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Taylor Swift has revealed that the intense scrutiny from her fanbase<\/a>, who often go to “extreme” lengths to decode hidden meaning<\/a>s in her lyrics, can become “a little bit weird”. The US pop superstar admitted she must “hold tight” to her own interpretation of her music, as fans frequently overanalyse elements<\/a>, turning her songs into what she describes as a “paternity test”.<\/p>\n Speaking to The New York Times about her songwriting process, the 36-year-old explained: “There\u2019s corners of my fan base who are going to take things to a really extreme place. There\u2019s nothing I can do about that. There\u2019s people who are gonna try to do detective work, figure out the details \u2013 who is that about? What is this?”<\/p>\n The chart-topping artist elaborated on her discomfort, stating: “When it gets a little bit weird, for me, is when people act like it\u2019s sort of like a paternity test \u2013 like this song\u2019s about that person, because I\u2019m like, \u2018that dude didn\u2019t write the song, I did\u2019. But that\u2019s part of it. You have to hold tight to your perception of your art, your art, and your relationship with it. Then you just kind of have to be like, there it goes, I hope you like it. If you don\u2019t now I hope you do in five years and, if you never do, then I was doing it for me anyway.”<\/p>\n Swift also reflected on how criticism has served as a “huge fuel” throughout her career, describing it as “a huge jumping off point, like a creative writing prompt or something.” The star has faced ongoing scrutiny over her high-profile relationships, including those with Matty Healy, Harry Styles, Tom Hiddleston, Calvin Harris, and Jake Gyllenhaal. She has often been accused of exclusively writing about former partners, a notion she has previously challenged by highlighting the double standard applied to male artists.<\/p>\n She cited specific examples, saying: “There are so many songs in my career that would not exist, like Blank Space would not exist if I hadn\u2019t had people being like, \u2018here\u2019s a slideshow of all her boyfriends\u2019. Then Anti Hero is a song that I\u2019m so proud of still \u2013 that song doesn\u2019t exist if I don\u2019t get criticised for every aspect of my personality that people have a problem with or whatever.”<\/p>\n Offering advice to emerging artists, Swift added: “When I sit down with new artists or songwriters I\u2019m like, \u2018why are you reading your comments?\u2019 Like, that\u2019s too much of it, you\u2019re inundating yourself with too much criticism that doesn\u2019t really have a focus. But, I think a little bit of it, you\u2019ve got to just be like \u2018this is part of it\u2019. Don\u2019t make this make you stop writing, or make you edit yourself, or whatever. If it\u2019s an interesting point for you to kind of respond to, then that\u2019s a gift for you to be able to write something. Don\u2019t respond to like trolls in your comments. That\u2019s not what we want from you. We want your art.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.indy100.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Taylor Swift has revealed that the intense scrutiny from her fanbase, who often go to “extreme” lengths to decode hidden meanings in her lyrics, can become “a little bit weird”. 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