Taylor Swift is one of the most successful and popular recording artists of our time. With hits like “Love Story” and “Shake It Off”, she has taken the world by storm. But where did this young star come from? What is her story?
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life
2. Career
3. Awards and Accolades
4. Personal Life
5. Legacy
6. Top Taylor Swift Quotes
Early Life
Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Andrea, was a homemaker, and her father, Scott, was a stockbroker. Swift has a younger brother, Austin.
Swift began writing songs at the age of five and by the age of sixteen, she had signed a record deal with Big Machine Records. Her 2006 self-titled debut album was a commercial success, spawning the hit singles “Tim McGraw” and “Our Song”.
Career
Swift’s second album, Fearless, was released in 2008 and was an even bigger success, winning four Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year.
In 2010, Swift released her third album, Speak Now. The album was another commercial success, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 and spawning the hit singles “Mine” and “Back to December”.
In 2012, Swift released her fourth album, Red. The album was another critical and commercial success, winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and spawning the hit singles “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “I Knew You Were Trouble”.
In 2014, Swift released her fifth album, 1989. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 and spawning the hit singles “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space”.
Awards and Accolades
Throughout her career, Swift has won numerous awards and accolades. She is the only artist in history to have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year twice.
In addition to her Grammy Awards, Swift has also won the Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year, the American Music Award for Artist of the Year, and the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year.
Personal Life
In her personal life, Swift has been in a number of high-profile relationships, including with musicians John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Calvin Harris.
Swift is also an active philanthropist, donating to a number of charities and causes.
Legacy
Swift is one of the most successful and popular recording artists of our time. With hits like “Love Story” and “Shake It Off”, she has taken the world by storm. She is also an active philanthropist, donating to a number of charities and causes. Swift’s legacy is sure to continue for many years to come.
Top Taylor Swift Quotes
“We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.”– Taylor Swift
“I don’t have a pet because I travel all the time.” –Taylor Swift
“I love meeting people who are really successful, but I can’t help thinking to myself how much work it took for you to get there. I just always think about the road that led you down to this moment.” –Taylor Swift
“I think I’ve learned a lot about what you need to do, how hard you have to work, and who you need around you. It has been such a crazy ride that I wouldn’t trade it for anything.” –Taylor Swift
“I appreciate the idea of being able to see someone on television and think that person is attractive, but I feel really uncomfortable with people knowing how much I like my boyfriend.” –Taylor Swift
“You can’t put your happiness in someone else’s hands.” –Taylor Swift
“I don’t want to make music because I’m bored or even really because I like it anymore. I feel like doing it has gotten really hard, so now I do it because I have to. It’s how I can afford my life.” –Taylor Swift
“When somebody does something bad to you, it’s your job to write a song about it. But when they do something good, you should absolutely say thank you and mean it.” –Taylor Swift
“I hate people who act like celebrities are supposed to be treated differently or better. That’s all I am is a normal person.”– Taylor Swift
“When you look at the stars and you see all that stuff, it can be overwhelming. It makes you realize how small we are in this massive universe and how little we know. We still have so much to learn.”– Taylor Swift
“I think you just discover who you are as you’re getting older. You find out that personality is something you can develop and change on a daily basis.” –Taylor Swift
“My parents met in school. They were never really around each other except for the summers, when my dad had vacation from riding Harleys.”– Taylor Swift
“I think I represent something different. I don’t know if people want to put a label on it, but if they do, sure—why not? I consider myself to be kind and genuine. Those are two words that would definitely describe me.”– Taylor Swift
“This business is an emotional roller coaster. One day you’re on top of the world, and then…you’re not.” –Taylor Swift
“With fame, you have more access to everybody’s lives. But at the same time, privacy is taken away.”– Taylor Swift
“The one thing about me is that if I’m going to be successful, it’s because I worked extremely hard.” –Taylor Swift
“I’m in a relationship with the guy who taught me how to play ‘Wonderful Christmastime.’ I still don’t know all the words.” –Taylor Swift
“I love performing. I used to think that if you couldn’t see my face, I wasn’t as good. But it’s not about your features; it’s about the emotion you put into the song.”– Taylor Swift
“I feel like when you look back on your year and you’ve had lots of ups and downs – more downs than ups – it’s easier to remember the bad things that happened. And then, if someone breaks up with you, or somebody dies, or somebody moves away, those are the things that you remember.” –Taylor Swift
“Everyone’s teenage years are full of angst and drama. Music should capture that.” –Taylor Taylor Swift
“I feel like watching my dating life has become a bit of a national pastime. And I’m just not comfortable providing that entertainment anymore.” –Taylor Swift
“I was never the girl who had lots of guy friends or went to all the games. I wasn’t part of the popular crowd at my school. Now, so many of my idols are people who have come from that same world.”– Taylor Swift
“I think the most interesting thing is when an actor doesn’t act. If I could do that, if I never had to go on stage, that would be amazing.”– Taylor Swift
“My parents always taught me that you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” –Taylor Swift
“People say that I’m fearless, but it’s not true. There are plenty of things I’m afraid of. But I’ve learned that sometimes you have to ignore the fear.”– Taylor Swift
“I’m not the kind of person who would just date someone for two months. If you like somebody, you like them forever or you move on.”– Taylor Swift
“I want people to say, ‘She can write songs.’ Then, ‘She’s funny.’ And then, ‘Oh! She’s dating Mr. Whatever…’ You know?” –Taylor Swift
“I wish I could spend $1,000 on a purse and not care about the bill.” –Taylor Swift
“It sucks when you go through something so embarrassing, but then you have to worry about every little thing that comes out of your mouth afterwards.” –Taylor Swift
“I don’t want anybody else, and I don’t want to grow up. Life’s too short to be taken seriously.”– Taylor Swift
“What I want in a relationship is somebody to act like they love me more than they actually do. All relationships have that, but the other version sucks.” –Taylor Swift
“It’s so much easier to write songs when you’re sad. You just sit down at your piano or guitar or whatever it is you play and figure it out.”– Taylor Swift
“I’m always thinking about what might happen next in my life. That’s why I think it’s really important to try and live in the now as much as possible.” –Taylor Swift
“You should never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” –Taylor Swift
“I’m not saying I like it when people make fun of me, but if they’re going to, I’d rather have them do it in a funny way than keep my admirers out there wondering what they did wrong.”– Taylor Swift
“Just say whatever you have to say. If it’s stupid, fine, but at least let me have your name so when I’m 80, looking back on my career one day, maybe a line or two will jog a memory.”– Taylor Swift
“I don’t know why people are so afraid of letting other people like the same things they do.” –Taylor Swift
“I’m dying to get really famous so that when people talk about me, I’m always either really good or really bad.” –Taylor Swift
“When I shake my hair in front of an audience, it’s like the horse that wins the Kentucky Derby. They love me for my hair, so if they can’t see it, what are they getting?”– Taylor Swift
“When you live your life on Twitter and Instagram, it’s all about how many likes you can get. It’s a band-wagon effect.”– Taylor Swift
“I don’t think dating is something that appeals to me at all right now. But I’m not ruling it out.”– Taylor Swift
“I’m not dating anybody! It’d be really, really sad if I had to get a boyfriend just so he could give me presents.” –Taylor Swift
“I think the idea of ‘settling’ for someone is so terrifying to me because then it’s real. If you’re not with the one that God had designed for you, then everything else will be a letdown.”– Taylor Swift
“It never even dawned on me to have rules about dating people because I’ve always been the type of girl who’s gone out with people I’ve met at school or through my friends.” –Taylor Swift
“I’m so shy that it takes me five minutes to order a sandwich.” –Taylor Swift
“I just love to perform. I don’t know anything else that makes me as happy as performing on stage.” –Taylor Swift
“The scariest thing is looking back and seeing how easy it was to give up on myself and give in to the bitterness and hate. It’s hard not to be morose when you live alone with a cat that hates you.” –Taylor Swift
“It’s really interesting, the game of seduction. It always has been.” –Taylor Swift
“The only way to get over a guy is to go out with another one.” –Taylor Swift
“I wish when I was 12 years old I had been more concerned with going out and seeing a movie than getting my hair done.” –Taylor Swift
“When you’re on stage, you can’t really think about anything or anyone else.” –Taylor Swift
“The people on my team are paid to know things I don’t know – 99% of the time.”– Taylor Swift
“I don’t understand girls who get dressed up to go shopping. I’m such a tomboy.” –Taylor Swift
“I’ve never done drugs. It would be scary to think of doing them alone. Drunk is probably the scariest, because you have no control over what you’re doing.”– Taylor Swift
“I think you should be able to write sad songs and say the things that people are thinking but afraid to say.” –Taylor Swift
“I think everyone needs a little time by themselves to think about what they want their life to be like.”– Taylor Swift
“I’m probably the least famous person here. Look at the girl standing next to me on stage.” –Taylor Swift
“When you’re happy, really happy, it shows. It shines through like a beacon and draws people in like a tractor beam … People can sense when someone is genuinely joyful even if they don’t know why.” -Taylor Swift
“We live life by trying new things and not really thinking about what could go wrong. That’s how I approach my life.” –Taylor Swift
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