The Swift Fan-O-Rama

About me:

Everything You Want To Know About Taylor Swift:


In The Beginning
Full Name: Taylor Alison Swift
Birth Date: December 13, 1989
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Birth Place: Reading, PA
Home Town: Wyomissing, PA- her family lived on a Christmas tree farm.
Current Residence: Hendersonville, TN
Parents: Scott and Andrea Swift- Scott is a stockbroker and Andrea is a stay-at-home mom.
Sibling: Brother Austin
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'11"(6'2" in heels!)
High Schools: Hendersonville High School for her first two years and then Aaron Academy - a Christian school that has a home schooling program; graduated July of 2008.
Cause: Supporting Internet safety information for kids- she has done campaigns with Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police.
Best Friend: Abigail, and me of course!
Best Celebrity Friends: Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Kellie Pickler, Emma Stone.
Pets: A cat named Indi and 2 Doberman Dogs.


Musical Notes
Early Influence: Country singers Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, Faith Hill and LeAnne Rimes
First Major Performance: Singing the National Anthem at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament when she was 12 years old.
Turning Point Performance: Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN where she was discovered by record executive Scott Borchetta of Big Machine records.
Instrument: Guitar- a Taylor Grand Auditorium acoustic guitar made of koa wood.
First Single: "Tim Mcgraw" in the summer of 2006.
First CD: "Taylor Swift", released on October 24, 2006.
Second CD: "Fearless", released on November 11, 2008.
Holiday CD: "Sounds Of The Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection", released on October 16, 2007.
2008 Summer Olympics: "Change", from her CD "Fearless" was part of the Summer Olympics 2008 official soundtrack, the disc released as AT&T Team USA.
Dream Duet Partners: Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks, or Jay-Z.
Ultimate Concert Partner: Bono of U2 or Kanye West( WoW)
Musical Genre she would like to know more about: Hair Metal
Plays herself: Taylor appears as herself in Hannah Montana: The Movie.


Her Favorite Things
Fave Male Country SInger: Tim McGraw
Fave Female Country SInger: Faith Hill
Fave Tim McGraw song: "Cant Tell Me Nothin"
Fave Country Song, period: Kenny Chesney's "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
Fave Taylor Swift Song: "White Horse" from "Fearless"
Fave Non-Country Female Singer: Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Brandi Carlile.
Fave Rock Band:Def Leppard- especially the CD "Pyromania".
Fave Celebrity: Ellen DeGeneres
Fave Pastime: Painting
Fave Silly Pastime: Driving past her ex-boyfriend's houses with her best friend Abigail.
Fave Stores: Forever 21, BCBG
Fave TV Shows: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( In which she played an amazing role on an Episode in 2009), Grey's Anatomy.
Fave Disney Channel Show: Wizards of Waverly Place.
Fave Movie: Love Actually
Fave Cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Fave Pizza: Flatbread Pizza
Fave Meal: Breakfast at Cracker Barrel- Biscuits with apple butter and eggs with ketchup.
Fave Home-cooked Meal: Spaghetti with butter
Fave Ice Cream: Cold Stone Creamery - Chocolate peppermint and cookie dough
Fave Snack: S'mores
Fave Pick-Me-Up: Starbucks Frappuccino
Fave Make-Up Essential: Eyeliner
Fave Possession: Two rings- one she got in Hawaii and the other she got when she put out her first single.
Fave Childhood toys: Beanie Babies
Fave Childhood Possession: A blanket called "My Happy" that her grandmother made.
Fave Holiday: Christmas- "Mom makes the house look like the North Pole!"
Fave Fashion Designers: Oscar de le Renta, Marchesa, Badgley Mischka- for red-carpet events.
Fave Everyday Fashion: T-shirts, Jeans, sneakers, sundresses.
Fave Fashion Accessories: headbands and scarves.
Fave Footwear: Boots or Ballet flats.
Fave Couple: Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban
Fave Book: " To Kill a Mockingbird"


Funtastic Facts
* Taylor wrote " Tim McGraw" while she was in high school. She and her then-boyfriend, Brandon Borello, had broken up because he was moving away in order to attend college. It was about things that would remind her of him when he was gone.
* Taylor's secret indulgence is "turning off all the lights in the house, lighting candles and listening to sad songs while conducting baking experiments."
* Taylor's hair is naturally curly and she spent half of her middle school and high school years straightening it!
* Biggest fashion indulgence so far- a pair of Christian Louboutin boots.
* Biggest non-fashion splurge: "My tour bus!"
* Taylor admits that she loves "going to Wal-Mart and putting my CD in front of others in the rack- have no shame in it!"
* Taylor actually wears glasses- "huge glasses- the ugliest pair of glasses you'll ever see!"
* If Taylor could be anyone else, "I would be Hayley Williams of Paramore- I think shes's awesome!"
* Her fans have nicknamed themselves Taylor Nation ( THATS US!) :o)
* Taylor's weirdest chore was when she was little and living on the Christmas tree farm- " I had to look for praying mantis nests (in the trees), because if people brought them into their house, the eggs would hatch and there would be thousands of them."
* Taylor has a treadmill in her bedroom- she listens to Eminem when she exercises on it.
* Taylor is the most Googled country artist!


Firsts:
Kiss: "I was 15 and the oldest out of all of my friends to have not kissed a guy."
Musical Crush: Hanson- " I thought I was going to marry Taylor Hanson because we shared the same first name!"
Date: She was 15 and they went out to dinner in Nashville and then Starbucks for coffee.
Prom Dress: A full-length strapless Cache dress; for her second prom she bought a $40 short dress from a vintage shop.
First Poem She Wrote: When she was 8 or 9- "I found I could make words bounce off the page."
Writing Credit: Taylor is the first female solo artist to write or co-write every son on a debut album- a Platinum album!
First Thing In The Morning: Drinks coffee
First Gigs: When she was 10, Taylor booked herself in karaoke contests and festival performances.
Fashion Label: Taylor actually helps design a line of sundresses withe the jean line L.e.i. for WalMart
TV Guest Appearance On A Drama: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Vote:Taylor voted for the first time in the 2008 Presidential Election- "The first thing I did on my 18th birthday was register to vote!"


Love Bits
Most Romantic Acts: Send notes or little presents.
Most Romantic Gift: A picture in a frame of Taylor and her then-boyfriend.
Dream Guy: " A guy who is practically perfect, but doesnt know it."
Date-Mate Must: Somebody who shares Taylor's sense of humor.
Memories: Taylor still has the beaded necklace that her first boyfriend gave her- its draped over a lamp in her bedroom.
♥



specific letters were capitalized in the lyrics in her cover booklet, spelling out hidden messages for each song. the messages were:
for "taylor swift":
1. tim mcgraw: can't tell me nothin'
2. picture to burn: date nice boys
3. teardrops on my guitar: he will never know
4. a place in this world: i found it
5. cold as you:time to let go
6. the outside: you are not alone
7. tied together with a smile: you are loved
8. stay beautiftul: shake 'n bake
9. should've said no: sam, sam, sam, sam, sam, sam
10. mary's song (oh my my my): sometimes, love is forever
11. our song: live in love
for "fearless":
1. fearless: i loved you before i met you
2. fifteen: i cried while recording this
3. love story: someday i'll find this
4. hey stephen: love and theft
5. white horse: all i ever wanted was the truth
6. you belong with me: love is blind so you couldn't see me
7. breathe: i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry
8. tell me why: guess i was fooled by your smile
9. you're not sorry: she can have you
10. the way i loved you: we can't go back
11. forever and always: if you play these games, we're both going to lose
12. the best day: god bless andrea swift
13. change: you made things change for me
Fearless: Platinum Edition
1. Jump Then Fall: Last summer was magical.
2. Untouchable: We always want what we cant reach.
3. Forever & Always (Piano Version): I still miss who I thought he was.
4. Come In With The Rain: I wont admit that I wish you'd come back.
5. Superstar: Ill never tell
6. Other Side of The Door: What I was really thinking when I slammed the door.

Taylor Swift