{"product_id":"taylor-swift-the-debut-years-the-fearless-biography-of-the-worlds-biggest-popstar-hardcover","title":"Taylor Swift: The Debut Years: The Fearless Biography Of The World's Biggest Popstar (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this exceptional biography, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\nreporter Emily Yahr chronicles the formative years of the world's biggest\nsuperstar: Taylor Swift.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It was so obvious she had something. You know, she was\n13, and she had that sparkle' - Renee Bell, head of A\u0026amp;R at RCA Records\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMeet Taylor, 2003. She's a teen who came to Nashville with\nblisters on her fingers from learning to play a 12-string guitar. In every room\nshe enters, she’s the youngest person (by decades) and often the only woman.\nAnd if anyone asked if she could see herself becoming the biggest superstar on\nthe planet, her answer probably would have been yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWriting alongside industry veterans after school, Taylor\nSwift’s songwriting ability set her apart. But her origins are more complex\nthan a teen tapping into a new generation of country music fans. It’s a story\nof taking risks, like walking away from powerhouse label RCA to strike out with\nan unknown, unfunded new label, and of trusting her instincts when no one else\ndid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Emily Yahr pulls back the\ncurtain on the country music industry-from executives who said yes to Taylor\n(and those who regret saying no), to collaborators like Scott Borchetta, Nathan\nChapman, and Liz Rose, to Nashville itself. Intimate and immersive, Yahr takes\nus to iconic locations like Music Row and The Bluebird Cafe, as well as to\nHendersonville High and the Swifts’ own lakefront house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor Swift: The Debut Years\u003c\/i\u003e tells the definitive\norigin story of today’s biggest star, with never-before-published interviews.\nTaylor’s decade in Nashville shaped her as a musician, and ultimately changed\ncountry music itself long after she left the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Yahr\u003c\/b\u003e is a pop culture reporter at The\nWashington Post, where she writes about TV, music, celebrities and movies, as\nwell as how the entertainment industry affects society. She also extensively\ncovers country music and is the 2019 recipient of the Rolling Stone Chet Flippo\nAward for Excellence in Country Music Journalism. She lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46347044618447,"sku":"9780857507464","price":45.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_7ab5a9c3-54df-4e9c-8cba-d0a6c90ca05b.jpg?v=1792379664","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/taylor-swift-the-debut-years-the-fearless-biography-of-the-worlds-biggest-popstar-hardcover","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}