Taylor tells Dial-Global that turning 18 for her is "just another birthday" but that she is looking forward to being able to register to vote. She says it's okay if people still refer to her as a "girl" or a "teenager," noting, "I just want people to think of me. I'm not going to complain about
Taylor also tells the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that "there's a lot to be celebrating this year. I've been so blessed."
One of the things Taylor is thankful for is her supportive parents. Having grown up on a Christmas tree farm in Wyomissing, Pa., she says she owes her confidence to her mother. "When I would have school projects to do when I would have to make a presentation, like when I was in fourth grade, we would stay up that whole night before, just practicing different things to say," she says.
Taylor also admits that although she's written a lot of love songs and jokes in concert that guys shouldn't cross her because she'll write a song about them, she has had "only one actual, official boyfriend. I tend to be able to use my imagination and take something that was maybe one conversation and turn it into an entire song," she says.
While most other high school seniors are busy this month working on college applications, Taylor, who is home-schooled, is preparing to record her second CD. She has written more than 20 songs, including one with pop star Colbie Caillat. "I can guarantee you that this [CD] will outdo the first one," she said. "I want to make it a better continuation of the first. I'm not going to throw anyone for a loop by changing styles."
