Whenever a country star decides to take a look at other genres, most in the country scene just wait for the windfall from alienated fans. The conventional wisdom doesn't seem to ring true for the reigning queen of teen country, Taylor Swift. Perhaps it is because Swift has made all of her crossovers in a tongue-in-cheek way that shows she is, ultimately, too purely country to be anything else. She has shown her rap side with her collaboration with T-Pain as well as her rock side with Def Leppard. She even went a little more pop than her normal sound by collaborating with Colbie Caillat. For Swift, it is more about new friendships and great music than trying to get away from country. She told The Boot, "I love making new friends. I respect people for a lot of different reasons. Great music doesn't have to fall in one category or one genre. I love appreciating all kinds of music."
Despite her young age, Swift has been celebrated for her ability to write top hits as well as appeal to a large audience. She explained to The Boot the way she crafts her songs and said, "When I'm writing a song, the process doesn't involve me thinking about the demographic of the people I'm trying to reach, or who I want to relate to the song, or even what genre it falls under. When I write a song, the only person I'm thinking about is the person I'm writing the song about and what I want them to know. It's about what I wish I could tell them to their face, but I'm gonna say in a song instead. For me, music is more like a diary, a confession; music is a way of verbalizing things I feel, but I can't say."
Swift's life experience apparently resonates with countless others as her fanbase can't seem to get enough of her hits. She entered the scene with the hit "Tim McGraw," which she revealed was written when her high school boyfriend went off to college. That album landed on her self-titled debut album. The album's mix of country crooning and pop catchiness added more hits to her catalogue like "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Our Song," "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No." That album went multi-platinum after it was released in 2006 and had interest piqued for her sophomore effort.
Along with her music career, Swift's personal life was also drawing attention. She had a highly-publicized relationship with Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, and the breakup of that relationship provided fodder for her next album, 2008's Fearless. Most notably, she wrote the song "Forever & Always" about the relationship. Joe Jonas responded with a song of his own, "Much Better." Taylor's second album showed that she hasn't reached the bottom of her creativity, yielding hits like "Love Story," "White Horse" and "You Belong with Me." Swift seems unstoppable at this point in her career, and she will inevitably turn any personal hiccups into her next hit song. Fans can hear all of her hits in concert with Taylor Swift tickets online.
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