Taylor Swift has said she finds songwriting a cathartic activity and uses it as a “protective armour”.
The pop star is one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and performed for her fellow honourees at a ceremony in New York City.
During the performance, Swift, 29, told the audience producing music allowed her to “process” events in her life.
.@taylorswift13 performed at Tuesday night's #TIME100 Gala in New York City for an audience of fellow honorees https://t.co/8pVOCBcmvL pic.twitter.com/TUg4P3noBs
— TIME (@TIME) April 24, 2019
She said: “I’ve always known it was the main pillar of kind of my sanity as well, like I always looked at writing as sort of like a protective armour.
“Which is weird, because you think of writing about your life, that’s usually like a vulnerability, but I think that when you write about your life, it gives you the ability to process your life.
“I use it as a way of justifying things that have happened to me. Whether they’re good or bad. I like to honour the good times and really process the bad times when I write.”
See the stars on the red carpet for the 2019 #Time100 Gala https://t.co/vQiABD4YsE
— TIME (@TIME) April 24, 2019
Swift, appearing at the Time 100 Gala in Manhattan on Tuesday, performed her song Style from the 2014 album 1989, Delicate, from 2017’s Reputation and a throwback track in the form of 2008’s Love Story.
Swift has been busy teasing fans with a countdown, with many predicting new music is on the way.
The singer has posted several times about the date April 26.