The people who wanted the most are the people I now hire to work for my company" - a tidbit that's likely music to the ears of a group of people presumably on the hunt for jobs at this moment in time. "The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. She also suggested learning to live alongside "the cringe" and publicly embracing the things you're passionate about. These included not letting life get too heavy by learning what's important enough to hold on to, and what to let go of. In her speech, Swift explained that, while she doesn't usually give unsolicited advice, since she'd been invited to speak she would share some of the "life hacks" she wishes she'd known when starting out. In negotiating her new contract with Universal, she ensured that profits of the sale of any Spotify shares will be divvied up among artists on the record label's roster. It's a battle that's shown how even the most powerful artists can have their work exploited by industry executives. As a result, she's been rerecording her first six albums, so far rereleasing Fearless and Red. Swift was receiving the doctorate not only for being a prolific and celebrated artist, but also, according to the NYU commencement program, for being "a trailblazing and influential advocate for artists' rights in the face of exploitation, and a forceful global advocate against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity."įor the past few years, Swift has been in a struggle to regain control of her masters, which were sold by her former record label. But NYU, in its tribute to Swift, noted her status as a role model, her contributions to charitable causes, her work promoting support for the Equality Act and her 11 Grammys. In her speech, Swift joked that she was 90% sure she'd only been given an honorary doctorate this year because she has a song called 22. And I am a doctor now, so I know how breathing works." And as long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out. We will grow more resilient because of it. "Hard things will happen to us," she told the crowd at Yankee Stadium.
Swift spoke for 23 minutes, expressing her gratitude, her pride at sharing the day with the NYU grads and her trademark good humor, weaving anecdotes from her life and work into advice - often about things she'd learned the hard way. As the singer-songwriter, producer, director and actor received an honorary doctorate from New York University on Wednesday, she used her commencement speech to share some advice with the graduating class of 2022 (and the rest of us, as it was broadcast live on YouTube). Every day's a school day, and Taylor Swift has some lessons that could be relevant to us all.
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