University:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Course:
ENGL 10 | Introduction to Literary Study
Academic year:

2024
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2
Author:

Charlee Buchanan

“Time Magazine interview with Taylor Swift” A] Listen to the interview with singer Taylor Swift and answer the questions below: How long does it take Taylor to write a song? a).-15 minutes b) less than 30 minutes c) about a year 1. Taylor has a very positive atÝtude, but her songs tend to be rather sad. How is that possible? a) She only pretends to be so happy. b) She has never suffered from a broken heart and is inspired by other artists. c) Being successful is more important to her, so she does not think about sad things too much. 2. Where does she take inspiration for her songs? a) people’s emotions b) friends and family c) literature 3. Since when has Def Leppard been her favourite band? a) for the last couple of years. b) since she was little. c) when she was little, but it is not now. 4. What does Taylor advise young songwriters? a) Writing catchy songs that could go on the radio. b) Writing songs for a specific group of people. c) Writing songs to a specific person. 5. Why would she love to do a duet with Taylor Hanson? a) Because they both have nice hair. b) Because she loves him as an artist. c) Because she is in love with him. 6. How does she find balance between professional and personal life? a) She takes a day off every three months to go home and rest. b) She only writes songs when she is not in her hometown. c) She does not try to separate personal from professional because they mix too much. 7. Is Taylor planning to go to college in the future? a) Yes, but at the moment: singing is more important to her. b) No, she isn’t. She never wanted to go to college. c) Yes, she’s going to college soon. B] Think about an artist that you admire. What questions would you like to ask him / her if you had the chance? What do you think about the criticism? How do you get inspired? How old were you when you start singing? What is your favorite song? Which song of yours do you like the most? C] Imagine you are that person. What would you answer to the questions above? What do you think of the criticism? Criticisms will always exist, it depends on you how you want to take them How do you get inspired? I always get inspired by everything that surrounds me How old were you when you started singing? I started singing when I was 8 years old and I started composing at 11 years old What is your favorite song? I think my favorite song of the moment is by any means by Jorja Smith What song of yours do you like the most? At this moment my favorite song is "You are going to forget it", because I made a very funny collaboration with Rosalia The clip can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqouMHoy0ZU