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Taylor Swift

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“Dancing is absolutely allowed. It’s not mandatory, but it’s more fun.”

Taylor Swift · said 2026-10-17 · reported 2026-10-18

Swift invited the formally clad gala audience to dance along during her four-song set.

verbatim, matched to source Variety
“an interesting kind of angle on humanity and relationships”

Taylor Swift · said 2026-09-25 · reported 2026-09-25

Swift told Capital FM she found the scenario an interesting angle on humanity and relationships that inspired her to write the song.

verbatim, matched to source The Cut
“One of my friends told us that she had been reached out to by the new girlfriend of an ex of hers, asking for guidance on if she had had the same experiences with this guy that this new girlfriend was having,”

Taylor Swift · said 2026-09-25 · reported 2026-09-25

Swift told the U.K.'s Capital FM that the idea for "Patient Zero" came after a dinner conversation with friends.

verbatim, matched to source The Cut
“from the perspective of getting this phone call, and really only from the perspective and the side of the phone call of the ex who’s been through it before.”

Taylor Swift · said 2026-09-25 · reported 2026-09-25

Swift told Capital FM she wrote "Patient Zero" from the perspective of the ex receiving a phone call from a new girlfriend.

verbatim, matched to source The Cut
“And everyone in our group just immediately started saying like, ‘Oh, I’ve been through that too,’ and telling stories of when this kind of reach-out had happened for them.”

Taylor Swift · said 2026-09-25 · reported 2026-09-25

Swift described to Capital FM how her friends responded to one woman's story about being contacted by a new girlfriend.

verbatim, matched to source The Cut
“If you wanna party with somebody who might know / About the devil on his shoulder under his halo,”

Taylor Swift · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Swift sings this lyric on the song "Patient Zero" from the deluxe album The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.

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“About a year ago, you guys did a truly unfathomable thing,”

Taylor Swift · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24

Swift wrote on social media about the release of 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,' an expanded version of her album with four new tracks.

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“Wishing you the best recovery possible and sending love to your family!”

Taylor Swift · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Taylor Swift left a supportive message on a GoFundMe page for Ashley Taunton and her family.

verbatim, matched to source Rolling Stone
“Playing at Madison Square Garden is one of the most thrilling things that you can do in your life,”

Taylor Swift · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03

A Taylor Swift billboard on the side of Madison Square Garden displayed this quote.

verbatim, matched to source Hollywood Reporter
“It's more like...and I feel really bad saying anything about this because your texts have been so nice in their intent, but your last few...it's felt like I was reading a mass corporate email sent to 200 employees.”

Taylor Swift · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03

Taylor Swift continued her response to Blake Lively, explaining that Blake's recent texts felt impersonal.

verbatim, matched to source HELLO!
“I think I'm just exhausted in every avenue of my life and in recent months had been feeling a little bit of a shift in the way you talk to me,”

Taylor Swift · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03

Taylor Swift replied to Blake Lively's text, confirming that a rift had formed in their friendship.

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“It feels awful to be in any way critical of any way you process what you've been going through, but I just kinda miss my funny, dark, normal-speaking friend who talks to me as herself.”

Taylor Swift · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03

Taylor Swift concluded her response to Blake Lively by saying she missed her friend's usual way of speaking.

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