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(doorbell dinging)
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- Taylor. - Hey.
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- [Host] Hi.
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- Come in.
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- [Host] Thank you so much for fitting a 73 question
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interview in to your busy schedule.
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- Oh, it's all good.
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- [Host] Alright, cool, let's do this.
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So what's keeping you busy these days?
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- I'm just working out and getting ready for Grammys.
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- [Host] What's the most exciting thing in life right now?
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- Grammys.
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- [Host] What are you completely bored of in life right now?
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- Clickbait.
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- [Host] What is something that recently moved you?
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- The movie The Martian.
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- [Host] Okay.
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What do you have goin' on over here?
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- This is a room where I write a lot of songs.
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- [Host] Nice piano.
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How many guitars do you own?
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- I lost track of that in probably 2007.
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- [Host] What's the first song you learned to play
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on the guitar?
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- Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer.
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- [Host] What's the first thing you do when you get an idea
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for a song?
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- I record a voice memo of myself singing it
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or I write it down in my notes.
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- [Host] What's your songwriting process?
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- Lots of preparation.
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I write a lot of my ideas down before I get in to
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the actual session.
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- [Host] What song took you the least amount of time
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to write?
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- Blank Space 'cause I'd written a lot of the lines down
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already in the year preceding the session.
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- [Host] Which one took you the longest?
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- All Too Well 'cause it's a really emotional song.
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I kept putting it down for months on end.
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- [Host] So is this the room where you keep
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all of your awards?
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- No, they're kind of everywhere.
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Do you wanna see the rest of the house?
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- [Host] Yes.
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- Amazing.
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- [Host] Alright, let's do it.
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Who is your favorite teacher?
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- My guitar player Paul Sidoti teaches me a lot
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on the road about piano and guitar.
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- [Host] If you could teach one subject in school,
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what would it be?
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- English.
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- [Host] Okay, so you're a scrabble player.
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- Yeah, that's a word you might know.
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Check it out.
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- [Host] Uh, yep.
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Something tells me that's planned.
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- Nope, that was spontaneous.
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I'm a very spontaneous person.
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- [Host] What's your favorite beverage?
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- Coffee, would you like some?
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- [Host] Let's see what you got.
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- I have espresso, I have regular coffee,
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I have different flavors.
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I have a VMA here.
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You can't really take that, I don't think, but.
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- [Host] You definitely can't drink it.
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- Nah, you could stir with it though.
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- [Host] Actually, I'll have a water.
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- Okay.
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- [Host] Thank you very much.
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What's your favorite cocktail?
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- Vodka diet Coke.
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- [Host] What's your favorite food?
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- I mean, if we're just saying like,
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what I wish I could eat everyday if calories didn't count,
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is like, chicken tenders.
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- [Host] What would you order at a drive through?
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- Cheeseburger, fries, chocolate shake.
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- [Host] What was the best birthday cake you've ever had?
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- It was from Milkbar.
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It was for my 25th birthday and it was so good
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that even Jay-Z raved about it.
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- [Host] Thank you very much.
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What was the last thing you baked?
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- A gluten free, dairy free chocolate cake.
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- [Host] What one thing do you need to have in your fridge
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at any given time?
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- Hummus, weirdly.
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- [Host] What's one thing you still have
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from your childhood?
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- My insecurities.
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Do you wanna go outside and check out
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the other situation?
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- [Host] Let's check out the other situation.
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What's your favorite TV show of all time?
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- Friends.
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- [Host] Favorite TV show that's currently on the air?
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- Dateline.
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- [Host] What is your favorite movie?
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- Love, Actually.
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- [Host] What was a movie that made you cry your eyes out?
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- Oh my God, The Martian.
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- [Host] Why do you think you're the most followed person
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on Instagram?
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- Because my cats are adorable.
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- [Host] So, have you ever Googled yourself?
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- Yeah.
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- [Host] Taylor, what do you think when you Google yourself?
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- I think,
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you should never Google yourself again.
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- [Host] If you had a superpower, what would it be?
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- Healing people.
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- [Host] If you were not a singer, what would you be doing?
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- Might be in advertising.
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Maybe like, coming up with slogans and concepts
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is the same as hooks and songs.
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- [Host] Well, this is very lovely out here.
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- Thank you.
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- [Host] Can you show me a really cool or bizarre talent?
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- Okay, I'm well aware that this is not a talent,
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but this is the only thing that I can do.
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I have double jointed elbows, so.
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- [Host] No.
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Oh man.
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- Yep. They're weird.
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- They're a little bit weird. - Yeah.
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- [Host] What's something you can't do?
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- I can't do a cartwheel or a handstand.
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- [Host] What's the best compliment you've ever received?
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- That I'm generous.
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- [Host] What is the best gift you've ever received?
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- My boyfriend planted an olive tree in my yard
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for Christmas.
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- [Host] What's one habit you wish you could break?
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- Well, when I'm sitting there, usually I just do this
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with my leg and people think that I'm nervous
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and then they get nervous and then everybody's nervous.
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- [Host] Do you have any nicknames?
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- Yeah, my brother calls me taffy.
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- [Host] What surprises you most about people?
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- I'm pleasantly surprised by the fact
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that I tell my friends absolutely everything
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and it never ends up getting out.
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- [Host] What makes you laugh no matter what?
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- Kevin Hart.
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- [Host] What does creativity mean to you?
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- Creativity is getting inspiration
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and having that lightning bolt idea moment,
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and then having the hard work ethic to sit down
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at the desk and write it down.
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- [Host] So I found out Nicole Kidman swam with sharks.
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What's the most adventurous thing you've done?
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- Watching Shark Week.
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- [Host] What's your favorite lyrics of all time?
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- "I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee,"
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from You're So Vain by Carly Simon.
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- [Host] What's one song that you wish you had written?
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- The Friends theme song cause of those royalties.
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- [Host] What's a great fan moment that comes to mind?
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- I'll be driving down the street and I'll see
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a kid walking down the street with my shirt on from my tour
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and I'll just stop my car and be like, "Hey.
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"Nice shirt."
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- [Host] Most memorable career moment so far?
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- I think filming the Bad Blood video
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was my favorite memory.
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- [Host] What's one accomplishment you're most proud of?
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- My Grammys.
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- [Host] What's something you've always wanted to try
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but you've been too scared to do?
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- Oh, Coachella.
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- [Host] What's your spirit animal?
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- A dolphin 'cause they're very social.
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They travel in groups.
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- Hey Taylor.
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- Oh hey.
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- Hey, my wife and I's anniversary's comin' up.
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Where should I take her?
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- Congratulations, and you should take her to Big Sur.
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You're welcome.
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- [Host] It's freezing outside.
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- [Taylor] Yeah it is.
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- [Host] Alright, what advice would you give to anyone
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who wants to become a singer?
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- Get a good lawyer.
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- [Host] Any pre-show rituals?
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- Yeah, I stretch, I warm up my voice,
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and then my band and dancers and I get in a huddle,
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and it's just good vibes.
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- [Host] What's the most difficult song to perform on stage
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and why?
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- There's a song I wrote called The Best Day
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that is about my mom and it's just hard to sing
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'cause it makes me really emotional.
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- [Host] So, this is a really great room you have.
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- [Taylor] Thank you.
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- [Host] And you have a lot of cats.
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- [Taylor] Yeah.
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- [Host] How many cats are in this room?
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- Probably more than 10, and I don't know if you're counting
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the one that's alive down there.
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- [Host] What?
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There's a cat there, I see the kitty.
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Alright, here's one for you.
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If you were a cat, would you get along with your cats?
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- Probably not.
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They would probably not think that I'm cool.
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- [Host] How many cat breeds can you name in 10 seconds?
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- When do we start?
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- [Host] Go.
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- British Shorthair, Scottish Fold, Himalayan,
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Exotic Shorthair, Exotic Longhair,
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Sphinx cat, Munchkin, Siamese,
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Um, um, the, the.
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- [Host] Times up.
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Amazing.
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What's the coolest thing in this room?
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- I can do so much better than that.
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The coolest thing in this room I think is the fireplace.
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- [Host] Nice.
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If you could raid one woman's closet, who would it be?
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- Blake Lively.
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- [Host] What's your favorite fashion trend of all time?
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- High waisted stuff.
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- [Host] Besides your phone and wallet,
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what's a couple must have purse items?
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- I have this lavender antibacterial hand spray
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that I have and whenever me and my friends
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are in a public bathroom and we have to wait in line
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at the sink to wash our hands,
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I'm like, "No, check it out."
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(spraying sounds)
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And everybody's like, "Thanks girl."
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- [Host] Can you tell me what you'll be wearing
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to this year's Met Gala?
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- I'm going to be dressed as a robot
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and I'm gonna carry a sword.
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- [Host] Okay, so my little cousin Julia wants to know
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what did you want to do with your life at age five?
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- When I was five, I knew that my dad was a stock broker
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but I did not know what a stock broker was,
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yet I walked around telling people "I'm gonna be
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"a stock broker when I grow up."
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- [Host] What's the one thing you wish you knew at 19?
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- If I could talk to my 19 year old self,
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I'd just say, "Hey, you know, you're gonna date
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"just like a normal 20 something should be allowed to,
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"but you're going to be a national lightning rod
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"for slut shaming."
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- [Host] What's something you will not be doing in 10 years?
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- Something I will not be doing in 10 years,
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I'll be 36, I really hope that I'm not stressed