13 Things You Didn’t Know About Taylor Swift

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12. Family First

Swift is really close to her parents and they are quite involved in her career. According to her, they are quite different. “Mom is calculated, logical, business-minded; kind but very, very direct. Makes you better by giving you these little pointers but doesn’t baby you. My dad is a Chatty Cathy, the social butterfly; friendly; knows everybody in the whole world by six degrees; tells me that every performance is the greatest he’s ever seen, every new outfit is the coolest. Constant cheerleader.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on May 13, 2012 at 1:43pm PDT

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11. So Much Success

She is the only artist to sell more than a million copies within the first week of their U.S release for three of her albums, Speak Now, Red and 1989.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Nov 14, 2014 at 4:07pm PST

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10. The Anti-Lohan

Taylor is surprisingly straight laced – she rarely drinks, doesn’t smoke or go clubbing.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Nov 6, 2014 at 9:52pm PST

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9. Girls Fan

Taylor loves the show Girls. It’s like her Sex and the City. “I could label all my girlfriends as Shoshannas, Jessas, Marnies or Hannahs,” she told Rolling Stone magazine. When asked which one she is, she said Shoshanna.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Oct 4, 2015 at 12:34pm PDT

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8. Idyllic Childhood

She spent her early childhood on a Christmas Tree farm in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Her mom, Andrea, worked in finance and her father, Scott, was a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Oct 13, 2014 at 11:31am PDT

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7. City Girl

The “Bad Blood” singer was actually really nervous about moving to New York, but now that she’s living there, she loves it. In fact, she’s trying to recruit her friends to move here. One friend that she’s currently trying to convince is Selena Gomez.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Nov 22, 2011 at 9:24pm PST

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6. Awkward

Taylor’s middle school experience was pretty miserable. According to her, she was ostracized for being a temporarily awkward teenage girl who spent her spare time singing the national anthem at professional sports events.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Nov 5, 2014 at 1:59pm PST

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5. Non-Confrontational

Swifty considers herself to be non-confrontational. In fact, she hates conflict and will go out of her way to avoid it. But that doesn’t mean she won’t write a song about it.

GUYS. I want to meet as many of you as I can, and I’ve been trying to think of new ways to make that possible. When you buy 1989 this week, you’ll get a code for a chance to win tickets/meet and greets on tour. 
I’m giving out 1000 tickets and 500 meet and greets. You can enter as many times as you want, but you HAVE to enter this week. 
7 hours. A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Oct 26, 2014 at 2:49pm PDT

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4. Privileged Upbringing

Growing up, Swift’s family had an oceanfront vacation home in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. According to her, “it was a pretty magical place to grow up.”

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Jun 22, 2014 at 5:52pm PDT

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3. Daddy’s Little Girl

As a girl, Taylor wanted to be a stockbroker just like her dad.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 12, 2014 at 3:11pm PST

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2. Cat Lady

Swifty’s idea of a banging Saturday night is staying in and watching Titanic with her cats.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Aug 5, 2012 at 5:48pm PDT

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1. Learning to Play

When Taylor was 12, a computer repairman taught her to play three chords on the guitar, which inspired her to write the song, “Lucky You.”

Somewhere in LA.. A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Jan 15, 2013 at 2:21pm PST

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