Singer Charlie Puth, 33 years old, cried when he learned that Taylor Swift praised him in the song “The Tortured Poets Department”, saying she gave him motivation to release a new song.
In an interview with Rolling Stone on May 24, Charlie Puth said he learned that Taylor Swift mentioned his name in a new song thanks to a friend who previewed the album The Tortured Poets Department . Vocalist Fortnight praised him through the lyrics of the song with the same name as the record: “We declare Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist” (We declare Charlie Puth deserves to be a bigger artist). At that time, the owner of the hit song Attention felt this was unrealistic, thinking it was a joke or a product of AI.
When the album came out, Charlie Puth felt shocked and cried. The music producer affirmed that he did not know that Taylor would bring him into the new project and did not believe that the Fortnight singer appreciated his abilities. Charlie Puth believes that the “country music princess” just accidentally mentioned his name.
After researching, the singer knew he appeared in a dialogue with a specific context. This makes him think about releasing new compositions with many thoughts. “At that time, I wondered why I didn’t put a lot of detail into the lyrics? Because I was afraid that the work wouldn’t be popular? That’s not the case. I felt I owed it to myself to make a song that people would love. If you listen, you will understand the story behind”, said Charlie Puth. That’s also the reason he released Hero – a song about the pain of seeing the person you love destroy their lives but not being able to save them.
He told Rolling Stone : “I’m grateful to her. I’ve said this many times but I’m still very grateful for Taylor’s comments. Before, I didn’t have the courage to release a song like this, it different from my style. I just need a little encouragement: ‘You did a great job, just release that song’ mine”. Charlie Puth wrote a message thanking Taylor Swift for giving him the motivation to release Hero .
When a reporter asked Charlie Puth if he thought of becoming a “bigger artist” as the song’s lyrics suggested, he agreed with that statement. “I think I should be like that. But I want to be an inspiration to my fans and other people in the world. I want to be a great artist that motivates others to become even greater artists “, he added.
Charlie Puth was born in 1991, an American music producer of Jewish descent. From the age of five, he was praised for his good sense of sound and beatboxing. Charlie is famous for See You Again (2015) – the Fast and Furious 7 soundtrack – which he co-wrote and performed with rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song was number one on the Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks, and was nominated for three Grammy awards. After that, he caused a stir with We Don’t Talk Anymore – the song that marked the collaboration with Selena Gomez in 2017. In addition, the songs he performed Attention , One Call Away , How Long , Left and Right also was well received by the audience. He got engaged to his longtime best friend – Brooke Sanson, on September 7, 2023.
Taylor Swift, 35 years old, is an American singer-songwriter, famous for her country music since 2006. After 10 albums, Taylor received 14 Grammy awards and 29 Billboard awards. In December 2023, Guinness recognized the artist’s The Eras Tour as the highest-grossing tour of all time, reaching more than one billion USD. She released her 11th album titled The Tortured Poets Department on April 19. She currently has a net worth of about 1.1 billion USD, and was chosen by Time as Person of the Year 2023.
