Taylor Swift entered her podcast era on Aug. 13, and she was a natural.
She spoke with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason Kelce, for two hours on their podcast “New Heights.” There was a lot to unpack.
She announced her next album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” the inspiration behind it and her recording process. Lots of new details were revealed, and the record is available for preorder on TaylorSwift.com. It drops Oct. 3.
But the conversation was far from limited to new music. The trio ran the gamut from reminiscing about the Eras Tour to chatting about how they spent the summer. There was a lengthy debate about whether Swift is an athlete, and things got emotional when Swift talked about buying her master recordings.
Here are 13 of the best quotes from “New Heights (Taylor’s Version).”
What’s the vibe of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’?
Swift: “I wanted melodies that were so infectious that you were almost angry at it and lyrics that are just as vivid, but crisp and focused and completely intentional.”
On recording her new album
Swift: “I would be playing three shows in a row, I’d have three days off. I’d fly to Sweden, go back to the tour, and I was pretty exhausted at this point in the tour, but I was so mentally simulated and so excited to be creating.”
On Travis calling out Taylor on the podcast before they met
Swift: “This dude didn’t get a meet and greet, and it’s everyone’s problem.”
Why Taylor decided to meet Travis
Swift: “If this guy isn’t crazy, this is sort of like what I’ve been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.”
A quote from Travis about meeting Taylor
Travis Kelce: “I get you in a room and it’s like I’ve known you forever. It was the easiest conversation I ever had, and it was just so much fun that it knocked my socks off.”
On her goal for the Eras Tour
Swift: “I wanted to do it at the highest intensity and rapid fire. When I heard reports of people saying that they got actual amnesia after the concerts, I was like, ‘I think we did it. We nailed it.'”
Whose idea was the Eras Tour cleaning cart?
Swift: “Mine. That’s my type of weird idea. When you’re putting on a first show of a tour like that, you’re not just performing for an entire stadium, you’re performing for the entire internet. I wanted to curate and really romanticize the images they were seeing first. I didn’t want them to see my first outfit and my first look, which would have given away what the first era was.”
On the physical demands of the Eras Tour
Swift: “It was a lot of physical therapy, and it was a lot of being in a state of perpetual physical discomfort.”
Is Taylor Swift an athlete?
Swift: “I don’t think I’ve ever caught anything that’s ever been thrown to me, near me, around me.”
Why Swift wanted to own her masters
Swift: “I’m in the business of human emotion. I would so much rather lead heart-first in something like this. Because for me, this is not ‘I want to own this asset because of its returns.’ Everything that I’ve ever done is in this catalogue.”
On how to deal with haters
Swift: “Think of your energy as if it’s expensive, as if it’s like a luxury item. Not everyone can afford it.”
The sourdough life
Swift: “I’m talking about bread 60% of the time.”
She also made a series of related puns: “Are you bready for it?” “Flour song is the slamming screen door.” “It’s a loaf story, baby just say yeast.” “Should’ve said dough.” “Loafing him was bread.”
Swift’s favorite part of ‘New Heights’
Swift: “I hear him screaming ‘New News’ from across the house, constantly. It’s like my favorite part like, he’ll be like ‘New News, New News,’ and I’ll be in the kitchen. So I love that because of just the bellowing of it.”
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