She is seemingly unguarded in conversation, reflective about both where shes been and where she finds herself now.
It feels like the breakthrough moment of my career, happening at 33, she says.
This is her storyeven if shes now so high that its hard to believe she was ever low.
But this year, something shifted.
To discuss her movements felt like discussing politics or the weathera language spoken so widely it needed no context.
She became the main character of the world
I couldn’t agree more, obviously.
This year for Taylor was unlike anything anyone has ever seen or experienced, and I mean that sincerely.
Here, she adopts a booming voice.
Are you not entertained?
TAYLOR IS A GLADIATOR!!!!!
In the past, Swift jokes, she toured like a frat guy.
This time, she began training six months ahead of the first show.
Every day I would run on the treadmill, singing the entire set list out loud, she said.
Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs.
Her gym, Dogpound, created a program for her, incorporating strength, conditioning, and weights.
With the exception of Grammy nightwhich was hilarious, she saysshe also stopped drinking.
Doing that show with a hangover, she says ominously.
I dont want to know that world.
FINALLY her workout routine!!!!
She kicks ASS at it now.
Its a dream scenario.
I can barely speak because Ive been singing for three shows straight.
Every time I take a step my feet go crunch, crunch, crunch from dancing in heels.
Maintaining her strength through workouts between shows is key.
Thats part of my identity as a human being now.
This is exactly how I would expect someone to act after all that exertion.
I also love the idea of Taylor completely vegging out just like the rest of us.
The first was getting canceled within an inch of my life and sanity, she says plainly.
The second was having my lifes work taken away from me by someone who hates me.
OMG IM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH!!!!
SHE’S GOING TO TALK SHIT ABOUT KIM KANYE AND SCOOTER!!!!
Something to root for.
I realized every record label was actively working to attempt to replace me, she says.
I thought instead, Id replace myself first with a new me.
Its harder to hit a moving target.
She actually made herself irreplaceable.
Nothing is permanent, she says.
I dont know how they know what suite Im in, she says.
She is sensitive to the attention thats put on her when she shows up.
Im just there to support Travis, she says.
Ive been missing out my whole life.
SUCK IT, DADS BRADS AND CHADS.
She’s there to do one thing and one thing only - CHEER ON HER MAN.
And damn, football is awesome?
Sounds like something I’ve got to start checking out.
Pretty cool of Taylor to put Football on the map.
Anyone know where I can start?
We started hanging out right after that.
I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game?
We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.
The larger point, for her, is that theres nothing to hide.
And were just proud of each other.
They’re proud of each other, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
I honestly think this added so much excitement to it, too.
It felt like we were all in on the ground floor.
They are both unabashedly smitten, proud, supportive at every turn - it’s awesome.
We talked about this at length onTaylor Watchthis week.
That we have to fight against each other, that we have to tear others down to succeed.
I think a lot of people see it and theyre just like, Sick snakes and strobe lights.
The upcoming vault tracks for Reputation will be fire, she promises.
The rerecordings project feels like a mythical quest to her.
Im collecting horcruxes, she says.
Im collecting infinity stones.
Gandalfs voice is in my head every time I put out a new one.
For me, it is a movie now.
Now I’m really screaming.
HARRY POTTER REFERENCES!!!!
Reputation is going to be “fire” !
It’s a movement.
I’m sobbing right now.
Imagine getting the lyrics to Blackbird from PAUL MCCARTNEY as words of encouragement???
As a message to “keep going” ?
Like I said earlier, this honor for Taylor comes as no surprise to me.
She is being herself, she’s entertaining us, and she’s living her life.
