Taylor Swift previously said she was uninspired to include politics in her music. Now, she's singing a different tune
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In 2011, a young Taylor Swift said she was not inspired to sing about topics related to politics. Over a decade later, she's singing a different tune.
In newly released audio from a 2011 interview with “60 Minutes,” a then-21-year-old Taylor Swift says she was, at the time, not inspired to sing about topics related to politics.
It wasn’t until over a decade into Swift’s career, in 2018, that she decided to finally broach the topic publicly and in her music, and the never-before-heard audio – released on Tuesday in the debut episode of a new podcast titled “60 Minutes: A Second Look” – sheds light on Swift’s early philosophy about staying mum.
“As far as politics and who I want to be making decisions for our country and all that, I don’t really sing about that,” Swift told award-winning journalist and “60 Minutes” host Lesley Stahl at the time, according to the newly released audio.
“I don’t get melodies and ideas in my head that have to do with the issues of our economic climate,” Swift added. “It doesn’t fit into a chorus.”
That has since changed, in case you haven’t heard.
Swift, now 34, has since written a number of songs that reflect her feelings on politics and societal causes that are important to her. It’s a stark contrast from her take as a young woman in her 20s, who was then a rapidly rising star focused on her connection to her fans, navigating fame and pumping out hits.
