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Taylor Swift Shares Mantra For Managing Fame’s Pressures
Taylor Swift talked about what it is like to be very famous.
She said fame can sometimes feel too big and difficult to manage.
When that happens, she tells herself, “You chose this.”
She means that she keeps choosing music because she loves making it.
Swift said she makes songs for fans who use music to understand their own lives.
She does not expect every person to like everything she creates.
She also said criticism can sometimes give her ideas for songs.
During the conversation, she remembered her Nashville beginnings and played several songs together on piano.
Taylor Swift said she repeats “You chose this” when fame feels overwhelming.
She said making music for fans makes the pressures of fame worthwhile.
Swift acknowledged criticism can sometimes inspire her, but she is not seeking universal approval.
She described songwriting as natural while saying performance and industry skills had to be learned.
At the Grammy Museum, Swift reflected on her Nashville roots and performed a piano medley.
- Who
- Taylor Swift spoke with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
- What
- Swift discussed coping with fame, criticism, songwriting, her country roots and music-making.
- Where
- The conversation was held at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
- When
- During a recent Grammy Museum conversation; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Why
- Swift said she continues choosing music because she loves it and believes making music makes the pressures worthwhile.
Key facts
- Mantra
- “You chose this.”
- Conversation
- The Icon Sessions, a career-spanning discussion
- Interviewer
- Harvey Mason Jr., Recording Academy CEO
- Location
- Grammy Museum, Los Angeles
- First single discussed
- “Tim McGraw,” from Swift’s 2006 debut album
- Performance
- A six-minute piano mashup of “I Knew It, I Knew You,” “August” and “All Too Well”
- Career reflection
- Swift said songwriting came naturally, while performing, choreography and industry navigation required learning
Quotes
Taylor Swift
Singer-songwriter discussing how she copes with the pressures of fame
“You chose this. You chose this every day. You could have opted out of this any day before it got unmanageably big.”
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“I love my country roots more and more the further along this path I get and I want to honor them more and more”
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