Taylor Swift Quotes Yellowstone's John Dutton in Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Speech
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Charisma Madarang
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Summary
Taylor Swift, during her 21-minute induction speech at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, quoted John Dutton from the TV show Yellowstone while offering advice to aspiring songwriters. She emphasized prioritizing what you love deeply to withstand criticism from the public, critics, and online detractors. Swift also highlighted the balancing act songwriters must navigate.
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· 2 pulledI would say you really have to prioritize what you love down to your very core, because you'll need that if your song ever gets heard by the public or the critics or the haters posing as critics or the people chronically online, or the robots posing as people who are chronically online.
Songwriters have a real balance...
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