Taylor Swift feared happiness could 'dry up' her songwriting
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BBC Swift recorded a string of interviews while in the UK, including The Graham Norton Show
Taylor Swift has spoken of her relief that being happy in her personal life did not affect her ability to write songs for her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. "I used to have this dark fear that that if I ever were truly happy and free, being myself and nurtured by a relationship, what happens if the writing just dries up?" she told BBC Radio 1 as part of a flurry of UK interviews. Swift also discussed her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce, getting her master recordings back, the Eras world tour and her love of baking. Fans have been digesting the album since its release at 05:00 BST, with some reporting that Spotify was briefly overwhelmed by the demand.
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The new album includes a song which interpolates George Michael's Father Figure. The late singer's estate said they were "delighted" when Swift approached them about using it. "When we heard the track we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists and we know George would have felt the same," Michael's esta
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