Actor and comedian revealed that he is a big fan of the singer, especially because of his children
The list of fans Taylor Swift it only increases. Now the actor Adam Sandler — who is also a musician and has even released albums — declared himself a great admirer of the “blonde” and even made a bold comparison between her and the Beatles.
The subject was discussed in an interview with the presenter Conan O’Brien (via Brand). Sandler initially stated that he gets a little “nervous” when he checks something Swiftmaking it clear that young artists do not have that effect on him, who is at the height of his 57 years.
“Wants to know? Because of what it represents to my children, I get a little nervous when I see it. Taylor Swift. Just because I don’t want to ruin everything with my kids. So I’m like: ‘Taylor, Taylor!’. I talk loud and everything. I don’t stay calm like I should.”
Then, a comparison was made between the American singer and the British group, responsible for changing the history of popular music. Adam commented that his children know the songs of Taylor from start to finish, which also happened with the material of the Beatles.
From there comes the detail that puts the artist and the band on the same level, in the actor’s view. He said:
“People talk about the Beatles and about her. Man, there are so many hits, there isn’t a word of her songs that my kids don’t know. By the way, I also know all the songs, but they know them backwards. Remember the Beatles… you knew every song on their records. Taylor Swift it’s like that too. There’s not a song on the album that you skip. You always think they’re all really cool.”
Taylor Swift and Beatles
An American newspaper report The New York Times points out that “the center of a fragmented world of music today can only be Taylor Swift”. And it gets to the point where even past stars recognize that the “blondie” is making history.
In a brief statement to the aforementioned newspaper, Billy Joel resorted to Beatlesalways mentioned as the greatest band of all time, to make an allusion to Taylor.
“The only thing I can compare it to is the phenomenon of Beatlemania.”
It’s not just lip service. Joel, record holder for record sales with 160 million copies in the United States alone, was in the audience at one of the three shows held by Swift in Tampa, Florida. The presentations were held on April 13, 14 and 15, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium. He made a point of witnessing the artist’s firepower with his wife, Alexis Roderickand daughters.
It is also not the first time that Billy makes this comparison. The singer and pianist stated in 2021:
“Taylor Swift It’s productive and keeps coming up with great concepts and music. It’s huge and deserves the highest marks. She knows music and knows how to compose. She is like the Beatles of this generation.”
At the time, the singer herself found out about the comment — and made a point of revealing her reaction.
“It honestly broke my brain because it doesn’t seem like a real thing that would happen in life. It could have been a hallucination of mine. Maybe we had the same hallucination. Because I don’t really know how to process words like that from someone like him, I’m a huge fan of his. It is an icon that is saying this. I don’t know if this actually happened, I need to see a video or something to prove it because wow.”
Source: Rollingstone
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