When Lesley Stahl Met Taylor Swift | 60 Minutes: A Second Look
60 Minutes
CBS News
4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2024
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
When Taylor Swift was just 21 years old, she invited "60 Minutes" inside her home and on tour to see firsthand how she was revolutionizing the music business. Now, for the first time, hear previously unreleased audio from Lesley and her team's time with Swift on “60 Minutes: A Second Look”. As we take a "second look," these conversations help us better understand Swift's unbelievable career trajectory. Correspondent Lesley Stahl and producer Shari Finkelstein recollect spending time with the artist as she was still finding her voice and highlight moments that stood out in the original interview. Young Swift also delves into her songwriting process, common themes within her music, and the rationale behind her business decisions. Listen to new episodes of "60 Minutes: A Second Look" every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi 60 Minutes fans, I'm Seth Done, CBS News Correspondent, and host of the new podcast from |
| 0:06.4 | this franchise You Love. It's called 60 Minutes A Second Look. For the first time ever, we're opening the vault and revisiting some of the most impactful |
| 0:16.1 | moments and people profiled on 60 minutes. You'll get a fresh perspective and rare archival treasures. |
| 0:24.0 | Today I'm sharing one of our episodes. |
| 0:26.3 | It features never before heard tapes, |
| 0:28.7 | gripping interviews, and the legendary 60 minutes correspondent |
| 0:32.3 | who brought this original episode to life. |
| 0:35.6 | In this episode we bring you the never before broadcast excerpts of Leslie Stahl's 2011 interview |
| 0:41.9 | with a then 21 year old Taylor Swift. |
| 0:45.0 | Today Swift is as ubiquitous as she is unstoppable, but when Stahl interviewed her more than |
| 0:50.9 | a decade ago, she told the correspondent she was still developing |
| 0:54.5 | her approach to music and to stardom. |
| 0:57.5 | We chat with Stahl and her producer about what it was like to interview Swift, hear how they nearly passed up the opportunity and explore what these |
| 1:05.8 | newly unearthed interviews for more than a decade ago tell us about the Taylor Swift of today. |
| 1:12.6 | Okay, here's the clip. |
| 1:16.3 | You meet a lot of people, a lot of famous people, |
| 1:20.0 | important people, presidents, prime ministers, stars. |
| 1:24.2 | Is there something that stands out or stands apart |
| 1:26.8 | from your time with Taylor Swift? |
| 1:28.5 | Well, the first thing I remember when I think back |
| 1:31.9 | is that she played the guitar for us. |
| 1:35.0 | It just, like this isn't a happy song and you know from the first note. |
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