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Taylor Swift on surprising fans with gifts: 'I have to be a good person while I still matter to them'

'Shake It Off' superstar Taylor Swift has become known for surprising her fans with hand-selected gifts and she has now opened up about why she likes to treat them to presents. 

During a new interview with Britain's The Telegraph newspaper, the beauty explained that she wants to give back and recognise the amazing support her followers have given to her over the years:

"I love them. They are cool and smart and hilarious and focused on the right things. I want to make the most of this cultural relevance or success or whatever you want to call it, because it’s not going to last. I have to be as good a person [as I can] while my name still matters to them. Because it’s not always going to matter to kids who are 15 and really struggling with who they want to be or [because] their friends were brutal to them at school that day. That’s actual turmoil. I have to do everything I can to make their day better while I still can."

She went onto reveal her gift-giving process and admitted that she loves to make sure she really gets to know her fans before selecting presents for them:

"I’m getting to know them on a person-by-person basis. When I pick people to send packages to, I go on their social-media sites for the last six months and I figure out what they like or what they’re going through. Do they like photography? I’ll get them a 1980s polaroid camera. Do they like vintage stuff? I’ll go to an antiques place and get them 1920s earrings. Do they work out a lot? I’ll get them work out stuff. When you actually get to know them on a person-by-person basis, you realise what you’re doing is special and sacred and it matters."

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Watch footage of Swift's fans opening their packages from her below: