Yep, Taylor is the real deal but Clive has a tight rein on him which is why I think he has decided to put all of his efforts into touring, where he can make it do what it do baby. He is electric on stage, he is a free bird who is lost in his music and makes us get lost as well. He is really fantastic and like Kelly, he writes his own music.

If AI never makes a star out of anyone else, these two are truly phenomenal in their endless talent.

Taylor has a fairly large loyal following, much like the early days of the "parrot Heads" who helped to make Jimmy Buffett so popular. His money and whatever fame he will have will come from his tours especially as long as Arista and Clive have control in that department.

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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), "Non-Violence in Peace and War"