Taylor Swiftknows firsthand the transformative effects of music.
The star — whose recent Instagram posts have fueledfan speculationthat she is gearing up to release her seventh studio album — penned an essay titled the “Power of Pop,” which was released on Thursday for her cover ofElle UK’sApril issue.
“My favorite kinds of books to read are the ones that do more than just tell you a story,” Swift, 29, begins. “The writing I love the most places you into that story, that room, that rain soaked kiss. You can smell the air, hear the sounds, and feel your heart race as the character’s does.”
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Though Swift — who will appear in theupcoming film adaptionofCats— admits she is “highly biased,” she goes on to write that she believes the way that music can take a person back to a long-forgotten memory is the “closest sensation we have to traveling in time.”
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It’s true — Swift has long been open about her love of the long-runningShonda Rhimesshow and even named one of her beloved cats afterEllen Pompeo’s character Meredith Grey.
While Swift is currently in a happy relationship with actorJoe Alywn, she reveals in the essay the precise songs that have gotten her through past heartbreak.
Though it’s clear that songs from fellow artists have made an impact on Swift’s life, she also explains how her own music has preserved memories and helped her through things.
“I like to be able to remember the extremely good and extremely bad times,” she writes. “I want to remember the color of the sweater, the temperature of the air, the creak of the floorboards, the time on the clock when your heart was stolen or shattered or healed or claimed forever.”
“This year on tour, I got to hear stadium crowds passionately sing along to a young woman from Cuba singing about ‘Havana,'” she adds, referencing her tour openerCamila Cabello. “I think these days, people are reaching out for connection and comfort in the music they listen to.”
The April issue ofELLE UKwith Swift’s cover hits stands on March 7.
source: people.com
