Early in 2009 Sirius XM interviewed Garth Brooks who was rebooting his career. During it he spoke of critics of Taylor Swift, "They shouldn't criticise her; in ten years she's going to be very good." Say what?! That's the most insulting compliment I've ever heard!
Taylor doesn't have the greatest singing voice in country music but she's a singer/songwriter! Most of the great singers are nothing more than instruments; they sing whatever is placed in front of them. There are also great songwriters but most can't sing in front of an audience. The great singer/songwriter is rare and Taylor is one of them. Yes, her songs are juvenile; she still is one. Would some prefer she write about things she hasn't experienced? She's less than a year older than my older granddaughter and less than two older then my younger one. Listening to her songs helps me to better understand my granddaughters.
She won twice as many Grammys in one night as Garth has done in his whole career. Yes, in ten years she's going to be better and compsing songs about the concerns of a thirty-year-old. I just hope they're not about a cheating husband or divorce.
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Taylor is now up to 14 Grammys. Nuf said!
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