Taylor Swift had a few words for musician Damon Albarn after an interview went viral
where he claimed that Tay doesn’t write her own songs, and now, basically the entire
world is coming to her defense.
Let’s break it down.
Taylor Swift said it best back in 2017: “If a man talks sh*t, then I owe him nothing,”
and still to this day, sadly she is one of many artists who are constantly undermined
by the opinion of a man.
“Pickin on the weaker man.”
Case in point, on Monday, her songwriting abilities were severely discredited by rock
bands Blur and Gorillaz founder and lead vocalist Damon Albarn, after his interview with the
Los Angeles Times caught major flak after he discredited Taylor’s songwriting and
went on to praise Billie Eilish.
During the interview, Damon spoke to the reporter about modern musicians and whether they’re
“good” because of their sound and attitude versus their talent and lyricism.
The reporter then went on to suggest that Taylor Swift is an excellent songwriter, to
which Damon replied point blank, “She doesn’t write her own songs.”
“When are the lies going to stop?”
But seriously, WHAT?!
Of ALL things to try and accuse Taylor of, not writing her own songs is seriously beyond
a joke and a MASSIVE insult!
We all know that she does and not only that, but how seriously she takes that part of her
music process.
The reporter then suggested that of course Taylor writes them, more specifically co-writes
them, when Damon continued to fire off his own thoughts, saying that co-writing “doesn’t
count” as songwriting.
He said, “I’m not hating on anybody, I’m just saying there’s a big difference between
a songwriter and a songwriter who co-writes.
And some of the greatest singers — I mean, Ella Fitzgerald never wrote a song in her
life.”
As if Damon wasn’t already in deep enough turmoil at this point, he went on to praise
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas for their songwriting, adding, “I’m more attracted
to that than to Taylor Swift.
It’s just darker — less endlessly upbeat.
Way more minor and odd.
I think she’s exceptional.”
Exceptional she is, but we don’t need to be comparing artists like that.
The entire interview was shared via LATimes.com, in which Taylor seemingly got word of and
responded to the article link shared by the official LA Times account.
She wrote, “@DamonAlbarn I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this.
I write ALL of my own songs.
Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging.
You don’t have to like my songs but it’s really f**ked up to try and discredit my writing.
WOW.”
Our girl did NOT stutter and all I’m gonna say is, when you get Taylor cussing, you know
she is serious and NOT happy, and rightly so!
You tell him Tay!
She then managed to squeeze in one final message to Damon with another tweet that read, “PS
I wrote this tweet all by myself in case you were wondering.”
“Yass Queen!”
YASSS!
Both Damon and Taylor immediately began trending on social media as thousands of fans and musicians
began coming to her defense.
Damon immediately responded to Taylor’s tweet, and issued an apology, writing, “I
totally agree with you.
I had a conversation about songwriting and sadly it was reduced to clickbait.
I apologise unreservedly and unconditionally.
The last thing I would want to do is discredit your songwriting.
I hope you understand.
- Damon”
Damon’s tweet confused many considering the entire interview was shared with the public
and none of his words seemed to be taken out of context.
Taylor’s musical collaborator Jack Antonoff addressed the situation via Twitter, writing,
“I’ve never met Damon Albarn and he’s never been to my studio but apparently he
knows more than the rest of us about all those songs Taylor writes and brings in,” adding,
“If you were there … cool … go off.
If not … maybe …. shut the f**k up?”
He said what he said!
Tay’s other folklore and evermore collaborator Aaron Desner, chimed in as well, tweeting,
“Not sure why you @DamonAlbarn would try to discredit Taylor's brilliant songwriting
but as someone who has gotten to press record around her, your statements couldn't be further
from the truth… you're obviously completely clueless as to her actual writing and work
process.”
While it’s true that Taylor co-writes some of her songs, many fans also pointed out that
one album in particular, Speak Now, was written entirely and solely by her, just in case anyone
needed more proof that she is fully capable of writing her own songs.
Some fans even brought up the fact that Billie, who Damon praised for being a songwriter,
also mostly co-writes her songs with her brother Finneas.
At the time of reporting, Billie had yet to respond to being name-dropped by Damon, however,
Finneas may have subtly addressed his false remarks with one simple request: “STOP.”
And when we said the entire world came to Tay’s defense, we meant it.
The President of Chile also showed our girl support on Twitter, writing, “Here in Chile
you have a huge group of supporters who knows that you write you own songs from the heart.
Dont take seriously guys that need to insult or lie to get attention.
Hugs from the south Taylor”
“THIS IS MAJOR”
Taylor likely got the last word here as there is no need for more back-and-forth banter,
so while the Internet collectively continues to defend the rightful songwriter of the century,
we’ll just be over here listening to “The Man” on repeat.
To see what Finneas recently described as his most embarrassing moment involving Taylor,
click right over here for the full rundown.
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts on Taylor’s response to Damon’s criticism
right down here in the comments.
I’m your girl Sussan Morad, you can find me on my socials @Sussan_Mourad, and I’ll
catch you later!