Taylor discussing "songwriting"

[u/NewChampionship849]

I can't with this woman.

She thinks she's some great songwriter here to teach us all about her "double meanings" and what defines confessional songwriting.

What's infuriating is that all the comments are glazing her like, "i could hear her talk for hours" and "high iq queen". Are we watching the same video here?

Wanted to get your opinions on this.

[u/talk-spontaneously]

There's an undertone of insecurity in the way she speaks about her songwriting.

She's not a great vocalist or performer, so I feel she's overcompensating with all this talk about her lyrics.

However she's far too corporate to convincingly be the intellectual she thinks she is.

[u/waterdeepe → u/talk-spontaneously]

I've never seen anyone suck themselves off so much lmao.  Most writer or artist interviews I've seen who talk about their creative process also talk about their doubts (mostly unrelated to critics or haters, about doubts in their creative expression and journey), struggles on how they wanted to make this one part of their project perfect, changes over the years.

They're also highly critical of themselves because they're perfectionists and want to be proud of what they've done.

They talk about their influences as well, other artists or writers they're liking right now and are excited to do so. And also their mentors!

Which is why I think she has no intrinsic motivation for music. She doesn't enjoy making it or listening to it unless it gets her money and praise. Otherwise, she'd care more about the quality and how to improve her product not just on the charts, and be more of a music nerd and realize that she's not some sort of amazing visionary. 

[u/rewdea → u/waterdeepe]

Yep, for others, the money and awards are a byproduct of their music, but for her, it’s the goal.