Taylor Swift's plans to 'honor' her country roots come to light

Taylor Swift has finally revealed what made her write her hit song I Knew You Were Trouble.

Swift was interviewed by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. as part of the Icon Sessions, where she shared that she penned I Knew You Were Trouble as a “really sad piano ballad.”

Articulating her thoughts, she said, “It can either be compelling to make a song sound exactly how it feels or to flip it, which the people that really taught me the most about that are Max Martin and Shellback.”

“I was really excited to bring it in, and I played them this really, really sad ballad, and I was like I think just no drums and they’re like, ‘What if it’s dubstep?’ I was like I don’t know, guys. Let’s give it a run. I don’t know,” the pop sensation added.

Swift went on to admit that it “ended up being the best thing for it, and I think as a collaborator, my favorite people to be in the room with are ‘Yes, and?’ people. So why not try it? If they heard it and they thought dubstep, and I came to them specifically because I didn’t want to be making lateral moves creatively, why wouldn’t we go down that path? Why wouldn’t we? I really think that enthusiasm in the studio, it can really make or break what you end up creating.”

In addition, the Fate of Ophelia crooner opened up about paying homage to her country roots, as she loves where she originally belongs.

“I love my country roots more and more the further along this path I get, and I want to honor them more and more. I feel more tied to them, more loyal to them… The people that shaped who I am as an artist and as a writer, that all happened in Nashville,” Taylor Swift concluded.