Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon opens up on Charli XCX and Taylor Swift collaborations: “It was a really cool experience”

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Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has opened up about his collaborations with Taylor Swift and Charli XCX on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The singer appeared on the talk show, where he discussed his upcoming album ‘sABLE, fABLE‘ and his recent collaborations with Charli XCX and Taylor Swift.

He teamed up with Charli on her ‘Brat’ remix album last year for the song ‘I think about it all the time’, and collaborated with Swift on her 2020 album ‘Folklore’ and its followup, ‘Evermore’.On Fallon, Vernon revealed he sampled Bonnie Raitt‘s ‘Nick Of Time’ for his collaboration with Charli, explaining: “My friend Danielle Haim told me, ‘you should sample ‘Nick Of Time’, and I was like: ‘That’s such a good idea’, because Charli’s song was about running out of time.”He went on to say he and Raitt “have been friendly over the years”, calling her “my number one” and “the greatest living singer”.

When calling her to request usage of the sample, Raiit apparently said “Yep – let’s do it”.“She had to give us her blessing on using the sample, she was very touched,” Bon Iver shared. “She’s a huge fan of Charli’s – as am I, so it was a really cool experience.”Meanwhile, he also spoke about his song with Swift, ‘Exile’.