Main Task Task 12

For this task I need to conduct research which I am going to put into my article for my double page spread. I am going to do my article on Taylor Swift the pop/country singer.I am going to be speaking about the singer in general and also I am going to write about her 'Fearless' tour when she came to Manchester.
Some Facts about Taylor Swift are :

• She was born on December 13, 1989.
• She wrote or co-wrote all of her songs
• She grew up on a Wyomissing, PA on a Christmas tree farm.
• She has a younger brother named Austin who is 2 years younger than her and he is a goalkeeper in a lacrosse team.
• She was nominated in the Best New Artist category at the 50th Grammy Awards.
• She was the first celebrity to appear on the cover of Justine magazine
• She is 5' 11"
• She has played a 12-string guitar since she was 12.
• When she was 9 she performed the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers game.
• Her grandmother was a professional opera singer.
• She loved the CSI and crime shows so much, that she even wanted to appear on one, which she did on March 5th 2009 and was watched by 20.8 million viewers.
• Her best friend's name is Abigail Lauren Anderson.
• Taylor's middle name is Alison--after her aunt
• Her favourite ice cream flavour is chocolate caramel.
• Her Twitter name is taylorswift13
• 13 is her lucky number.
• She has her own bathroom and a Britney Spears poster from 6th grade
• She has released 2 albums: Taylor Swift (2006), and Fearless (2008)
• She used to keep practicing her guitar until her fingers bled.

Favourites

Colour: White. I know, boring (but, now, think a flowing white cotton skirt blowing in the wind)
Food: Cheesecake - yum.
Holiday: Christmas
Hobby: Driving FAST.
Place: Anyplace around a creek.
Season: Summer
Thing to do: Write songs
Thing to write about: LOVE of course!
Guitar: Taylor Guitars
Artists: Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw
Song: "Can't Tell Me Nothin'" by Tim McGraw
Quality in other people : Honesty and sarcasm
Movie: "Love Actually"
Memory: Living on a farm.
Number: 13


Quotes From Taylor Swift!

Taylor Swift: I love it when people say things to me in public and want to meet me, because I want to meet them! Early on, my manager told me, "If you want to sell
500,000 records, then go out there and meet 500,000 people."

Taylor Swift: (on the song 'Picture to Burn'): Before I sing this song, I always try to tell the audience that I really do try to be a nice person... but if you break my heart, hurt my feelings, or are really mean to me, I'm going to write a song about you. Haha. This song is the perfect example.

Taylor Swift: What I've learned is not to change who you are, because eventually you're going to run out of new things to become.

Taylor Swift: I wish all teenagers can filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol.

Taylor Swift : When you're singing you can hear the echo of people in the audience singing every single word with you, and that was that big dream that I had for myself. It's happening

Taylor Swift : "In fairy tales, the bad guy is always very easy to spot, the bad guy, is always wearing a black cape, but when you grow up, you realize that prince charming isn’t as easy to find as you thought And the bad guy, is not wearing a black cape, he’s funny and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair!"

I am also going to use what I seen on Tuesday the 24th November 2009, for the rest of my article.