Taylor Swift Breaks Down the Three Distinct ‘Genre Categories for Lyrics I Write’ in Accepting Songwriting Award (Read the Full Speech)

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “I’ve never talked about this publicly before,” said Taylor Swift, teasing the audience as she accepted an award in Nashville Tuesday night, leading at least some of the attendees to be on the edge of their seats.

And because it was an audience mostly of songwriters, they stayed there, even when the secret to be revealed turned out to have to with classifications of different types of lyrics she has kept in her head for years.

She went on to say that “it’s dorky. But I also have, in my mind, secretly, established genres categories for lyrics I write.

Three of them, to be exact: They are affectionately titled Quill Lyrics, Fountain Pen Lyrics and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics. … I came up with these categories based on what writing tool I imagine having in my hand when I scribbled it down — figuratively.