Taylor Swift performs at the VAULT Concert Stage at LP Field in Downtown Nashville Sunday, June 14 during the 2009 CMA Music Festival. Photo courtesy of the Country Music Association.
July 6, 2009 — Taylor Swift's spending her summer headlining her own Fearless 2009 Tour and joining Keith Urban on his Escape Together Tour — not too shabby.
"It was always a dream of mine to tour with Keith and I never got the chance to do it, so when the opportunity came about to share the stage with Keith, even though we were planning the 'FEARLESS' tour, I jumped at the chance to join him," she says.
"Keith came by my bus the other day before one of our shows and we just sat and talked for an hour or more about music and what we're loving right now—we also talked about writing and what inspires us to write," Taylor continues. "You know, with Keith, I've always been able to relate to his music because he writes about feelings, and feelings are so universal. He seems to have a similar fixation with love that I have, so we are able to relate to each other in that way.
"Keith has been a hero of mine, and he, along with Faith Hill and Shania Twain and Tim McGraw and the Dixie Chicks—they are the artists that made me feel that country music is where I needed to be," she adds. "So because of that, getting to do shows with Keith this year means so much to me."
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