Kelly Clarkson on the cover of Blender Magazine

On the essence of her appeal: “The thing with me, and my audience in particular is, people look at me like a sister or a daughter. It’s not like people look at me as unattainable, some kind of star like that. People love the ‘real’ factor that’s involved, I think.”

On being an open book and willing to “talk about anything”: “I do not lie. Ever. I will tell my girlfriend if she looks fat in her jeans… When you don’t make yourself clear or heard, that’s where trouble starts. And that’s something I learned as a child. No one is going to know what you feel unless you tell them.”


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Taylor Swift Blender Interview

here is some of the interview

We got country superstar (and Blender cover girl) Taylor Swift on the phone yesterday and she gave us some fresh details about her in-progress new album, including info about a track written with one of her favorite female chart-toppers. In her own words:

"This whole week we've been recording the second album. I'm writing everything, just like the first album, but I'm doing less co-writing because if you get an idea while on tour in Arkansas there's usually not a co-writer around! There's a song I wrote with Colbie Caillat that I'm really excited about — she sings harmonies on it. to read the rest click here