Taylor Swift moves into position two; no longer an opener but not quite a headliner, yet.
Taylor Swift moves into position two; no longer an opener but not quite a headliner, yet.
Interview conducted September 2007
by Jackie Lee King
In September of 2007, I got a chance to meet up with Taylor Swift as she was making the rounds across US and Canada. She was starting to move from the opening act to the second performer on the bill; on her way to being the headliner. She was in Toronto, during the Brad Paisley tour, but didn't have enough time to catch up, so we settled for a phone call several weeks later during a break in the million or so apportionments on her calendar. She was gearing up for the next round of awards shows and looking forward to prom and high school graduation. She ultimately got her diploma in the mail because of her touring schedule. Following up her self-titled debut, she had just released two EP's, "Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection" and then "Beautiful Eyes," along with a live record sold exclusively on iTunes called, "Live from SoHo: Taylor Swift." Preliminary work was being done on her second full release "Fearless," though a majority of it had been written, tracks needed to be recorded in-between tour dates. She was calm and centered but still full of excitement as she began to sit with what it means to be a successful artist out on the road. Her tour-story; pre-headliner.
Jackie Lee King: How does it feel being up for a CMA Award, considering you've toured with, every single Entertainer of the Year Award nominee?
Taylor Swift: Yeah, definitely it's so unbelievable to be nominated because; you know there are so many people who have come out within the last two and a half years who could have been nominated too. It's unbelievable. You know, I suppose it's okay to not be nominated. It would be okay because, you know life goes on no matter what awards you win or don't win. I mean, what you can control and what I can control is what I do onstage and that's what I try to focus on. But being nominated for that award was just, you know-- it's unbelievable.
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Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
Interview conducted September 2007
by Jackie Lee King
In September of 2007, I got a chance to meet up with Taylor Swift as she was making the rounds across US and Canada. She was starting to move from the opening act to the second performer on the bill; on her way to being the headliner. She was in Toronto, during the Brad Paisley tour, but didn't have enough time to catch up, so we settled for a phone call several weeks later during a break in the million or so apportionments on her calendar. She was gearing up for the next round of awards shows and looking forward to prom and high school graduation. She ultimately got her diploma in the mail because of her touring schedule. Following up her self-titled debut, she had just released two EP's, "Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection" and then "Beautiful Eyes," along with a live record sold exclusively on iTunes called, "Live from SoHo: Taylor Swift." Preliminary work was being done on her second full release "Fearless," though a majority of it had been written, tracks needed to be recorded in-between tour dates. She was calm and centered but still full of excitement as she began to sit with what it means to be a successful artist out on the road. Her tour-story; pre-headliner.
Jackie Lee King: How does it feel being up for a CMA Award, considering you've toured with, every single Entertainer of the Year Award nominee?
Taylor Swift: Yeah, definitely it's so unbelievable to be nominated because; you know there are so many people who have come out within the last two and a half years who could have been nominated too. It's unbelievable. You know, I suppose it's okay to not be nominated. It would be okay because, you know life goes on no matter what awards you win or don't win. I mean, what you can control and what I can control is what I do onstage and that's what I try to focus on. But being nominated for that award was just, you know-- it's unbelievable.
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Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
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