Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles (doorbell dinging) - Taylor. - Hey. - [Host] Hi. - Come in. - [Host] Thank you so much for fitting a 73 question interview in to your busy schedule. - Oh, it's all good. - [Host] Alright, cool, let's do this. So what's keeping you busy these days? - I'm just working out and getting ready for Grammys. - [Host] What's the most exciting thing in life right now? - Grammys. - [Host] What are you completely bored of in life right now? - Clickbait. - [Host] What is something that recently moved you? - The movie The Martian. - [Host] Okay. What do you have goin' on over here? - This is a room where I write a lot of songs. - [Host] Nice piano. How many guitars do you own? - I lost track of that in probably 2007. - [Host] What's the first song you learned to play on the guitar? - Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer. - [Host] What's the first thing you do when you get an idea for a song? - I record a voice memo of myself singing it or I write it down in my notes. - [Host] What's your songwriting process? - Lots of preparation. I write a lot of my ideas down before I get in to the actual session. - [Host] What song took you the least amount of time to write? - Blank Space 'cause I'd written a lot of the lines down already in the year preceding the session. - [Host] Which one took you the longest? - All Too Well 'cause it's a really emotional song. I kept putting it down for months on end. - [Host] So is this the room where you keep all of your awards? - No, they're kind of everywhere. Do you wanna see the rest of the house? - [Host] Yes. - Amazing. - [Host] Alright, let's do it. Who is your favorite teacher? - My guitar player Paul Sidoti teaches me a lot on the road about piano and guitar. - [Host] If you could teach one subject in school, what would it be? - English. - [Host] Okay, so you're a scrabble player. - Yeah, that's a word you might know. Check it out. - [Host] Uh, yep. Something tells me that's planned. - Nope, that was spontaneous. I'm a very spontaneous person. - [Host] What's your favorite beverage? - Coffee, would you like some? - [Host] Let's see what you got. - I have espresso, I have regular coffee, I have different flavors. I have a VMA here. You can't really take that, I don't think, but. - [Host] You definitely can't drink it. - Nah, you could stir with it though. - [Host] Actually, I'll have a water. - Okay. - [Host] Thank you very much. What's your favorite cocktail? - Vodka diet Coke. - [Host] What's your favorite food? - I mean, if we're just saying like, what I wish I could eat everyday if calories didn't count, is like, chicken tenders. - [Host] What would you order at a drive through? - Cheeseburger, fries, chocolate shake. - [Host] What was the best birthday cake you've ever had? - It was from Milkbar. It was for my 25th birthday and it was so good that even Jay-Z raved about it. - [Host] Thank you very much. What was the last thing you baked? - A gluten free, dairy free chocolate cake. - [Host] What one thing do you need to have in your fridge at any given time? - Hummus, weirdly. - [Host] What's one thing you still have from your childhood? - My insecurities. Do you wanna go outside and check out the other situation? - [Host] Let's check out the other situation. What's your favorite TV show of all time? - Friends. - [Host] Favorite TV show that's currently on the air? - Dateline. - [Host] What is your favorite movie? - Love, Actually. - [Host] What was a movie that made you cry your eyes out? - Oh my God, The Martian. - [Host] Why do you think you're the most followed person on Instagram? - Because my cats are adorable. - [Host] So, have you ever Googled yourself? - Yeah. - [Host] Taylor, what do you think when you Google yourself? - I think, you should never Google yourself again. - [Host] If you had a superpower, what would it be? - Healing people. - [Host] If you were not a singer, what would you be doing? - Might be in advertising. Maybe like, coming up with slogans and concepts is the same as hooks and songs. - [Host] Well, this is very lovely out here. - Thank you. - [Host] Can you show me a really cool or bizarre talent? - Okay, I'm well aware that this is not a talent, but this is the only thing that I can do. I have double jointed elbows, so. - [Host] No. Oh man. - Yep. They're weird. - They're a little bit weird. - Yeah. - [Host] What's something you can't do? - I can't do a cartwheel or a handstand. - [Host] What's the best compliment you've ever received? - That I'm generous. - [Host] What is the best gift you've ever received? - My boyfriend planted an olive tree in my yard for Christmas. - [Host] What's one habit you wish you could break? - Well, when I'm sitting there, usually I just do this with my leg and people think that I'm nervous and then they get nervous and then everybody's nervous. - [Host] Do you have any nicknames? - Yeah, my brother calls me taffy. - [Host] What surprises you most about people? - I'm pleasantly surprised by the fact that I tell my friends absolutely everything and it never ends up getting out. - [Host] What makes you laugh no matter what? - Kevin Hart. - [Host] What does creativity mean to you? - Creativity is getting inspiration and having that lightning bolt idea moment, and then having the hard work ethic to sit down at the desk and write it down. - [Host] So I found out Nicole Kidman swam with sharks. What's the most adventurous thing you've done? - Watching Shark Week. - [Host] What's your favorite lyrics of all time? - "I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee," from You're So Vain by Carly Simon. - [Host] What's one song that you wish you had written? - The Friends theme song cause of those royalties. - [Host] What's a great fan moment that comes to mind? - I'll be driving down the street and I'll see a kid walking down the street with my shirt on from my tour and I'll just stop my car and be like, "Hey. "Nice shirt." - [Host] Most memorable career moment so far? - I think filming the Bad Blood video was my favorite memory. - [Host] What's one accomplishment you're most proud of? - My Grammys. - [Host] What's something you've always wanted to try but you've been too scared to do? - Oh, Coachella. - [Host] What's your spirit animal? - A dolphin 'cause they're very social.