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Taylor Swift is pretty in purple on the July 2011 issue of Philadelphia Style.

The 21-year-old country singer, wearing a Colette Malouf headpiece, opened up about being crazy for karaoke, her writing process, and not taking anything for granted. Check it:

On the anatomy of her songs: “I don’t really write songs in a structure. I write about my life. And it helps me to feel better about anything causing me pain or confusion. It’s a little addictive because it helps you figure things out in your life. If I think of a line that paints a picture, I’ll write it down. Some [songs] come four lines at a time and I’ll have a chorus. Other times I really have to work at it. But I have to say that my favorite songs were all written really quick.”

On living in the moment: “I think there are lessons I’ve come to learn in retrospect, like not taking for granted the really small shows, which weren’t even my shows—just my turn to sing karaoke. Now I’m looking into a big crowd of people and I’m able to appreciate [those times] so much. You have to find balance between being in the moment and getting to where you want to be. You’ve got to appreciate where you are when you’re there.”

On her karaoke past: “Before I started playing guitar, I would just practice my singing. I’d sing the national anthem and karaoke to win opening spots for artists coming through the Roadhouse in Stroudsburg and bars in Stone Harbor. I’d karaoke anytime—I even had my own little machine I’d carry around with me.”

Chloe翻譯:

分析Taylor的歌(以及創作過程):

"在組織結構上,我不算是真正在寫歌,我寫的是有關於我的生活"

"寫歌讓我感覺比較好,對於任何讓我感到痛苦或困惑的事情"

"這有一點上癮,因為它能幫助你對生活上的一些事情想得更清楚"

"假如我想到一條線能構成一幅畫,我會把它寫下來"

"那如果有些歌的話,我同時想到四條線(構成圖畫),那我就能寫出副歌"

"其他時間我真的必須再鑽研一下它"

"但我必須說那些我很喜歡的歌,我真的一下子就寫出來了"

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認真生活每一刻:

"我認為試著學會回憶事情能幫助我得到一些教訓,像是不輕忽那真得很微小的一場表演,甚至那些根本不以我為主的演出-----可能只是輪到我演唱而已"