Taylor Swift is open about her creative process and personal evolution while promoting her latest album, The life of a showgirl.
Creeks with BBC Radio 1She admitted that she once feared that true happiness could suppress her songwriting skills in her personal life.
“I used to be this dark fear that if I was ever really happy and free, I am myself and is fed by a relationship, what happens when writing just dries up?” she said.
However, her last project has been proven differently. “What if writing is immediately bound by my torment and pain? And it turns out that that is not the case at all, and we just caught lightning in a bottle with this plate.”
The album, released at 05:00 BST, led to massive fan activity – so much so much that Spotify briefly experienced problems due to the overwhelming question.
Among the striking songs there is one that the father figure of George Michael interpoles, welcomed a collaboration by the estate of the deceased singer.
Speculation also surrounds the track romantic, with some listeners suspect that the Charli XCX is aimed. However, many reject the theory and point out Swift’s earlier praise from Charli’s inventive sound.
During an appearance on The Graham Norton showSwift has tackled how much of her music is rooted in personal experience. “I am open about things, but in recent years I have a different perspective and I love telling stories at a little distance, so it’s not like doing myself a complete autopsy,” she said.
Critical reception of The life of a showgirl Is mixed but usually positive. Rolling Stone gave it five stars and called it a mix of its best eras, while the independent praised his ambition despite some irregularities.
Although The guardian offered a cooler take and called it “boring razzle-dazzle”, De Telegraaf noted a sense of emotional enlightenment in his tone, in which it described as “a self -softening blanket of gratitude.”
