Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Taylor Swift reveals her gruelling training preparation for the ‘Eras’ tour
nme.comTaylor Swift has revealed the intense training she went through in preparation for her massive ‘Eras’ tour.In a new interview with Time magazine, who named the pop star 2023’s Person of the Year, Swift opened up about what it took to be able to take on her intense, over three-hour-long shows every night.Each show included over 40 songs performed from a span of nine albums, 16 costume changes, pyrotechnics, an optical illusion in which she appears to dive into the stage and swim, and two cottagecore worlds adorned with loads of moss.Speaking to the outlet, Swift broke down her gruelling training regime saying: “Every day I would run on the treadmill, singing the entire set list out loud…Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs…Then I had three months of dance training, because I wanted to get it in my bones… I wanted to be so over-rehearsed that I could be silly with the fans, and not lose my train of thought.”She continued and explained why maintaining her strength through the intense workouts is key. “I know I’m going on that stage whether I’m sick, injured, heartbroken, uncomfortable, or stressed…That’s part of my identity as a human being now.
If someone buys a ticket to my show, I’m going to play it unless we have some sort of force majeure.”She also discussed wanting to provided a high-value experience for her fans, after their devoted dedication to her, noting their constant support at efforts as something she needs to repay. “They had to work really hard to get the tickets…I wanted to play a show that was longer than they ever thought it would be, because that makes me feel good leaving the stadium.”In the interview, she joked about how she used to “tour like a frat guy” but changed everything.
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