‘My biggest secret is who Love Story is about… I’ll never tell!’ Handwritten notes written by teenage Taylor Swift sell for £14,200 at auction
Handwritten notes written by teenager Taylor Swift have sold at auction for £14,200, including answers to a questionnaire.
When she was 19 years old, the singer filled out a questionnaire for MIZZ Magazine in which she revealed insecurity about her appearance.
On the two pages, which were sold at a Bonham’s auction in London on Wednesday, the teenager wrote: ‘If I could be anyone else for a day it would be… Rachel McAdams or Miranda Kerr. I wonder what it’s like to be so beautiful.’
When asked what her biggest secret is, she replied: ‘My biggest secret is…Who is the song ‘Love Story’ about. I’m never going to say!’
When asked what her biggest secret is, teenager Taylor Swift replied: ‘My biggest secret is…Who the song ‘Love Story’ is about. I’m never going to say!’
The singer also apparently sketched a stick figure doodle of a girl with a guitar and a speech bubble that read, “I like writing songs about boys.”
Taylor Swift, 19, performs on NBC’s ‘Today’ at Rockefeller Center on May 29, 2009
The auction house says a question about “Who would Taylor rather kiss” was crossed out in black ink by Taylor’s mother after she reviewed the questions prior to their meeting.
The singer also apparently sketched a stick figure doodle of a girl with a guitar and a speech bubble that read, “I like writing songs about boys.”
Bonham’s said: ‘In August 2009, the salesperson who worked for MIZZ Magazine as a feature writer met Taylor Swift and her mother in London at her hotel.
“The salesperson asked her to sign her copy of MIZZ Magazine, which had Taylor on the cover. She also asked her to complete the questionnaire for a future issue.’
The auction house says a question about “Who would Taylor rather kiss” was crossed out in black ink by Taylor’s mother after she reviewed the questions prior to their meeting.
Among the censored men, the names Taylor Lautner, Joe Jonas and Zac Efron are visible.
The questionnaire was estimated to have raised £2,000-3,000.
Earlier today it emerged that her fans caused such a commotion during her Eras Tour performances in Scotland this weekend that seismologists recorded tremors almost four miles away.
The crowd noise was so loud it could be heard nearly four miles away
Taylor’s answers include: “My proudest moment was… When every show on my first headlining tour this year SOLD OUT and was on the cover of Rolling Stone.”
“If I could be anyone else for a day, I would be… Rachel McAdams or Miranda Kerr. I wonder what it’s like to be so beautiful.’
‘I can’t live without…’My guitar’
‘My fans are… The most beautiful, dedicated, creative, hilarious, sign-making, clothes-wearing, amazing people. I adore them.’
Earlier today it emerged that her fans caused such a commotion during her Eras Tour performances in Scotland this weekend that seismologists recorded tremors almost four miles away.
Between Friday and Sunday, around 220,000 people came to see the American pop icon at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, an average of 73,000 per evening.
And as the 34-year-old headed north for her dates in Britain, Swifties showed their appreciation by dancing and stomping loud enough for the British Geological Society to notice small movements on the ground.
“If you can imagine it, there are 73,000 people in one concentrated place – jumping, clapping, dancing,” says Sophie Butcher, a volcanologist from Edinburgh who was in the crowd on one of the dates.
‘In addition, there is a large bass sound system. All that energy travels through the ground,” she said, as reported by The Times.
