The American “TIME” magazine officially announced this year’s Person of the Year as pop queen Taylor Swift on the evening of the 6th, Taiwan time, becoming the first artist to be selected alone in 96 years. “Time Magazine” Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs described: “2023 is a year full of darkness. In a divided world, Taylor Swift has found a way to transcend borders and become a source of light in the darkness. No one on earth today can Someone like her touched so many lives so brilliantly.”
Taylor Swift has been a hot topic this year. Not only has she released two re-recorded albums, “Confessions of Love (Taylor Swift’s new version)” and “1989 (Taylor Swift’s new version)”, she has gradually regained the copyright, and the tickets for her concert tour “The Eras Tour” have been sold out everywhere. It has created an astonishing economic phenomenon wherever it goes. The concert movie has also become the best-selling concert movie in film history. It is also the most streamed singer in the world on digital platforms Apple Music and Spotify this year, with a brilliant record. In an interview with Time Magazine, Taylor Swift talked about her current state of mind in the face of fame: “Nothing is eternal. I am always very careful and grateful for the things I can do at this level. Because these have been It’s been taken away from me, and what I’ve learned from that is that no matter what happens, good or bad, my whole response is to keep making art.”
Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” lasted for three hours each and sang more than 40 songs sincerely. She also revealed that this performance was more challenging than any previous tour, so she started to maintain it 6 months before the performance. The physical fitness and preparation included singing the entire performance list on the treadmill every day, taking dance classes for 3 months, and entering the venue for intensive rehearsals 1 month before the performance. She said: “I want to carve these movements into my bones through excessive practice, so that I can interact with fans freely during official performances without getting confused.” Taylor Swift also said that although she is learning choreography It is not my strong point, but in order to make this performance have Broadway elements and a grand movie-like experience, my friend Emma Stone also specially introduced her experience in filming “La La Land” (La La Land) ), I worked with Taylor Swift as a dance teacher.
During the most intensive performance period, Taylor once sang 6 times a week and could only rest for 1 day. She said that she did not leave the bed at all on her rest days and even ate in bed. “This is a dream scene. , even though I was almost speechless because I sang in three performances in a row, and every time I took a step, my feet would squeak from dancing in high heels, but I had an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.” In order to maintain At her best, she gave up drinking during the tour and continued to work out in between performances. “I know that no matter if I’m sick, injured, heartbroken, uncomfortable or stressed, I’m still going to be on that stage. This is it.” It’s part of me as a human being that if someone buys a ticket for my show, I will definitely perform, unless there are force majeure factors.”
