Why is Taylor Swift singing about Dylan Thomas?

"You are not Dylan Thomas." I am not Patti Smith. This isn't The Chelsea Hotel. "We are modern idiots."

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Taylor Swift fans awoke this morning to a new album, The Tortured Poets Department.

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But why did she mention Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet and writer?

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He has fascinated musicians for decades.

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Taylor Swift will return to his native nation this summer to perform at the Principality Stadium, with tickets selling out in minutes.

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Then, in April 2023, a month after Swift began her record-breaking Eras tour, it was revealed that they had divorced.

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He influenced rock musicians like Bob Dylan and The Beatles, who used his image on the album cover of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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Johnny Depp recently visited Swansea, where he was born, and stated, "I'm still floating a little, having been in the room where Under Milk Wood began."

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