Taylor Swift is everywhere. But she’s made her stance clear that she’s not going anywhere.
During her Wednesday appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Taylor Swift gave a harsh response to the haters who want her to ‘go away’. During the conversation, Swift spoke about how the people she looks up to all have one thing in common: longevity.
“Career longevity, friendship longevity, longevity in their relationships — how do you keep a good thing going?” the singer explained after name-dropping Stevie Nicks as one of her inspirations and someone that she reaches out to for advice.
The pop star continued, observing that “there are certain corners of our society that love that and look up to longevity,” before pointing out that, in turn, there are also corners that are like “give someone else a turn.”
“‘Can’t you just go away so we can talk about how good you were?'” Swift said, paraphrasing criticism she’s heard, before giving her response simply: “I don’t want to, you know?”
The audience applauded the 35-year-old singer. Recently, Swift has made her stance on her career clear, especially after rumors that she won’t continue her music career after marrying Travis Kelce.
“It’s not why people get married, so they can quit their job,” she said at the time, shutting down the rumors. “Oh, I know [fans] love to panic sometimes, but it’s like I love the person that I am with because he loves what I do and he loves how much I am fulfilled by making art and making music.”
After Taylor Swift gave a harsh response to the haters on Wednesday, she moved on from the conversation to talk about her relationship with Kelce, whom she said she “can talk to” about “any of” the hardships in her life.
“Getting engaged to the love of my life, getting all my music back — those were two things that just never could’ve happened, they could’ve just never happened,” Swift said later in the interview, talking about her multi-year battle to regain control of her masters from talent manager, Scooter Braun, who, after buying Big Machine Records, took ownership of the original masters.
“Both these things could’ve just never arrived in my life, and I’m so grateful for both of those things happening. My fans are why I was able to get my music back. That’s how I spent that Eras Tour money!”
It’s clear that Taylor Swift is in no hurry to leave the stage, and fans are thrilled to hear it. If you want to keep up on the latest celebrity news, keep checking back here for everything you need to know.