As the "top traffic" in the United States, Taylor? Swift, who used to be a poisonous snake on the Internet, her every move aroused people's discussion and standing in line;
Passers-by fans most talked about not only her songs, but also her handsome ex-boyfriend and rich love history;
The Binzhou girl who was born in late 1989 is the music idol of most of the post-90s years. She went from country music to pop music;
Extraordinary results have been achieved before the age of 30:
The world's highest paid female singer
After 13 years of debut, the global music sales reached nearly 200 million
First U.S. record holder for 4 consecutive album sales in the first week
29 American Music Awards, 23 Billboard Music Awards, 10 Grammy Awards
She may be the most controversial female singer in the European and American music scene. As many people like her, as many people hate her.
So, what kind of person is the real Taylor Swift?
We might learn a thing or two about her from "Ms America," a recent Netflix documentary about her. The film includes her recent life status and the growth and change of the whole person.
01. American sweetheart who just wants to praise
Taylor Swift, Chinese fans affectionately refer to her as "Mixie".
Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he showed an extraordinary musical talent from an early age.
At the age of 12, she started learning the guitar, playing the melody she created, writing lyrics and composing music was as simple as playing a house for her.
At the age of 14, she chose country music, a relatively easy music path, and persuaded her parents to move to Nashville, the home of country folk, to pursue her musical dream.
Compared with her peers, she is busy composing new songs after school, devoting all her time and energy to various competitions, sending demos to music companies, and singing in the center of the huge gymnasium.
But before everything succeeds, such fearless pursuit of dreams will only lead to confusion and ridicule from classmates.
Later, she was signed to a label owned by Sony, but the company would not release a record until Taylor turned 18.
She declined, saying: "I feel like I'm running out of time."
The hard-working girl finally met her manager Scott Porchetta, who had the same idea, and she became the label's first signed singer.
Then, she released her debut album "Taylor Swift" in her name .
In the first week, it achieved sales of 39,000, and Taylor's name became "popular" in the United States.
A reporter for The Guardian once commented: "She deftly gave her teenage years a witty, tan nostalgia...which opened her market up to a cohort of teenage girls and a Criticize girls who have just passed out of puberty."
A song "Love Story" sings a girl's longing for love; a song "You Belong With Me" tells all the feelings in a secret love; a "White Horse" tells the determination and sadness after being cheated on.
She said: "You listen to my albums like you read my diary. My goal is never to write songs that don't resonate."
Because of this, Taylor's diary-style lyrics and catchy rhythm, she sings the youth and love of young people. She became a teen idol and the youngest country music champion ever.
The limelight is always there.
Extremely high musical talent and sweet, sassy and sexy appearance made Taylor the hottest female musical singer in the United States and the sweetheart of the world.
At that time, Taylor, like when he was thirteen, just wanted to do the right thing, be good, and be a good girl in the eyes of others.
Therefore, she will carefully look at every photo and comment taken by the media, and even secretly go to the fans' social pages to see her own evaluation.
As soon as she sees someone saying she is fat, she goes on a diet. Because of the long-term diet, I almost fainted even during the concert.
She won't take her political stance in public, she won't impose her views on others, she just wants to be a sweet blonde American sweetheart in the eyes of others.
Even if you try so hard to please everyone, there will still be some voices that don't like you.
02. Good girls start to "go bad"
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards scene can be said to be a Waterloo in Taylor's life.
Swift, who was only 20 at the time, won the Best Female Video Vocal Award for "You Belong With Me".
Just as she was giving her acceptance speech with passion, rapper Kanye West suddenly rushed to the stage, grabbed the microphone, and shouted, "Beyoncé's MV is the best ever."
The two parties were at a loss for words, and the scene became even more embarrassing. Taylor swayed her body in a trance, silently swallowed all the words in her stomach and walked off.
And the grudge between her and Kanye is not over yet.
In 2016, Kanye released the single "Famous", the lyrics of which were very disrespectful to Taylor, and the other party's half-naked wax figure was put into the MV.
Taylor immediately hit back on social networks and condemned him for doing so.
But Kanye and Kim Kardashian said they had obtained the consent of the other party and released part of the recording evidence.
What the truth is, there is still no conclusion.
All the bad comments poured out all at once, and she became a "venomous snake" for the whole network to crusade.
Some media used words like "Americans are enemies of Taylor Swift" and "Taylor Swift is not the same as other stars, she is worse" as the headline of the report.
Many people began to criticize her ex-boyfriend as the inspiration for writing songs, and black fans even used slut comments like "bus" to humiliate her.
Even the host said maliciously: "You must be going home with a lot of men tonight."
Her previous beliefs began to crumble a little bit, she needed a bigger stage to prove her abilities, and she needed to stay away from all the gossip news.
Finally, at the age of 25, Taylor spent a lot of money to buy an apartment in New York. She walked alone and went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see exhibitions.
"1989" is her first album to officially enter pop music, and is called "God Special" by many fans. The super hit songs "Blank Space", "Shake It Off", "Wildest Dreams", "Style" , etc. , the popularity is very high.
And this album won her the 58th Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
The New York Times said of "1989": "Modern pop stars—more precisely, white pop stars—have mostly started out by imitating black music. . . . What she didn't do on an album was as important as what she did."
This topic is once again the queen of all the high praise.
In the face of the gossip, she turned into a viper in the song "Look What You Made Me Do", which is the most talked about by fans, murdered every former her, and made a powerful irony to Kanye and the others.
Like the lyrics, Taylor Swift is no longer the Taylor she used to be, and the submissive and well-behaved image has been destroyed by her own hands, and she has become sharper and more charming.
03. Only do what you think is right
When you are 20 years old, you can occasionally be self-willed and place too much emphasis on the eyes of others;
But when you are nearly thirty, you can't just immerse yourself in your own world, you need to have a new look to face everyone.
"I'm 30, and I need to work really hard for as long as society can tolerate my continued success," Taylor says in the film.
This girl who has always worked hard doesn't want to shine only in music, she wants to go wider and farther in other fields as well.
She began to use her actions to fight for her rights as a singer.
She had pulled "1989" from Apple Music and accused Apple of forcing reforms by not paying musicians during a three-month trial period.
In 2018, Taylor signed with Universal Music, and the agreement requires that the copyright of his own songs be retained, and that Universal Music must share the proceeds from the sale of Spotify shares with its artists.
She began to take a political stand, speaking out for women's equal rights and replacing the LGBTQ community.
She appeared in court and successfully countersued a DJ who had sexually harassed her, but she only asked for a token $1 claim.
Join the me too movement, appear on the cover of "Time", and become the person of the year.
Posting on social platforms expressing opposition to a candidate that discriminates against LGBTQ groups, a large number of young voters poured into American election platforms.
Seriously, if all this goes wrong, her career will be ruined in one fell swoop. Family and company had also objected, but Taylor did not want to back down.
On her 30th birthday, Taylor won the Billboard Women of the Decade Award. She said: "In the past decade, she has seen too many women in the music industry, criticized, compared to each other, accused of body, love, fashion taste."
Her new song "The Man" is also calling on society to treat women correctly and give them a fairer platform; and "You Need To Calm Down" is to advocate more understanding and tolerance between people, and on the path of equal rights makes a sound.
04. How far can she go after 30 years old?
Now Taylor doesn't need to live in the applause of others, so he turned off comments on social media;
When she learned that she was not nominated for several major Grammy awards, she was a little disappointed, but quickly cheered up:
I just need a better record.
Taylor, who is living more and more himself Swift no longer uses a marker to draw eyeliner; she will generously share her experience in health care, skin care and cooking and bartending on social media; she will spend more time with her family and boyfriend.
Every time she faces doubts and criticisms, she always responds to each other with the most powerful works and the most slay attitude, and she can always completely slay the audience.
She also told us in "Only The Young":
Never give up hope and take big strides forward.
The future always belongs to the younger generation.
Even at a more mature age, Taylor is still bravely pursuing himself like his 16-year-old self. At the age of 30, no one knows how long she will be popular.
But with every transition, a new Taylor emerges.
Seeing this, I like to pay attention to a wave, refills and refills~~
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