tour and say hi to me? My treat.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 19, 2015
The invitation comes just in time for Jacob’s birthday, which is on September 29. Way to go, Jacob!
Lead photo from Jacob Velazquez’s Facebook page.
Rachel Kassenbrock is an Associate Editor at The Mighty. She recently graduated from the College of Wooster with a degree in English, and has previously written for the Ms. magazine blog and LifeinLA.com. She now lives in Los Angeles where she enjoys live music, being outside and all things coffee-related. You can follow her at @rkassenbrock or email her at rachel@themighty.com.
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