TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ECONOMICS OF OVER-SERVING
"It is our job to make this look accidental, and it is our job to make this look effortless. I don't think of this as the pieces falling into place. You PUT the pieces where they are."
— Taylor Swift to her dancers and co-performers,The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) documentary
That stopped me.
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