Taylor Swiftearned a place on this year’sTIME 100 listof the year’s most influential people andperformed at the annual galain New York City on Tuesday night, and now the pop star is revealing who and what inspires her.In the No. 3 spot: blog and social media platformTumblr.“I go on Tumblr and it’s like a window into what my fans are going through,”Swift, rocking her newpink dip-dyed hair, says in a video forTIME. “They post about their lives. They post about what they’re into. They post about what they think is cool, what they think is unjust or problematic and they basically are very, very expressive and it makes me feel like I can know them better. They’re also posting like cool pictures that I like of just things completely unrelated to their lives or my music or anything.”The 10-time Grammy winner admits, “I definitely go down the rabbit hole a lot sometimes — so much so that then I need my brain to take a break.”Taylor Swift.ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty ImagesRELATED VIDEO:Taylor SwiftSteps Out with New Pink Dip-Dyed Hair — Is It Another Clue Fresh Music Is on the Way?Swift, 29, goes on to name former BeatlePaul McCartneyas her second biggest influence.“I look at Paul McCartney and I see how he’s had just this amazing career,” she continues. “He’s created just unparalleled art and probably been faced with more pressure than most people. And he’s always been known to be kind to people, respectful, and also really selfless as a performer. I really like it when you go and see a show and you want to see those songs that you loved like you want to hear all that old, iconic classic stuff, and I like it when a performer knows that and will give that to their fans.”But Swift likes 76-year-old McCartney’snewer work, too. “He’s still got it!” she says.Taylor Swift/InstagramAnd of course, Swift couldn’t help but put cats in the No. 1 spot on her list. “I’m obsessed with them,” the “Bad Blood” singer, who’s acat mom to Olivia and Meredith, gushes in the video. “They’re just a real joy to live with.”Swift will also star in the upcomingbig-screen adaptation ofCatsalongside James Corden, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen and Rebel Wilson.RELATED VIDEO: We Tried It: Becoming One of theCatson Broadway for a Day“When a role came up in amovie calledCats, I just thought, I’ve got to do this,” Swift says. “This is my calling in life to do this for the ladies. So Iwent to cat school, which they have on set readily available for us. Learned how to be as much like a cat as I possibly could.”
Taylor Swiftearned a place on this year’sTIME 100 listof the year’s most influential people andperformed at the annual galain New York City on Tuesday night, and now the pop star is revealing who and what inspires her.
In the No. 3 spot: blog and social media platformTumblr.
“I go on Tumblr and it’s like a window into what my fans are going through,”Swift, rocking her newpink dip-dyed hair, says in a video forTIME. “They post about their lives. They post about what they’re into. They post about what they think is cool, what they think is unjust or problematic and they basically are very, very expressive and it makes me feel like I can know them better. They’re also posting like cool pictures that I like of just things completely unrelated to their lives or my music or anything.”
The 10-time Grammy winner admits, “I definitely go down the rabbit hole a lot sometimes — so much so that then I need my brain to take a break.”
Taylor Swift.ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images
RELATED VIDEO:Taylor SwiftSteps Out with New Pink Dip-Dyed Hair — Is It Another Clue Fresh Music Is on the Way?
Swift, 29, goes on to name former BeatlePaul McCartneyas her second biggest influence.
“I look at Paul McCartney and I see how he’s had just this amazing career,” she continues. “He’s created just unparalleled art and probably been faced with more pressure than most people. And he’s always been known to be kind to people, respectful, and also really selfless as a performer. I really like it when you go and see a show and you want to see those songs that you loved like you want to hear all that old, iconic classic stuff, and I like it when a performer knows that and will give that to their fans.”
But Swift likes 76-year-old McCartney’snewer work, too. “He’s still got it!” she says.
Taylor Swift/Instagram
And of course, Swift couldn’t help but put cats in the No. 1 spot on her list. “I’m obsessed with them,” the “Bad Blood” singer, who’s acat mom to Olivia and Meredith, gushes in the video. “They’re just a real joy to live with.”
Swift will also star in the upcomingbig-screen adaptation ofCatsalongside James Corden, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen and Rebel Wilson.
RELATED VIDEO: We Tried It: Becoming One of theCatson Broadway for a Day
“When a role came up in amovie calledCats, I just thought, I’ve got to do this,” Swift says. “This is my calling in life to do this for the ladies. So Iwent to cat school, which they have on set readily available for us. Learned how to be as much like a cat as I possibly could.”
source: people.com
