Hey guys See which of these 13 crazy and unusual facts about Taylor Swift are new to you:
1. Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Scott Kingsley Swift and Andrea Gardner (Finlay) Swift. She was named after James Taylor, a famous singer and performer in his own right.
2. Swift is crazy paranoid about being secretly recorded. She revealed in a 2K14 Rolling Stone interview “The janitor who’s being paid by TMZ [could record me]. This is gonna sound like I’m a crazy person--but we don’t even know. I have to stop myself from thinking about how many aspects of technology I don’t understand.”
3. After learning from a visiting computer repairman how to play three guitar chords, Swift wrote her first song, "Lucky You," at the age of 12. Today, she can play guitar, banjo, piano, ukulele, and electric guitar.
4. After attending a traditional high school during her freshman and sophomore years, Swift transferred to Aaron Academy to be homeschooled. This worked best with her busy tour schedule.
5. Her first crush was Taylor Hanson.
6. Swift is the first country singer to win an MTV Video Music Award, and at the age of 11 won a talent contest by covering "Big Deal," a song made popular by LeAnn Rimes.
7. Talk about a strange sense of style: Swift has a fish tank filled with vintage baseballs in her living room.
8. A lot of people don't realize that singing isn't Swift's only gig--she has many television and movie credits to her name
9. Swift has received more than 200 awards from nearly 600 nominations. Some of the most prestigious include seven Grammy Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards, and 16 American Music Awards.
10. Swift keeps a bedroom in her house for her BFF Karlie Kloss, complete with Karlie’s favorite snacks and tons of photos of her on the wall.
11. You may know her as Taylor Swift, but friends have many nicknames for her, such as Tay, T-Swift, Swifty, and T-Swizzle.
12. In 2014, Swift told Rolling stone she was distancing herself from the country scene, making her transition to pop complete. She announced at that time that she would no longer go to country music award shows or promote her albums on country radio stations.
13. Swift is more than just a pretty face with a killer voice. She is also a history buff, noting on her website that she knows American history "like the back of my hand."
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