Taylor Swift: 'There would be no reason to be on stage if I didn't write my own songs'

Taylor Swift says she lives for writing music.

The singer is well-known for penning lyrics about heartbreak and as a result her tunes are hugely popular.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, the US star said that acts like herself and Ed Sheeran revolve around their self-written lyrics.

As a result, Swift believes there would be "no reason" to play live if she didn't pen her own words.

She said: "The thing with both Ed and me is that neither of us would be on stage if we didn't write our own songs. There would be no reason to be.

"The addiction we have is that connection. We have spent so much of our lives alone and feeling misunderstood. You write a song about an emotion that confuses you, or about something you're scared of or excited about, and you release it, and all of a sudden you're making a connection with millions of people.

"Then the final phase is that you look out into a crowd of thousands of people and they know every word. That's an overwhelming feeling of camaraderie - which we've never felt before in our lives."

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