When was taylor swift on 60 minutes

It's almost as if she's their spiritual leader, with her message that you can be a good girl, a nice person and still have fun. Taylor Swift writes her own songs, about love and heartbreak and being the ordinary girl next door.

She's been called "the poet laureate of puberty. Bill Werde: Maybe if she looked different, like let's say she wasn't young and cute. I think people would be talking about her as a great songwriter. Bill Werde: Yeah, I definitely think it does. You know, I think that it's hard for critics to look at an arena of screaming year-old girls and say, 'This is really credible songwriting. All Taylor Swift's songs are autobiographical.

They thought he was a creep Pop queen has deep country roots. We spoke to Bill Werde, editorial director of Billboard. Lesley Stahl: So, you think that the persona and the fan base and all that almost diminishes-- Bill Werde: Yeah, I definitely think it does.

Bill Werde: Oh, absolutely. Yeah, no doubt. Taylor Swift: And he was but I, at the time, just thought he was amazing. Recent Segments Carnegie heroes and the neuroscience behind acts of heroism. Stanching the longest-running oil spill you've likely never heard of. Missouri law prohibits local police from enforcing federal gun laws.

Yuval Noah Harari on the future of the human race. Her mother, Andrea Swift, revealed her daughter would walk into record label offices, go up to the receptionist, hand them a demo CD and say, "Hi. I'm Taylor, I'm I want a record deal. Call me. But that didn't deter the budding superstar and princess of country and pop.

Swift got a development deal with a major label, but she didn't like the suggestion of singing other people's songs. She never looked back. Swift recalled when she performed in a bar at "There were rock 'n' roll dudes, biker guys and me, being like, 'This is a song I wrote about the guy who sits next to me in class.

The profile also pointed out that Taylor Swift is a major corporation, with Swift herself helming the operation. That fact was juxtaposed with the images of Swift courting her fans. One of the cutest scenes was of the singer asking a tiny, shy fan if it was okay to get a picture with her. Stahl also addressed Swift's expression of shock and awe every time she nabs an award or hears her fans scream their faces off for her.