Taylor Swift’s Angry Lyrics ‘Resonate’ Don’t Make Music

Courtney Love From constant tabloid whispers and innuendos to poring over song lyrics line by line for clues to romantic breakups and reconciliations, she knows all about the vicissitudes that come with dating high-profile partners.

So it makes sense when asked Standard If he thinks people are “trying too hard” to decipher song lyrics in the same way they find clues about past relationships Taylor Swift‘s songs Love, 60, defended the “Fortnight” singer while also taking a subtle and creative shot at Taylor’s catalogue.

“Frankly, I don’t understand why people do this with Swift either; who cares if she dates high-profile people?” Love talked about the beloved parlor game of analyzing Swift’s most pointed remarks for clues as to which lover she’s complimenting or condemning. “Like any woman who writes about relationships – dating and breaking up – it happens all the time!” Love continued.

“All musicians write about broken hearts: Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan (albeit sideways), Bowie…” he added, before dropping the line “Love hurts.” “While I don’t like Swift musically, her lyrics when she gets angry resonate with me – I find over-analyzing them to be middling and boring,” Love said.

Swift’s comments came during the interview in which Love said she had a crush on “Squabble Up” rapper Kendrick Lamar; Lamar called him “the best hip-hop writer ever… his flow is beautiful and his lyrics are thoughtful.” He also hoped that the Compton MC would read his thoughts and sent him some questions, asking if he listened to Leonard Cohen or David Bowie growing up. “Because it looks like it!” he said. “Plus political era Bob Dylan? Dude… seriously, he’s a genius.”

Love also spoke Standard About his long-gestating second solo album, the follow-up to 2004’s America’s SweetheartHe said he was working on co-writes with his old friend, former REM singer Michael Stipe, and Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant. Love recently released a new song with 070 Shake, a cover of Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren”; The sound of this song was inspired by the unforgettable This Mortal Coil version from 1983; This song also features vocals from Love’s former Hole bandmate, bassist/singer Melissa Auf der Maur, in their first studio collaboration in 24 years.