Melodious Facts About Taylor Swift, Pop's Most Divisive Superstar
Homegrown sweetheart, two-faced snake, self-aware songwriter: Taylor Swift has been called many names over the course of her career.
One of the most popular female recording artists ever, Swift has won millions of fans with achingly honest songs about her dramatic love life and her uneasy relationship with the dark side of fame.
No matter the subject, Swift's songs are irresistibly catchy and at times, startlingly poetic. If you're a hater, prepare to see the light. If you're a "Lover"
(the title of Swift's 2019 album), grab your headphones and jam out to these 46 melodious facts about America's country bumpkin turned pop princess.
Taylor Swift Facts
1. Law and Order: Special Cats Unit
There are cat people and there are dog people. Taylor Swift is a cat person. While the pop star coos over pretty much any kitty, like any cat mom, she has an especially soft spot for her own fur babies: Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey. Yup, Swift’s cats are named after Ellen Pompeo’s Grey’s Anatomy character, Meredith Grey, and Mariska Hargitay’s character, Olivia, from Law and Order: SVU.
In 2015, Swift invited her name-spiration TV idols Mariska Hargitay and Ellen Pompeo to join her in the award-winning music video for “Bad Blood."
2. It's a Boy!
In 2019, Swift filmed the music video for her song "ME!" As she danced in pastel outfits and dramatically spoke in French, something very special happened behind-the-scenes: Swift fell in love. No, not with her male collaborator, Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, but with a tiny, adorable, furry extra that Swift would name Benjamin Button.
Swift recently gushed about the white and grey kitten, saying "He’s just the best boy. He’s the best little guy.”
3. Unlikely Inspiration
Ever wonder who taught Swift to play guitar? Funnily enough, it was a computer repairman. He taught Swift to play three chords on the guitar when she was 12, which inspired her to write her very first song, “Lucky You.”
In Swift's magical version of the story, Ronnie Kremer was fixing her computer when he noticed a guitar in the corner of her room. According to Kremer, the reality was a little less poetic.
He was her guitar teacher first and her computer repairman months later. Either way, he gets credit for teaching Swift the basics of guitar!
