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Taylor Swift before receiving an an honorary Doctor Of Fine Arts from New York University
Taylor Swift urged students to embrace life's embarrassments as she delivered a college commencement speech after being awarded an honorary doctorate.Swift, 32, told thousands of New York University students at the Yankee Stadium Wednesday that getting into embarrassing scrapes was just a fact of life.'Learn to live alongside cringe,' she said as she received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the prestigious college.'No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe.'Swift added: 'Life can be heavy, especially if you try to carry it all at once.'Continuing with her philosophical theme, she added: 'The scary news is, you are on your own now, but the cool news is, you're on your own now.'The superstar also cracked a modest joke during her eloquent speech, saying: 'I'm 90% sure I was invited because I have a song called "22".' The Red pop star did not attend college, instead going straight into the music business aged 17 after graduating high school a year early.She urged students to think of whoever had cared for them as a child, and answered all their questions growing up, however ridiculous. The music icon suggested students should think of a way to thank that person if they were in the crowd with them, or remember them if they've since died.'Wearing a cap and gown for the very first time - see you soon NYU,' the crooner wrote in an Instagram post as she was seen heading to Yankee Stadium in New York where the event will take place.
