Photograph by Peggy Sirota
For Rolling Stone's cover story on
Taylor Swift, writer Vanessa Grigoriadis tailed the 19-year-old country-pop star as she jetted from L.A. to New York and back to her Nashville home, chatting candidly about her quick rise from karaoke competitions to the national spotlight. As they crossed coasts, Swift talked openly about the hectic life of a superstar with an ever-rising profile.
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