Up until today, before actually reading the story of how Taylor Swift became Taylor, I
thought she was one of those white, rich, privileged kids who just happened to write
some songs that people liked enough to give her all the popularity she has right now but
there is a lot more to her than that!
She is one of the easiest stars to hate but after this video, you will find it impossible
not to love her so stay with me and get your popcorn ready cause I am going to tell you
the story of a kid whose dream was ONLY to create music and wouldn’t take a NO for
an answer!
Before beginning the story, Scott and Andrea Swift, Taylor’s parents are the two names
you have to have in mind during this whole video.
So now, let’s get to it!
Just imagine the 11-year-old Taylor going door to door in Music Row, Nashville saying
“Hi.
I want a record deal.
Call me!”
While her mom, Andrea and her brother were sitting outside in the car waiting for her
to come back with good news!
But that did not happen!
An 11-year-old knew how to write songs was not enough for labels to risk it and sign
her!
So when that day they got back to Pennsylvania, Taylor figured that there was something she
had to do to make her stand out among many out there who were just like her!
She needed to be different and for her that difference came with learning how to play
guitar!
At first, her parents disagreed with her cause her fingers were just too small to play the
12-string guitar.
But as I told you guys before, Taylor was not a kid to take a NO for an answer!
So she started learning how to play the 12-string guitar by practicing four hours per day and
six hours during the weekends!
Wow, this girl was really dedicated to making her dreams come true!
As you guys might have imagined, she got calluses on her poor fingers and they cracked and bled
as she would not stop playing!
All she did about it was to put tapes on it and continue playing!
This time she was getting ready to get back to Nashville again, she would perform in Pennsylvania
whenever she got the chance and wrote as much as she could!
All her hard work paid off as at the age of 14, she became the roster at Sony/ATV Publishing.
And with that, the whole family moved to Hendersonville which was closer to Nashville!
The reason why they were 20 miles outside Nashville was because Andrea wanted to protect
her daughter!
Andrea didn’t want for her daughter to go to the same school as producers’ and presidents’
kids, in case this whole thing didn’t work out for her!
She didn’t want Taylor to be reminded of the fact that she was struggling to make it
to the market!
But they never doubted their daughter's talent!
They did all they could to make their daughter’s dream come true!
I wish my parents were this supportive too!
After all of their hard work, Taylor signed with Big Machine Records, the same label that
has just been acquired by Scooter Braun!
In an interview with EW, Taylor talked about how at that time, there were only 10 employees
at the record label so when they were releasing her first single, Taylor and her mom went
there to help stuff the CD singles into envelopes to send to radio stations!
Everything was so new that the label did not even have furniture so they had to sit on
the floor to get things done!
Andrea did all of this because to her, Taylor was the happiest whenever she had written
a killer song.
And what is more important for parents than seeing their kids happy!? Taylor has always
credited her mother in her interviews as well!
She believes that the only reason why she knows the importance of maintaining her financial
independence is because of her mother!
She raised her to be logical and practical!
In Taylor’s path to fame, her mom was not the only person who was always there for her!
She also had her dad, Scott, who would approve of everything she wanted to do!
Later, he purchased a three percent stake in her company!
This girl is definitely one of the luckiest stars out there with her supportive parents
but this was only the story of her before making a name for herself!
As soon as she became famous, her beautiful bond with her fans was also added to the things
she is most grateful for up to this day!
Let me give you some examples to give you an idea of how strong this bond is!
The other day, she sent her fan $6,000 Canadian dollars for tuition and rent!
Once she sent Christmas care packages to her biggest fans!
She tracked down a fan who waited in the cold for 20 hours to take a picture with her!
She asked her fans to star in her music video for 'Shake it Off'.
Another time, she gave a fan $1989 to help pay off their student loan!
These are only a few things she has done for her fans!
Imagine how much these things must have meant to them!
Not only is this lady smart, she also knows how to appreciate the ones who got her where
she is right now and never forgets where she came from!
I honestly don’t know how one can hate her after hearing all of this!
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