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It's the first day of my Fearless tour. April 23rd, 2009, a night I will remember for the rest of my life. My first tour date. I'm backstage with my overexcited mother and father, and Austin, who does not want to be known famously as 'Taylor Swift's nerdy brother' which he actually is.
He loves photography, of like EVERYTHING!! He takes his geeky camera everywhere, and takes photos of everything. He takes photos of photos, photos of chairs, tables...So there you go, my 'non' geeky, nerd brother!
The crowd shouts: TAYLOR, TAYLOR, TAYLOR! I appear from under the stage.... The crowd screams, shouts, I even see a teenage girl crying! Oh my gosh, this is amazing. I'll never forget how quickly the tickets were sold out.... How many people are in the crowd.... And especially, I will never forget my fans. My swifties. The crowd continues to scream with joy, and I give a special welcome. A welcome to all those fans out in the crowd, the ones hoping to meet me, the ones that know all the words to my songs, the fans that, hope, wish..... I will let them come to the T-Party. Here is special footage when I welcomed them.
After I welcome them, they continue to scream, shout and cry! I see so many posters that say things like I ❤️ U Taylor, or I Am A Swiftie. But there is one individual poster that pops out.
The poster says; Little and toothless... But growing up fearless.
An adorable little girl holds that poster with pride, she dances like nobody's watching. I can tell, she is going to T-Party.
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There it is, above!
Beautiful girl, right!
In the middle of Teardrops On My Guitar, the Swifties going to T-Party are supposed to leave. After Teardrops On My Guitar, there is a little break. That is when T-Party happens, where I get to meet my eager fans! I'm so excited for this to happen in a few minutes! I walk into the room where the guests are waiting nervously. I enter, and I see the little girl with the poster I mentioned earlier crying of joy. I give her and all the other fans a hug, give them my signature and a photo. Some of my Swifties ask questions, like "what is your favorite song you've written?" so I will answer those questions right at this moment.
T=Taylor, F=Fan:
F: Do you ever take days off?
T: I'm one of those people who, in my mind, I classify it as "a day off" if I just have five hours free. Because I don't like to feel overworked and I don't like to be one of those people who complains about how exhausting their job is. People who whine about that are, I think, statistically less fun to be around. You cannot live your life this way. I classify my days off as what other people consider workdays, but it keeps me sane, which I guess is the main goal at hand here.
F: Who influences you and why do you choose to make country music?
T: I was influenced early on by all of the great female country artists of the '90s and all of the cool music they were putting out. Like Shania, Faith, the Dixie Chicks. It was such great music, and it completely drew me in to country music.
F: If you could record a duet with any country music star, who would it be?
T: I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics. I was lucky enough to open up for Kenny on some shows this summer, and watching him work was so inspiring. He and Garth just represent true artists to me, and any project I could work with one of them would be an honor.
F: If you could tour with all women, which artists or bands of any genre would you like to go on the road with you?
T: Wow, out of all genres I would pick Rihanna and Brandi Carlile. You say "random." I say "interesting."
F: When you are not touring, what do you like to do for fun?
T: My best friend, Abigail, and I like to drive past our ex-boyfriends' houses.
F: I know you wear dresses a lot, so I was wondering if you would ever want to have your own dress line. I would definitely buy them.
T: I love dresses, and I've definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right. My stylist, Sandi Spika, makes my dresses for award shows and videos. We have so much fun planning the next big dress to make. I think it would be great to work with her on some cool dresses for a line.
F: You are such an inspiration and role model to all girls of any age, and I think that's awesome! How do you manage to stay away from all the bad things superstars seem to be getting pulled into these days?
T: I think it all comes down to who you surround yourself with and how strong your morals are. Before I make a decision, I stop and think about the 10-year-old girl I saw at my concert in the front row. I think about her mom. I think about how they bought my CD, thinking that I'm a good role model. Then I think about how they would feel if I did something to let them down. I can't imagine a greater pain than letting one of those mothers down. I honestly can't.
That is most of the questions my fans asked!
I sing all my songs, now it is time for the big finale, Should've Said No. Fireworks, steam and confetti all go up. I wear tall black boots (very comfortable!) and my gold dress I wore in the photoshoot. At the end of the show, I feel accomplished! One of my band members says, "Taylor, you were amazing, you looked like an absolute hollywood superstar! I loved it!" My mother and father hug me over and over, happy as always! "My little girl is all grown up to be a beautiful singer!" Says Andrea Swift, as known as my Mom!
That was my first concert. The start of the Fearless era.
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