You know what’s funny/weird? Since the epic John Mayer Douchefest Fallout, no tabloid has been running any story about John’s alleged hookups with Taylor Swift. Pre-Playboy interview, Mayer had allegedly been romancing the young singer for about a month, and many eyewitnesses had them flirting up a storm, and even spending the night together in hotels. Swifty’s mom wasn’t too happy about it, and mama knows best, it seems. I’d like to think that Taylor realized what a douche she was being romanced by, and she was the one to call it quits. Here’s hoping.
Anyway, the excerpts from Taylor’s Elle Magazine cover profile reminded me of that gossip. Taylor mentions two things that made me think of Mayer – first, when she’s asked who she thinks is hot, she says Taylor Lautner. To be fair, the interview might have been done before she and Lautner broke up. Second piece that made me think of Mayer: her response to the question about her biggest fear: “Me making a bunch of bad decisions and embarking on a painful, slow, devastating tailspin.” That’s what will happen if you go with Mayer, Taylor. Think about it.
On who she thinks is hot: “Um, well…Taylor Lautner.”
On whether she’s really “fearless”: “I overthink everything. I overanalyze everything.”
On one of her biggest fears: “Me making a bunch of bad decisions and embarking on a painful, slow, devastating tailspin.”
On media scrutiny: “I’ve had countless opportunities to do some really bad things. And then people start combing through everything I do trying to find the next mistake and misperception, which leads to more scrutiny. Like, if I go to a bar, even if I’m not drinking, who’s to say that a source isn’t going to say that I was doing something I shouldn’t have been doing? So it’s not only about your own moral compass, but the moral compasses of other people that you don’t know.”
On yearning to visit Nashville as a child: “I just got it into my head that there was this magical place that I needed to go to because that was where dreams come true.”
On sourcing material from her romantic relationships: “I like to categorize the various levels of heartbreak. I’ve only had that happen once. A letdown is worth a few songs. A heartbreak is worth a few albums.”
[From Elle Magazine]
Eh. You know I like Swifty. I think she’s a nice girl, and a much better role model for young women than, say, Miley Cyrus. I’m not one of those critics that climbs up Taylor’s ass whenever she wins something. That being said, this girl has gotten a bit overexposed, in my opinion. It would be one thing if she had a lot of stuff to promote, and she had a lot of new stuff to say. But she doesn’t have a lot of crap out right at this very minute, and her interviews aren’t the most exciting thing in the world. Take a break, Swifty.
That being said, I love the way the magazine styled her for the black-and-white photos. I love her hair when it’s straight. It makes her look older and very, very fashionable. Why didn’t they do that look for the cover shot? Weird.
To see more info and photos from the Taylor Swift cover shoot visit Elle.com.
Photos from the cover shoot courtesy of Elle’s online slideshow.
I think she looks better in curly hair! I don’t really like those pictures they don’t look like her!
I like the straight hair. She looks older but beyond that the fairytale princess look she has goin’ on is so over for me.
I am glad to see her in a dress too that isn’t poofy and, “Cinderella at the ball”,type deal.
Definitely liking the straight hair. She looks rather stylish.
I, too, cast my vote for straight hair right now! And the bangs! It gives her a whole different look (and yes, almost not recognizable) but it is alot more fun than what she has been wearing! Agreed, her dress is more suitable to her age and the current styles. I do think she seems like a very nice person, too. I hope she stays true to herself and her beginnings.
Maybe they feared that if they straightened her hair for the cover no one would recognize her?
Roma, I think you hit the nail on the head. She looks a million times better with straight hair, yes, but also totally unrecognizable, which wouldn’t sell magazines.
She bores me so. i know she’s a better rolemodel than Miley Cyrus but she’s so…so nothing.
I like her, and hope she stays away from Mayer. Far, far away.
She’s a nice girl. I pray she’s not beaten up too bad in the biz.
Agreed, Roma. If you put a celebrity on your cover, you want people to know who it is!
The straight hair is a wig. It’s so obvious.
Please, her curly is so much better, not this damaged frizzy look that happens when us “curlies” try to emulate all the bland commonplace blondes in the celeb world. I like her (curly) because she does stand out and she’s her own woman. I doubt she was foolish enough to give any to the Douche, he’d have been bragging about it by now.
It’s a ratty looking wig, but she does look far more interesting without the uber heavy black eye makeup in the curly hair photo.
Also I really hate the flattened twenties’ Marcel wave look on anybody and she’s overdone it to the hilt. It’s really refreshing to see her with different hair here.
The way she answers the Taylor Lautner question with “um, well” makes it sound like it’s an obvious answer, thus I think this was done a while ago.
Not to mention I’ve heard her give that “fear of tailspin” answer before too, and I think she’s indirectly referencing the lohans of the industry.
Len’s comment makes it pretty clear why this country is in the toilet. This young woman is talking about moral compass and actually thinking a few moves ahead before engaging in activity. That is very sophisticated for someone her age. As far as I’m concerned, the media can interview her nonstop. As pretty and smart as she is, who cares whether her hair is straight or curly?
I love her – soooo gorgeous, so tall and so thin! She’s like a really sweet barbie doll! 🙂
I think that this girl is already on a slippery slope via John Mayer. She is not all that, in my opinion.
Yea, she is extremely boring. I like the straightened hair!
i remember reading somewhere that she would “never straighten her hair for a boy ever again” – maybe it applies to covers too? I do love her hair in general but I think she has worn that tight ringlet style TOO MUCH!! every friggin’ award show/candid/concert she has the exact same ‘do. she is a beautiful girl with beautiful hair and what i can only imagine is a very competent styling team – mix it up girlie!