Taylor Swift

"I'll spend forever wondering if you knew, I was enchanted to meet you"

Born and raised in Pennslyvania, Taylor Swift has recently become one of the world's biggest pop stars. Much of Taylor Swift's appeal comes from her song writing style. Even those that don't like Taylor Swift as an artist will admit that her songs are extremely catchy. She writes most of her songs, and wrote her most recent album independently. Taylor Swift writes about her life, the good, the bad, and the ugly. When asked about her songs she says "It's like reading my diary". While her unique song writing style has gained her millions of fans, it has also gotten her lots of media attention when it comes to relationships. Though she'll never admit to the public that some of her songs are written about exes, the lyrics speak for themselves. "Dear John" is written about John Mayer, a past boyfriend, and it's rather obvious. While the media sometimes criticizes this aspect of Taylor's songs, her true fans (myself included) see this as one of her greatest attributes. Taylor is honest, down to earth, and extremely relatable. 

Recently, my friend and I had the pleasure of attending one of Taylor's concerts on her Speak Now World Tour. It was by far the best concert I have ever been to. From the moment that she walked on stage, Taylor had the audience captivated. Her personality is so...well, normal, so her fans truly look up to her. She feeds off the crowds cheers and screams, but she isn't cocky. Her voice live is just as good as on the albums, but what sets her apart from other artists is her performance skills. Her stage is constantly changing, with new staircases, bridges, and balconies being brought on and off. She changes outfits faster than any human I know, and she looks gorgeous in every single one. She moves across the stage, she literally flies over the crowd at the end of the show; from beginning to end her concert is a show. When you see one of your "idols" in person, so close (we were close enough to touch her hand) it's almost hard to believe that their real. But Taylor Swift is, she's as real as any one of us. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to see her live. I have an even greater respect for her now, and I hope to see her again on tour someday. 

If you don't know who Taylor Swift is, or what she's about, I encourage you to Google her. (weird that Google is a verb now..) Watch her interviews, especially on Ellen. Listen to her songs. Start with Speak Now and listen to the lyrics. I hope that you fall in love with her as I have, but if you do not, I hope that you at least respect her for the amazing artist that she is.