“You chose this. You chose this every day. You could've opted out of this any day before it got unmanageably big and I decided not to, because I love it that much. [...] Everything that comes with this is ultimately worth it, as long as I get to still make music.”
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Taylor Swift on her GRAMMY Museum section:
“I love my country roots more and more the further along this path I get and I want to honor them more and more, and I feel loyal to them, the people that shaped who I am as an artist and as a writer.”
Taylor on choosing the songs for the medley:
“The way I would pick the songs is I’d find some sort of throughline, whether that was rhythmically or these are all about a similar emotion, and I prepared one for you today. If I was still on the Eras Tour, I would do this one.”
fave part of Spielbergs inducting Taylor SHOF speech:
him dropping her title references:
“While you wrote, You belong with me…in the most profound ways, we belong with her”
“You are our mirror……ball”
“This is me trying…to tell everyone that in my book, you are evermore”
"I love you New York!" 🎸
In 2003, 13-year-old Taylor Swift performed "Lucky You" in a Knicks talent show at MSG.
On Wednesday, @taylorswift13 was in the crowd to witness the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.
Steven Spielberg inducts Taylor Swift into the Songwriters Hall of Fame: “Taylor Swift continues to fulfill her destiny as the most successful female artist of not just our time, but of all time”
#TaylorSwift tears up while thanking her family for “uprooting their entire lives” to Nashville to support her music career.
Swift, 36, is now the youngest artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Songwriters Hall of Fame honoring Taylor Swift:
“When your fan club includes everyone from icons like Sir Paul McCartney to Stevie Nicks, you can be sure that the hype is more than warranted, and the genius is genuine: Taylor Swift is perhaps the most renowned singer-songwriter of her generation, with a gift that cannot be duplicated. Bruce Springsteen called her a ‘tremendous songwriter.’ Billy Joel compared her to the Beatles, Dolly Parton has been a longtime admirer, and Carole King has called her an inspiration. For this list of esteemed artists who have influenced you throughout your life, to show you this level of respect, must be the honor of a lifetime.”