TAYLOR Swift has hit back at claims that most of her songs are written about former boyfriends, saying the remarks are nothing short of sexist.
The 24-year-old opened up on 2Day FMâs breakfast telling Sophie Monk and Merrick Watts: âThey use you writing songs about your life as a way to play detective, and for me I have a really strict personal policy that I never name names.â
She said media reports that tried to match her ex-flames to her songs were purely speculative.
âYou are going to have people who are going to see the depth at which you approached the song – the fact you put your real emotions into it,â Swift added.
âAnd then you are going to have the people who are going to say, âOh you know like she just writes stories about her ex boyfriendsâ and I think frankly that’s a very sexist angle to take.â
Swift reckons her male counterparts in the music industry donât have to deal with that sort of press.
âNo one says that about Ed Sheeran, no one says it about Bruno Mars. Theyâre all writing songs about their exes, their current girlfriends, their love life and no one raises a red flag there.â
Swiftâs fifth album 1989 is out in Australia this week, and thereâs already chatter about which of her famous former flames inspired which songs.
Some in the media were abuzz last week when the albumâs second single landed and appeared to contain references to her doomed relationship with Harry Styles from the band One Direction.
Swiftâs comments on 2Day this morning follow the breakfast teamâs interview last week with UK singer Olly Murs, who defended his good mate, Styles.

Singer Olly Murs sticks up for friend Harry Styles during an interview last week. Picture: 2Day FM Source: Supplied
âI sâpose itâs like, come on, you know what I mean, let it go, write something new that isnât about Harry,â Murs said in the interview.
âIt was two years ago and heâs still getting a lashing for it.
âApparently the never ever ever getting back together (song) was about him, itâs like wow, heâs getting loads of songs written about him.â
Original Source: New.com.au