Perhaps I\u2019m not being fair with the criticism, here.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t like what I\u2019m seeing with Tom, yes, but I also don\u2019t like, much, what I\u2019m seeing from Taylor. Perhaps her swimsuit pics dazzled me too much for me to see this.<\/p>\n
Truthfully, I thought that Taylor was going to take a bit of a break and lay low for awhile after her relationship with Calvin Harris ended.<\/p>\n
But, she didn\u2019t. I kind of thought that she would spend some time alone, like\u2026 like she promised, back in the day, after the 1989 tour ended. I thought she would chill for awhile. But then all of THIS happened.<\/p>\n
I get that Taylor\u2019s thing is \u201ctoo much\u201d, but this seems a bit too much, even for her.<\/p>\n
Even for me.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a lot, and it\u2019s too public, I think. <\/p>\n
Taylor\u2019s appeal has been largely based on the fact that she was public, but also private in some ways. Now, not so much. The sense of mystery about her seems to have dissipated.<\/p>\n
Perhaps that\u2019s inevitable. Being famous must make it almost impossible for someone to maintain mystery, and being the world\u2019s most popular musician might make it impossible, literally. There\u2019s no way she can keep the veil over herself. Certainly not in her case, and most definitely not when you consider the blinding lights shining on all of her friends, too.<\/p>\n
And- she had a kind of earthiness, too. She was famous but very grounded. Lately, she doesn\u2019t seem grounded at all.<\/p>\n
Perhaps that one is my fault. She\u2019s now grounded on me rather than, I don\u2019t know, her childhood, or her past experiences in school or whatnot.<\/p>\n
I used to write blogs about this problem, but the fun of 1989 and the tour removed all of these concerns from my mind. But now, these problems of hers are appearing once again, and they\u2019re bigger now, since they weren\u2019t dealt with the first time around.<\/p>\n
I blogged before about how important it was that Taylor keep up her status in the Country and Western community. If not musically, then at least socially. But, she hasn\u2019t done this. If she had, maybe she wouldn\u2019t be having the problems I see her as having, now.<\/p>\n
Today she\u2019s so far removed from that scene that it would have been odd to see a country star at the 4th of July party she just had. Anyone she would have invited would have looked terribly out of place.<\/p>\n
Yeah, that advice would have been perfect for her. She should have taken it. There\u2019s something inherently grounding about country music. Even country-pop hybrid music like Taylor\u2019s earlier works seem quite grounded and real<\/i> compared to everything else in the pop culture milieu.<\/p>\n
Well, I tried to warn her. And she had years to do something about this. But\u2026 she didn\u2019t do anything. <\/p>\n
*Hrrrumph*.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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