AWhen Taylor Swift first came to the attention of the public,she was a 17yearold newcomer who loved singing to her guitar.She seemed far more enthusiastic than skillful.
Four years later,Swift became a multiaward winner.This month,she was crowned “Woman of the Year” by Billboard magazine,the youngest singersongwriter ever to receive the honor.“Aged only 21,Taylor has already made a maior impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for hopeful artists and young women everywhere,” said Bill Werde,Billboard’s director.
Werde’s_words_do_not_come_from_nowhere. Unlike many pop singers,especially those who do not write their own material,Swift has the power of turning her ideas into lyrics that will set people thinking.“Hidden beneath Taylor Swift’s notagirl,notyetawoman sweetness is a very skillful songwriting technique,” wrote Leah Greenblatt in an American magazine.
Songwriting,as Swift explains,is to cope with issues.“I tend to write about things that really impact me most.” There certainly seems to be something true and honest running through every one of the 14 songs on her album,Speak Now,about “the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18,19 and 20.”
“For the audience too young to have experienced real passion or heartbreak,Swift’s songs are like a potential road map,promising things will work out OK,” commented Dorian ynskey in a British newspaper.
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