Once Swift began writing songs, she simply couldn’t stop. RELATED: Selena Gomez Explains Why Taylor Swift Is Her Best Friend “My mom would stop in front of a record label. And I’d run in and hand my CD to the receptionist. And I’d be like, ‘Hi. I’m Taylor. I want a record deal. Call me.'” “My mom and my little brother all went to Nashville and drove up and down Music Row,” Swift shared with Dateline. The ‘Midnights’ artist pitched herself to record labels with a demo CD So, for spring break, Swift traveled to Nashville with her big dreams and a demo CD.

Swift had learned that Faith Hill got her start in Music City and thought it would be a great way to launch her own career. At just 11, she convinced her parents to travel from her hometown in Pennslyvania to Nashville. Named after James Taylor, music was always an integral part of the Midnights artist’s life. Swift knew that music was her path from a young age. But why did Swift start writing songs to begin with? Taylor Swift | Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Taylor Swift felt confident that she would find success as a singer in Nashville Swift’s albums folklore and evermore also feature songs about other characters, real and imagined. Though the lion’s share of Swift’s musical catalog takes inspiration from her real-life experiences, some of her most recent work deviates from that formula. The 32-year-old has found major success by writing or co-writing every single song she’s ever released. Taylor Swift is one of the most famous singer-songwriters in the world.

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