SCENE & HEARD
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Who ain't a kid anymore?
2:33 PM
When Taylor Swift, a lovely young lady who's singing the national anthem today and appeared to be in her early 20s, came to the media center she was asked about the propensity of country singers to write their own material, unlike many other genre's performers.
Her answer was appropriate and intriguing, but it left you shaking your head if you still think like you're a youngster.
"I started writing and playing 12-string guitar when I was 12 years old ... about relationships -- even though I wasn't in any," Swift said. "I'm 16 now and I think doing things the way I have I just have a heightened perception of what's going on around me. And when I was a kid, I was kind of on the outside looking in."
All I can say is, mature minds are a wonderful thing. But isn't 16 still considered part of kid-dom?
-- Dave Rodman
Her answer was appropriate and intriguing, but it left you shaking your head if you still think like you're a youngster.
"I started writing and playing 12-string guitar when I was 12 years old ... about relationships -- even though I wasn't in any," Swift said. "I'm 16 now and I think doing things the way I have I just have a heightened perception of what's going on around me. And when I was a kid, I was kind of on the outside looking in."
All I can say is, mature minds are a wonderful thing. But isn't 16 still considered part of kid-dom?
-- Dave Rodman
She is definitely still a "kid". When I was her age I thought I had things figured out too. Boy did I have a rude awakening!!!! Unfortunately most of us don't have our rude awakening until we're 40+ and then we say to ourselves. What was I thinking!
Yes, 16 is still a "kid", but not Taylor Swift. She is definitely one of the few "Mature for thier age" type of kids. Look at John Mayer. They each seem to have an accute awareness or knowledge of things around them.
I think it's a sign of the times. 16 year olds are seeing and doing more than the generations before. Ask a 16 year old what some of the dating terms we use are and you'll get a definition that will shock you!
I think it's a sign of the times. 16 year olds are seeing and doing more than the generations before. Ask a 16 year old what some of the dating terms we use are and you'll get a definition that will shock you!
Country singers write their own music? Everytime my wife turns on the radio to a country station, all I hear are old rock songs butchered by twangy country "stars."
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