Exclusive: Taylor Swift: "I'm Proud" to Sing About My Ex-Boyfriends
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Taylor Swift, who's dated Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner and Glee's Cory Monteith, is famous for kissing, crying and telling -- in song, at least.
"Every person I've fallen for, they've all been a song," the star, now 20, tells Us Weekly in Taylor Swift: Inside My World, a special collector's issue hitting newsstands Friday and on presale now. Swift says she's "proud" of those songs. "That kind of justifies [the exes] being in my life."
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One of those rumored exes, John Mayer, is the speculated subject of "Dear John," an angry new song from forthcoming album Speak Now. In the track, Swift sings, "Don't you think nineteen's too young To be played By your dark, twisted games When I loved you so."
The star hasn't confirmed whether Mayer, 33, is the song's true target, but tells Us that some boys are scared off by her deeply personal music.
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"Guys will say something like, 'Oh, I'd better never make you mad because you'd write something about it.' Or, 'I don't want to be one of those guys,'" Swift admits.
"But I've always lived by the theory that if a guy doesn't want me to write a bad song about him, he won't do bad things," she says. "And he shouldn't, you know?"
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But Swift insists she's not looking to settle scores or avenge her exes via music, either. "I just write from my perspective about how it ended up and what I felt about it," she explains.
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11Of course you people don't understand about song writing... That's all I can say LOL! If you think about it, her songs are very relatable to many people and that's what she's aiming for... I'm a song writer too and I'd say writing songs is a self expression so Taylor is free to express her feelings on her songs...
@Sara Corbello: your just jelous of her she is the best of the best and no one will be able to take her place kanye tried it but he couldnt and she wont care about your oponion (only her fans will, thats why she has us) she will always stay positive her songs are true form the heart because they can relate to other girls who have been heart broken or been happy! she doesnt only sing about exes and being heartbroken she sings about happiness too! so just keep your comments to yourselves!
i think she is studip because she writes hit song about break ups she needs to get over with her sefl and write something better then maybe people would like her better i think she likes to write about her love life because she is scare of getting close with a guy and who cares about joe jonas did to her he's a player anyway and how many guys does she have to date to make a hit song now they are saying she with jake g i think she's a sl** to me
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Why is it ok for her to write about her ex and sing about it..but when John spoke about his exes....everyone was talking bad things about him and hating him for it? Double standards people..like it or not......I think that it shouldn't be this way. A guy or a girl...doesn't matter what you are, NOBODY should be making it obviouse to the public eye about what happend in a relationship behind close doors. There's a reason why it's behind close doors in the first place and there surely was a reason why Swift kept it a secret until now, that she dated John. In the end, she needs to keep those things to herself. What will happend if John and ALL her other exes start talking things about her and singing about it???? How would she feel and how would the fans feel? Exactly, as I always say...DON'T DO WHAT YOU DON'T WANT OTHERS TO DO TO YOU! This girl in that sense is very immature and even though she's not in high school anymore, she sure seems like one with her songs and behavior. Time to grow up and live and learn....I don't think dating around says anything nice about a girl in the 1st place. If a guy does it, he's a player and if a girl does it...what is she? just saying....shouldn't do the double standard thing.
This is childish of her. People make mistakes, but they don't need to be broadcasted.
SuzyQu summed it up best, she's a "tattletale cry-baby" I had 5 minutes of sympathy for her over the Kanye thing but she squandered that good feeling with her incessant rehashing of it and songwriting (good god). I'm sure it's because she's so silly and immature it seems a good idea. When she's 30 she'll cringe (all the way to the bank mind you). If she hit John Mayer she deserves whatever she got, he's practically branded a 'who.remonger' on his forehead.
I think that is hilarious! Why is it always up to the girl to be nice, but guys can do or say anything they want? Besides, not all the songs are about bad stuff. She also sings about good times she's had with some of them. Good writers write what they know and from the heart.
she is so pretty, i can't understand why she has trouble w/men!!
I find this girl utterly annoying & such a tattle tale cry baby. Grow up. So you are Taylor Swift, the guys that you date are still entitled not to like you & as such, you can remove yourself from the situation. John Mayer is a well known, highly documented dirt-bag. If you date hime you are asking...begging to be mistreated & played...
Good luck getting another boyfriend, honey. It won't be easy after basically saying whatever they do to you that you take the wrong way, they'll end up in a song. If I were a guy, I'd stay far away from you.