Taylor Swift Interviews Beatles Muse Pattie Boyd For 'Harper's Bazaar'

Taylor Swift gave Pattie Boyd's memoir, Wonderful Tonight, a read and was so inspired by the book that she decided to interview her for Harper's Bazaar's August issue, which hits newsstands on July 24.

On Tuesday (July 10), the magazine unveiled Swift as its latest cover star and unleashed the pop titan's interview with the iconic rock muse, who was first married to George Harrison and then Eric Clapton, inspiring the Beatles' "Something" and Clapton's "Layla."

"There are definitely moments when it’s like this cloud of an idea comes and just lands in front of your face, and you reach up and grab it. A lot of songwriting is things you learn, structure, and cultivating that skill, and knowing how to craft a song," Swift told Boyd in the interview. "But there are mystical, magical moments, inexplicable moments when an idea that is fully formed just pops into your head. And that’s the purest part of my job. It can get complicated on every other level, but the songwriting is still the same uncomplicated process it was when I was 12 years old writing songs in my room."

"I find the concept of being a muse understandable when you think of all the great painters, poets, and photographers who usually have had one or two," Boyd explained. "The artist absorbs an element from their muse that has nothing to do with words, just the purity of their essence."   

Swift also took the opportunity to ask Boyd for life advice that a veteran like her might have for someone like the pop superstar. "You have to remember that nothing remains the same. It’s always going to change," Boyd explained. "The whole world keeps changing, we keep changing, things in our lives keep changing. Nothing remains the same. If you’re happy or you’re sad, it’s not going to last forever. You just have to keep remembering that."

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