Taylor Swift Reflects on Country Roots in Grammy Museum Talk

Taylor Swift expressed a deepening connection to her country music origins during a recent conversation at the Grammy Museum, reflecting on her Nashville beginnings and the genre's lasting influence on her songwriting. The 14-time Grammy winner discussed her career evolution and renewed appreciation for her roots in an event recorded last week and released online on Monday.

Speaking with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. for the museum's Icon Sessions series, Swift stated, "I love my country roots more and more the further along this path I get and I want to honor them more and more. I feel more tied to them, more loyal to them. The people that shaped who I am as an artist and as a writer, that all happened in Nashville." The conversation, presented by the Recording Academy's Songwriters Composers Wing, took place on August 18.

Swift recalled her early fascination with Nashville after learning that country icon Faith Hill was discovered at the city's famous Bluebird Cafe. "I had heard that Faith Hill got discovered at the Bluebird Cafe," Swift said. "I started learning about the Bluebird Cafe, made it a personal life goal to get to perform there." She eventually achieved...