Taylor Swift admits to cutting her own hair in lockdown and discusses ‘Songwriter Of The Year’ honor

Taylor Swift was recently named Apple Music’s ‘Songwriter Of The Year,’ following the success of her latest albums Folklore and Evermore.

And to celebrate the honor, the musician, 31, spoke remotely with Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe about her lockdown-induced songwriting renaissance on Tuesday.

Aside from her artistry, Swift also discussed the levels of self efficiency she has achieved in quarantine, including learning to cut her own hair.

Personal renaissance: Taylor Swift spoke remotely with Apple Music ‘s Zane Lowe about her lockdown-induced songwriting renaissance on Tuesday

Opening up: Aside from her artistry, Swift also discussed the levels of self efficiency she has achieved in quarantine, including learning to cut her own hair

Opening up: Aside from her artistry, Swift also discussed the levels of self efficiency she has achieved in quarantine, including learning to cut her own hair

‘I haven’t had a haircut by anyone except for myself since lockdown started,’ the You Belong With Me singer admitted. ‘And that’s kind of how it’s been.’

She explained that, when crafting the visuals for Folklore and Evermore, she was in charge of handling her own hair and makeup because she did not want her glam team to put themselves at risk. 

‘How can I make art and make visuals that go with this art where I can’t ask my hair and makeup people and my stylist to quarantine for two weeks away from their families?

It is what it is: 'I haven't had a haircut by anyone except for myself since lockdown started,' the You Belong With Me singer admitted. 'And that's kind of how it's been'

It is what it is: ‘I haven’t had a haircut by anyone except for myself since lockdown started,’ the You Belong With Me singer admitted. ‘And that’s kind of how it’s been’

‘I’m not going to ask them to do that, and ask them to fly and expose themselves to the virus. So how can I possibly make a cover on my own? Could I just sort of DIY this?’ 

So, Taylor acted as her own makeup artist and hairstylist and relied on the talent of a ‘photographer who works alone’ to capture the perfect images for her.

‘[The photographer] doesn’t have assistants. She shoots on film. So we were carrying bags of film out in fields. And I’d be touching up my lipstick and then I’d run out into a field and she’d take pictures. It was really fun,’ she recalled.

Safety first: She explained that, when crafting the visuals for Folklore and Evermore, she was in charge of handling her own hair and makeup because she did not want her glam team to put themselves at risk

Safety first: She explained that, when crafting the visuals for Folklore and Evermore, she was in charge of handling her own hair and makeup because she did not want her glam team to put themselves at risk

Riding solo: So, Taylor acted as her own makeup artist and hairstylist and relied on the talent of a 'photographer who works alone' to capture the perfect images for her albums

Riding solo: So, Taylor acted as her own makeup artist and hairstylist and relied on the talent of a ‘photographer who works alone’ to capture the perfect images for her albums

Hinting at her pal Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds’ picturesque Pound Ridge, New York property, Taylor told Lowe that she ‘asked [her] friends if [she] could use their fields and their woods’ as the backdrop for the Folklore and Evermore covers.

Later in their conversation, the Blank Space songstress opened up about how ‘nature symbolized this strange comfort’ for many people, including herself, during the pandemic.     

‘So many people during the pandemic just were going on hikes and trying to get outside because it was…nature symbolized this strange comfort all of a sudden where everything was completely off-kilter and nobody could really figure out how to get their bearings,’ explained Swift.

Evermore: Although nature played an important part in the creation of Evermore and its visuals, Taylor wanted to clarify that the album is not 'all about like the forest and the woods and stuff'

Evermore: Although nature played an important part in the creation of Evermore and its visuals, Taylor wanted to clarify that the album is not ‘all about like the forest and the woods and stuff’

‘And so we all went outside or we all tried to go camping or tried to go hiking or go on drives.’

Although nature played an important part in the creation of Evermore and its visuals, Taylor wanted to clarify that the album is not ‘all about like the forest and the woods and stuff.’ 

Adding that she chose to shoot all of the images for her album, including Folklore, in nature because ‘it was the easiest way that we could do a photo shoot’ amid a global pandemic.

Comfort: Later in their conversation, the Blank Space songstress opened up about how 'nature symbolized this strange comfort' for many people, including herself, during the pandemic

Comfort: Later in their conversation, the Blank Space songstress opened up about how ‘nature symbolized this strange comfort’ for many people, including herself, during the pandemic

Structure: Nature comes into play on Folklore and Evermore in regards to how they are structured and what moods/feelings Swift wanted them to convey

Structure: Nature comes into play on Folklore and Evermore in regards to how they are structured and what moods/feelings Swift wanted them to convey

Nature comes into play on Folklore and Evermore in regards to how they are structured and what moods/feelings Swift wanted them to convey.

‘One thing I wanted to do with Folklore is I wanted it to represent spring and summer. And when I made Evermore, I knew that I wanted to fill in the rest of the seasons of the year and have it reflect fall and winter.

‘So that’s another element that nature came into it,’ she concluded.

Filling the gaps: 'One thing I wanted to do with Folklore is I wanted it to represent spring and summer. And when I made Evermore, I knew that I wanted to fill in the rest of the seasons of the year and have it reflect fall and winter,' she explained

Filling the gaps: ‘One thing I wanted to do with Folklore is I wanted it to represent spring and summer. And when I made Evermore, I knew that I wanted to fill in the rest of the seasons of the year and have it reflect fall and winter,’ she explained