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Taylor Swift is an American singer, born in Pennsylvania in 1989. She signed to RCA records in 2003 and released her self-titled album in 2006. Her hit singles include Teardrops On My Guitar, Our Song, Love Story, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, You Belong With Me and Shake It Off

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1 Nov, 2013

New York cover

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taylor-swift-covers-new-york-magazineSwift appears on the cover of the November 2013 issue of New York magazine. She talks about her life has changed, country music, and things not always being okay.

I think that allowing yourself to feel raw, real emotions in public is something I am never going to be afraid to do. Hopefully that’s the case, if I can remain a real human. I’m fine with being honest with my fans about the fact that it’s okay that everything isn’t okay all the time. I love my life, I love my career, I love my friends—but things are not okay all the time. So I don’t sing about things being okay all the time.

In Style cover

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taylor-swift-covers-instyle-november-2013Swift appears on the cover of the November 2013 issue of In Style magazine. She talks about whether she’s ever been in love, her perfect guy, and her insecurities.

Every single part of me has been dissected at some point or another by a blog writer or a 14-year-old girl on a comments page who says something really terrible. Or someone in middle school who points out [fakes a mean girl voice], ‘You have little eyes.’

Glamour UK cover

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Glamour_November13_1oct13_pr_bbbtSwift appears on the cover of the November 2013 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She her music, men, and her mistakes.

You can’t say, ‘I’m never gonna date a high-profile person in the arts!’ But whoever I date, famous or not – all chaos will break lose.

12 Sep, 2013

Jenny from the Block performance

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Lopez and Swift perform Jenny From the Block live at Staple Center in Los Angeles from the album This Is Me…Then. Taylor:

Everyone has that moment when they are sitting in front of a mirror and they use their hairbrush to sing their favorite song. This is my hairbrush song.

Jennifer Lopez & Taylor Swift - "Jenny from the Block" live at Staples Center

1 Apr, 2013

In Style UK cover

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taylor-swift-covers-instyle-uk-april-2013Swift appears on the cover of the April 2013 issue of In Style UK magazine. She talks about her biggest fear, having a master plan for her life, and choosing girl friends over guy friends.

I’m a girls’ girl. I have guy friends but the problem with having guy friends is, like, I always get linked to them and they’ll end up in a slideshow of people I’ve apparently dated on the internet.

Wonderland cover

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taylor-swift-covers-wonderland-magazine-april-2013Swift appears on the cover of the April/May 2013 issue of Wonderland magazine. She talks about relationships, getting her heart broken, and the future.

I’ve kind of realized that I have no idea where I’m going to be next year, or in six months, or in two months. I mean, I know where I’ll be on tour in two months, but no idea where I’m going to be mentally, emotionally, dreams, goals, wishes, hopes. I have no idea if I’m going to get married or be single forever or have a family or just be on my own. You know, paint in a cottage by the ocean by myself. I just have no idea and I’m kind of into that. You can make a board for all the goals you want in your life with the pictures on it, and that’s great, daydreaming is wonderful, but you can never plan your future.

1 Feb, 2013

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taylor-swift-covers-cosmopolitan-south-africa-february-2013Swift appears on the cover of the February 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan South Africa magazine.

Independence is something I’ve always needed, from when I was young, but I love the idea of romance and falling in love. I’ve never really had a long relationship. So that’s something I think about for the future. It’s an interesting part of my personality: Part of me just wants to be alone.

6 Dec, 2012

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The couple team up to sing a rendition of Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s classic Islands in the Stream and Sir Elton John and Kiki Dee’s classic hit Don’t Go Breaking My Heart before heading back to their hotel in the early hours. Taylor, and Ed Sheeran then joined Styles and his One Direction bandmates to sing Backstreet Boys’ 1998 hit I Want It That Way. Styles:

Last night was the best thing I have ever done. We’re on an Island over the Stream…

1 Dec, 2012

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taylor-swift-covers-cosmopolitan-december-2012Swift appears on the cover of the December 2012 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. She talks about what she can’t handle in relationships and her past relationships.

I need that unexplainable spark…I just need to see someone and feel ‘Oh, no, uh-oh.’ It’s only happened a few times in my life, but I feel like if I was gonna be with someone forever, it would be because I saw them and I thought, ‘Oh, no.’ I’ve had a lot of dark and twisty situations happen, enough to realize that when someone exhibits signs of evoking a dark and twisty relationship and dark and twisty feelings, it’s not interesting to me. I’ve learned when to get out. I’ve never wasted too much time with the wrong person and that’s one thing I’m proud of.

Harper’s Bazaar cover

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taylor-swift-covers-harpers-bazaar-december-januarySwift appears on the cover of the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. She talks about wearing dresses, dating, and the inspiration for her music.

Some combinations of people are toxic, you know? You have to find the right one that isn’t just going to explode into fiery ash and destruction. Despite all of that and how unpleasant it is, as a writer you get a lot from it. It’s a crazy justification system. You know that guy you really wish you could erase from your memory? But then the answer is track six, eight, 12, and 13.