Taylor Swift on Lover and haters

After only 13 years since the release of her first album, Taylor Swift has become a musical force of nature, with an armload of, 1 hits, more Grammy Awards than The Rolling Stones, and (according to Forbes) the distinction of being the highestpaid celebrity on the planet. By any measure, an astonishing young woman. But there were times, she tells Tracy Smith, that being young, and a woman, has worked against her. She opens up to Smith about songwriting; her supportive family; critics and stalkers; the sale