Everything we learned in Taylor Swift’s rollout of new album ‘Life of a Showgirl’<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSo Dellis began listening to each album, starting with “Midnights,” before working backward through Swift’s catalog. He even downloaded her records to listen to while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in August.<\/p>\n
“I listened to one at a time and then I’d really, like, hear it, listen to it, feel it out,” he said. “I also memorized the track listings. And then I just built on that album by album over the last, like, couple of months.”<\/p>\n
The deeper he went, the more he connected with the music.<\/p>\n
“I’ve gained an appreciation and love for the music,” Dellis said. “‘Folklore’ changed everything. I literally stared at my screen just listening to the album over and over again. I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing because it didn’t sound like anything that I expected.”<\/p>\n
His favorite song, apropos for a mastermind, is “Epiphany.”<\/p>\n
When asked what he would say to Swift, he answered: “Keep making more music. I’m really in awe of her songwriting ability.”<\/p>\n
Don’t miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the\u00a0free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nFollow Taylor Swift reporter Bryan West on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0X as @BryanWestTV<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\nThis article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Memory champ learns Taylor Swift’s entire music catalog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n