73 Questions With Taylor Swift | Vogue

Hello, come in, thank you very much for including a 73 question interview in your busy schedule. Oh, okay, okay, cool, let's do this. What's keeping you busy these days? I'm just working out and getting ready for the Grammys. What is the most exciting? thing in life right now Grammys what are you completely bored with in life right now clickbait what's something that moved you recently the movie The Martian okay, what are you going on here? This is a room where I write a lot of songs, good piano. How many guitars do you have? I lost count of that probably in 2007.

What's the first song you learn to play on guitar? Bésame by Sixpence None the Richer What's the first thing you do when you have an idea for a song? I record a voice memo of me singing it or I write it in my notes what's your songwriting process um a lot of preparation I write down a lot of my ideas before I get into the actual session which song took you the least amount of time to write blank space Because I had already written a lot of it of the lines in the year before the session, which took the longest?

Because I kick, it's a very emotional song. I kept writing it for months, so this is the room where you keep all your prizes um no, they're everywhere do you want to see the rest of the house? yeah, awesome, okay, let's do it, who is your favorite teacher? My guitarist Paul Sidoti teaches me a lot along the way about piano and guitar, if you could teach one subject in school what would it be English? Okay, look at your Scrabble player, yes, there's a word you might know. Check it out, uh, yeah, something says who's planned. No, that was spontaneous and a very spontaneous person.

What is your favorite drink? Coffee. Would you like some? Let's see what you have I have espresso I have regular coffee I have different flavors I have a VMA here you really can't stand it I don't think you definitely can't drink it now you could mix it with Yes, actually I'll have water. Okay, thank you very much, what's your favorite cocktail? Oh, vodka, Diet Coke, what's your favorite food? I mean, if we just say that what I wish I could eat every day has calories and counts as chicken. tenders, what would you order in a self-service?

A cheeseburger, fries, chocolate shake, what was the best birthday cake you've ever had, it was from the milk bar, it was for my 25th birthday and it was so good that even Jay-z raved about it. Oh, thank you very much, what was the last thing you baked? A gluten-free and dairy-free chocolate cake. What one thing do you need to have in your refrigerator at any given time? Hummus strangely, what do you still have from your childhood? My insecurities, you know? I want to go out and see the other situation. Let's look at the other situation. What is your favorite television show of all time?

Friends. Favorite television show that is currently on the air. Dateline. What is your favorite movie? LoveActually. What was the movie that made you cry? eyes wide open oh my god the martian why do you think you are the most followed person on instagram? Because my cats are adorable, have you ever Googled yourself? Yes, Taylor, what do you think of when you Google yourself? I think you should never Google yourself again. You had a superpower. What would it be like to cure people if you weren't a singer? What would you be doing? It could be advertising. Maybe coming up with slogans and concepts is the same as hooks and songs.

Well, this is very nice here, thank you. Can you show me a really cool or weird talent? Well, I am aware that this is not a talent, but this is the only thing I can do. I have double-jointed elbows, so oh man, oh yeah, they're weird, what's something? you can't do I can't do a cartwheel or do a handstand what's the best compliment you've ever received that I'm generous what's the best gift you've ever received? My boyfriend planted an olive tree in my garden for Christmas, what's a habit you wish you could break? When I'm sitting there, I usually just do this with my leg and people think I'm nervous and then they get nervous and then everyone's nervous.

Do you have any nicknames, yes? brother calls me taffy what surprises you most about people I am pleasantly surprised by the fact that I tell my friends absolutely everything and it never ends up coming out what makes you laugh no matter what Kevin Hart what does creativity mean to you creativity is inspiration is coming back and having that flash idea moment and then having the hard work ethic to sit down at the desk and write it down, so I discovered Nicole Kidman's swimming with sharks, what's the most adventurous thing you've ever done, like watching the Week from the Shark, which one is she?

Favorite Lyrics of All Time I Had Some Dreams That Were Clouds in My Coffee from You're So Vain by Carly Simon What's a song you wish you'd written the Friends theme song because of those royalties? What is a great famine that comes to mind? I'll be driving down the street and I'll see a kid walking down the street with my t-shirt on for my tour and I'll just stop my car and say "hey, nice t-shirt," most memorable professional moments so far, I think filming the bad blood. The video was my favorite memory. What is an achievement you are most proud of?

My Grammys. What's something you've always wanted to try but have been too afraid to do? Oh Coachella. What is your spirit animal? A dolphin because they are very sociable. They travel. in groups oh hey he's coming, where should I take her? Congratulations and you should take her to Big Sur, you're welcome, it's really cold outside, yeah, okay, what else would you give to anyone who wants to become a singer? Get a good lawyer. any pre-show ritual, yeah, I stretch, I warm up my voice and then my band, my dancers and I get together and it's just a good vibe, what's the hardest song to perform on stage and why is there a song I wrote called The Best Day.

It's about my mom and it's hard to sing because it makes me so emotional, so this is a really cool room, you have stuff, you have a lot of cats, yeah, how many cats are in this room? Probably more than ten and not me. I don't know if you're counting the one that's alive down there, what a cap I see thinking, okay, here's one if you were a cat, would you get along with your cats? Probably not, they probably wouldn't think I'm cool. Many breeds of cats you can name in 10 seconds, when did we start using British Shorthair Scottish Fold Himalayan shorthair exotic long hair exotic sphynx cat munchkin Siamese yes amazing what is the coolest thing on this earth?

I can do much better than the best thing in This room I think is the fireplace. Pretty if you could read a woman's closet, who would be Blake Lively? What is your favorite fashion trend of all time? High-waisted things besides your phone and wallet. What are a couple of must-have items in your bag? I have this lavender antibacterial. hand spray I have and every time my friends and I are in a public bathroom we have to line up at the sink to wash our hands. I say no check it shhh everyone says thanks girl can you tell me what?

I'll be dressed for this year's Met Gala. I'm going to dress like a robot and carry a sword. So my cousin Julia wants to know what you wanted to do with your life when you were five years old. I was five years old I knew my father was a stockbroker but I still didn't know what a stockbroker was I walked around telling people I'll be a stockbroker when I grow up What's the one thing you wish you knew at 19 if you could talk? I just say to my 19-year-old self: Hey, you know you're going to date like a normal twenty-something should be allowed to, but you're going to be a national lightning rod for slut-shaming which is something I won't do in ten years um something I won't do in ten years I'll be 36 I really hope I'm not stressed about the idea of ​​approaching 40 I hope getting older isn't something that really scares me.

Do you think the most important life lesson for someone is to learn that Karma is really okay? What can you say in another language? I can count to ten in German. Do it. I'm Spyder. I fear sex. Sieben acht, don't go crazy. Taylor, thank you. I hate to break it to you, but the interview is coming to an end. Well, I'll walk you to the door. What did you like most about the city where you grew up in ER? I grew up in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and I liked the fact that it had a lot of historic buildings.

What's the bravest thing you've done writing the Apple Music Ladder? The most spontaneous thing you've done when writing Apple Music Ladder What is the goal you are determined to achieve in your life? I really want an honorary doctorate because Ed Sheeran has one and I feel like he puts me down now because I don't have one. It's okay, Taylor, we did it. Now it's time for the final question. I'll take you here first. and let you out, okay, cool, what's your favorite Rado treehouse scented candle, that's, oh, that's amazing, hanging on it right now, thanks dad, see you later.