New York. Who would have ever guessed that this is where I was going to live one day. No one, myself included. Moving away from Nashville was a great step to find happiness again, focus on my music and forget about what I thought could never be forgotten, but we'll get to that later on.
I had lived in Nashville for about ten years, which is insane and I still love it, but somehow it didn't feel like home anymore, despite all that tied me to that city. My family, friends, memories, everything.
Walking down the streets didn't calm me anymore, I was rather nervous, knowing that I had been stuck in the same place for a long time and that I as an artist who needed new inspiration and, most importantly, as an individual had to change something. And what's better for that than moving to New York City? Everybody here wanted something more. Searching for a sound we hadn't heard before.
How can one even begin to describe NY? Creative, sophisticated, challenging, talented, okay, stop it, Taylor. As you might have guessed, this metropolis can not be
acurately described, at least not by me. However, shouldn't I be able to find the right words since I'm a songwriter?
Speaking of which, my songwriting has benefit of me moving here a lot. I have met a lot of incredibly talented people here who helped me in the process of making my first pop album and growing as an artist. Going all Pop was scary, since I had actually started as a country singer, but something about the '80's pop genre, which I was mostly inspired by, had a way of making me feel like I could do anything, as though I was some sort of superhero and as though I could manage anything life threw in my way, and I really wanted to make my fans feel the same.
I feel like this is where I truly belong, this is where my greatness lies and this is where I will finally find genuine happiness. Welcome to New York, it's been waiting for you.
Making a new album and writing songs is my way of expressing myself, dealing with emotions, memories and love. Love, such a funny thing. There's this boy, Harry Styles, who I fell in love with two years ago, on our first official date in a Zoo in New York, but things didn't work out all too well for the two of us.
There are some songs on this album about him, well actually, there's a piece of him in each song. He was great. I was infatuated with him. Like any great love, it keeps you guessing, like any real love, it's ever changing, like any true love, it drives you crazy, but you know you wouldn't change anything..
We begin our story in New York.
