Taylor Swift discussed her bond with one of her best friends, whom she suddenly lost at a very young age, in the song: Destroy the friendship.
The 35-year-old pop superstar paid tribute to her friend and crush Jeffrey Lang with the song from her album, The life of a showgirland his mother, Susan Lang, shared her feelings about the song in a new interview.
The Tennessee native said, “They were really good friends. That’s rare these days. They hung out at her house a lot. They were always joking with each other” while talking to her. The Tennessean.
Susan said the Grammy winner and her son remained best friends throughout their time at Hendersonville High School, and she still has a photo of them hanging in her home.
She went on to say that her late son was the first person to hear a song Opal hitmaker wrote at the time.
Jeffrey died at the age of 21, after they had graduated high school and Taylor had just released her album, Speak now.
In the ballad-like tribute, the Eras Tour artist sings about her best friend who she loved more than a friend, but didn’t get a chance to tell him.
The Lover singer found out about the news after her friend Abigail Anderson called her, and she immediately flew home.
Jeffrey’s mother expressed her gratitude for Taylor, thankful for “keeping his name alive.” After all this time, she hasn’t forgotten him.’
Years ago, in 2010, at the BMI Awards in Nashville, the Corneliastraat singer talked about the death of her friend in her acceptance speech.
“It’s been a very emotional week for me. Yesterday I sang at the funeral of one of my best friends. He was 21, and I played my songs for him first. So I’d like to thank Jeff Lang.”
