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Taylor Swift doesn't understand artists who don't write their own songs.
The 'Out of the Woods' singer says she and pal Ed Sheeran have so much in common because they both use their music as a way of connecting with people.
She explained: "The thing with both Ed and me is that neither of use would be on stage if we didn't write our own songs. There would be no reason to be.
"The addiction we have is that connection. We have spent so much of our lives alone and feeling misunderstood. You write a song about an emotion that confuses you, or about something you're scared of or excited about, and you release it, and all of a sudden you're making a connection with millions of people.
"Then the final phase is that you look out into a crowd of thousands of people and they know every word. That's an overwhelming feeling of camaraderie - which we've never felt before in our lives."
The 24-year-old beauty also confessed that her recent hit single 'Shake It Off' has allowed her to achieve one of her life-long dreams.
She told The Sunday Times newspaper: "Ed texted me last night and went, 'I'm in a club, it's 3am, they've played 'Shake It Off' three times in the three hours I've been here'. And I had this feeling of complete triumph, of victory.
"I've always wanted to write a song that people would dance to."

Emma Bunton is "up for" another Spice Girls reunion.
The 'Stop' singer - who was known as Baby Spice - is willing to reunite with her bandmates, Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Geri Halliwell and Mel C if the right opportunity came along but doesn't know if they could top their performance at the 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz, Emma explained: "It's not something we have talked about. I love working with the girls, I would be up for it. It's all about timing. We did the Olympics - it's quite hard to top that!"
The 38-year-old radio presenter admitted that keeping in contact with her old bandmates can be tricky given their extremely busy schedules.
She said: "It's very difficult as we have own families. I definitely see them as much as I can. I spoke to Mel C the other day and I saw Geri a couple of weeks ago."
However, after Victoria's successful clothes auction - which was in aid of the charity mothers2 mothers - Emma is sure that an auction of Spice Girls memorabilia would happen in the future.
She said: "Yeah, I am sure that will happen. I would have to have a rummage in my mum's loft!"
Emma is proud to be part of the '1 pack = 1 vaccine' campaign where for every pack of Pampers sold, Pampers donates the cost of one maternal and newborn tetanus vaccine to UNICEF.

Jack Bruce was grateful for the "miraculous" liver transplant which reinvigorated his life in the months before his passing.
The Cream legend - who passed away at his home in Suffolk, East Anglia yesterday (25.10.14) aged 71 - spoke earlier this year about the operation that had given him an "extra lease on life".
In one of his last ever interviews, he exclusively told BANG Showbiz owner Rick Sky: "The transplant was incredible. It gave me a miraculous extra lease on life. All the time since has just been a wonderful gift. I'm a very lucky man."
His operation inspired him to return to music after he had to quit in 2003 because of his devastating health issues after being diagnosed with liver cancer, as a result of former drug abuse.
This year he released his first solo album in almost 10 years, 'Silver Rails', after being inspired by a close friend to get back into the studio.
Speaking about his last LP, he said: "I kind of fell out of love with the recording process and life got in the way ... Anyway this friend had been really good to me over the years and had my back.
"He suggested, 'Would you fancy doing a studio album?' and I hadn't really thought about it. But then when I thought what a great time to do that because I've had this amazing life in music and I can look back over that and also kind of sideways, if you know what I mean.
"It turned out to be exactly the right thing to do. Everything just fell into place .... it was like magic."
Meanwhile, Jack's fellow rock stars have been taking to Twitter to pay tribute to the legend following his death.
Queen's Brian May wrote: "RIP Jack Bruce. So sad to hear this great pioneering rock musician is gone. Inspiring to us all. I'll be listening to BADGE tonight. Bri (sic)."
Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones posted a photo of Jack in his younger years alongside the caption: "Rest in peace jack Bruce, OG. (sic)"
However, his former Cream bandmates Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker are yet to speak out following the tragic news.

Jack Bruce has died aged 71.
The Cream legend sadly passed away today (25.10.14) at his home in Suffolk, East Anglia, surrounded by his close friends and family.
His relatives announced the devastating news on his official Facebook page today, by writing: "It is with great sadness that we, Jack's family, announce the passing of our beloved Jack: husband, father, grandad, and all-round legend.
"The world of music will be a poorer place without him, but he lives on in his music and forever in our hearts."
Cream - also consisting of Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker - sold 35 million albums in just over two years and went on to be awarded the world's first ever platinum disc for their album 'Wheels of Fire' in 1968.
However, in November 1968, at the height of their popularity, the supergroup decided to split following an ongoing clash between Jack and Ginger.
Jack went on to kickstart his solo career in 1969 with his hit release 'Songs for a Tailor,' before joining the group Lifetime alongside Tony Williams, John McLaughlin, and Larry Young.
The band record two albums together before they went their separate ways in 1971 after their second album 'Turn It Over' failed to receive raving reviews.
In May 2005, Jack reunited with his ex-Cream bandmates for a series of concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York's Madison Square Garden.
Earlier this year, Jack released his 14th studio album 'Silver Rails', which included the song 'Rusty Lady.'

One Direction are like "brothers".
The quintet - who were put together after auditioning for UK TV show 'The X Factor' as solo artists in 2010 - feel grateful to have the support of one another and don't have to deal with success on their own.
Louis Tomlinson said: "We're like brothers really. The best part about being in a band is just having each other to be honest.
"I personally don't think I could do it as a solo artist. It would be intense and hard to comprehend. It's good to be able to speak to people who know exactly where you are personally."
While Louis admits there are often "little scuffles" between the band - which also includes Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik - they never last long as they find it impossible to stay mad at one another for long.
Louis said: "I'll be mad but then I'll forget all about it. I'll come in and say, 'Heeeeeey' and then I'm like, 'Wait a minute, I'm annoyed with you'. That's how it always is."
Liam added to J-14 magazine: "Honestly, if we ever have a little row or a bust-up, I try to be mad but it ends up being impossible.
"Louis will come to my room and throw a joke at me and then here we are."

Beady Eye has split up.
The rock band - consisting of Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, Chris Sharrock and Jay Mehler - have announced they've gone their separate ways after forming five years ago.
Taking to his Twitter account today (25.10.14), Liam broke the news to his fans by tweeting: "Beady Eye are no longer. Thanks for all your support. LGx (sic)."
However, the group are yet to reveal why they've chosen to part ways, with many fans suggesting that they may have split to reform their former band Oasis, which also included Liam's brother Noel Gallagher.
One fan, Conor McMyler, wrote on Twitter after the news was announced: "@liamgallagher DOES THIS MEAN OASIS RE-UNION PLS PLS PLS (sic)."
Ant McKay tweeted: "@liamgallagher does that mean oasis are coming back again? (sic)."
While other fans expressed their sadness and disbelief about the news by simply tweeting, "What?" and "No!"
Beady Eye formed in 2009 after Liam, Gem, Andy and Chris decided they still wanted to make music together following the split of Oasis earlier that year when Noel acrimoniously quit the group in August 2009.
Since their formation, Beady Eye have released two albums, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' and 'BE', which have both reached the top 5 in the UK Album Chart.
However, earlier this year, the band also split from their manager Scott Rodger.

James Blunt "looks like Barbie" in his new music video.
The 40-year-old singer rides a horse in the promotional film for his new single 'When I Find Love Again' but says the animal's unusual colouring made for a less-than-masculine appearance for him in the footage.
He said: "The horse was albino and had really weird eyes. When it sweated, its hair became transparent, it's skin showed through and it turned pink. So my video is me riding round on a great big pink pony, like Barbie."
The 'You're Beautiful' hitmaker hadn't ridden a horse since leaving the army 12 years ago and admits he found shooting the video tough.
He added "Spending seven hours on a horse for the shoot was pretty funny actually.
"It was exhausting and quite painful. I wasn't walking too well the following day."
James released a new album, 'Moon Landing', earlier this year and admits he was thrilled by the response to the record, despite previously insisting he didn't care.
He told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I was surprised by the success. When I was doing interviews, they asked if I cared about the chart placing and I would say no and that it was all about the artistic integrity and all that. But the reality is, I was lying to myself. Of course it mattered how well it did."

Rudimental and Gorgon City performed a gig at 30,000 feet on Thursday (23.10.14).
The two groups performed on board a new Virgin Atlantic 787 plane while it was crossing the Atlantic Ocean on its flight from London to Atlanta.
DJ Locksmith urged the lucky passengers onto the makeshift dancefloor during the #FlightDecks event, shouting at them: "This flight right here is going to be the best party of your life!"
They then treated fans to renditions of their two number one hit singles 'Feel The Love' and 'Waiting All Night'.
Speaking after the event - which was streamed to fans from the aircraft via WiFi - Rudimental's Amir Amor shared: "What a buzz. Having all the band together, playing to thousands of people around the world from the bar on a plane, you can't put a price on that. It's an experience we will never forget. "
Kye Gibbon from Gorgon City then added: "FlightDecks has got to be the most unique gig we've ever played and maybe will ever play. We're chuffed to know that so many of our fans were listening from home and we're thankful to Virgin Atlantic for helping us to share a one-off experience like this with them."
The 787 party plane has been named 'Birthday Girl' to celebrate Virgin Atlantic's 30th anniversary.
Virgin Atlantic Director of Communications Meigan Terry said: "By adding the 787 to our fleet, we are taking a big step forward in innovation and an even bigger step forward in continuing our commitment to delight our customers. We decided to christen our new 787, 'Birthday Girl', in true Virgin Atlantic style and are thrilled to have both Rudimental and Gorgon City on board with us."

Wilko Johnson was investigated by police after his manager Robert Hoy accused him of assault.
The R&B guitarist was quizzed by Essex police after Hoy claimed that he had been attacked by the musician in February.
According to The Independent newspaper, Wilko, 67, visited Hoy's property in Canvey Island with a colleague in tow, where the pair allegedly argued.
A spokesperson from the Essex Police confirmed that an allegation regarding assault was made on February 19, regarding an incident that was "reported to have happened on Sunday, February 2 in Canvey."
They also confirmed that the accusation was originally withdrawn on February 20 before allegedly continuing with their inquiries after the complainant asked for the case to be re-opened.
Wilko and his associate were spoken to again by the police, but no further action was taken.
The complaint has resulted in the pair's working relationship coming to an end. Wilko and Hoy had been friends for 40 years, with the latter acting as his manager for the last five years.
Wilko is adamant the accusation against him is false, as he told the newspaper: "This was dealt with back at the time. I've been in hospital and convalescing and the events happened a long time ago. There was no incident and the accusations were slanderous."
Wilko had been battling pancreatic cancer since January 2013 but he announced at this week's Q Awards - where he was presented with the Icon Award presented by Carling's Black Label Project - that he has been "cured" of the disease after undergoing radical surgery in April to remove a "3 kilogram" tumour.