From Opening for T-Pain to Superstar Status: A Tribute to Taylor Swift and Beyoncé

I remember meeting Taylor at a radio show, the first one we played in 2007, where we were all basically opening for T-Pain. Because he had, went to buy me a drink, and then Taylor had love story, we had apologized at the same time. And I literally texted her two weeks ago, we exchanged texts on my birthday, and I just said, to go from that moment where we’re opening for T-Pain, to you being basically as big or bigger than the Beatles, is the most impressive, incredible, and nothing about it surprises me. She’s the hardest working and most talented songwriter I’ve ever been in a room with. So, and Beyonce, I mean, come on, nothing about her success is surprising. Shifting into a country genre was like a shock that I think nobody saw coming, and then she bodied it. So, I mean, hats off to them both.