Taylor Swift reveals she never walked in her graduation in speech for star-studded Dear Class of 2020: ‘Expect the unexpected, but celebrate anyway’
Taylor Swift has led quite the career, skyrocketing to fame at 16 with her self-titled debut album.
But the 10-time Grammy winner has missed out on some of life’s milestones while pursuing her dreams.
She revealed Sunday that she didn’t have the opportunity to walk in her own graduation, as she spoke during the star-studded YouTube special Dear Class of 2020.
Missed opportunity: Taylor Swift revealed Sunday that she didn’t have the opportunity to walk in her own graduation, as she spoke during the star-studded YouTube special Dear Class of 2020
The 30-year-old said: ‘Hey guys, it’s Taylor. I wanted to say congratulations to all of the graduates this year. I know this probably isn’t the kind of graduation you thought you were going to be having.
‘I relate to that in a lot of ways. When I was younger, I used to fantasize about high school graduation, being with all your friends, cap and gown, the whole thing.’
She then opened up about having to drop her graduation plans, as her now iconic career was taking off.
Taylor continued: ‘Then, when I got to that point in my life where graduation was coming up, I found myself on a radio tour with my mom, in rental cars, sitting on the floors of airports, and I ended up getting mailed my diploma.
Graduation fantasy: The 30-year-old said: ‘I know this probably isn’t the kind of graduation you thought you were going to be having. I relate to that in a lot of ways. When I was younger, I used to fantasize about high school graduation’
Hitting the road: She then opened up about having to drop her graduation plans: ‘Then, when I got to that point in my life where graduation was coming up, I found myself on a radio tour with my mom’
Sage wisdom: She continued: ‘It wasn’t exactly what I pictured, but I was still really proud of it, and I guess one good lesson to come from it is “expect the unexpected, but celebrate anyway”‘
In memory: The Lover artist was set to appear on the special the day before, but it was pushed back a day in honor of George Floyd’s memorial service (pictured in August, 2019)
‘It wasn’t exactly what I pictured, but I was still really proud of it, and I guess one good lesson to come from it is “expect the unexpected, but celebrate anyway.” I’m so proud of you guys, and I hope you have a wonderful time and are really proud of yourselves.’
She joined the likes of Beyoncé, Lizzo, BTS, Lady Gaga and Barack and Michelle Obama from home for the virtual commencement.
The Lover artist was set to appear on the special the day before, but it was pushed back a day in honor of George Floyd’s memorial service.
She’s been outspoken about the police killing of the unarmed Black man’s death, even calling out President Donald Trump after he tweeted: ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts.’
Taylor wrote: ‘After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? “When the looting starts the shooting starts”??? We will vote you out in November.’
Using her platform: She’s been outspoken about the police killing of the unarmed Black man’s death, even calling out President Donald Trump after he tweeted: ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts’