Taylor Swift dolls up in a cute Dolce & Gabbana yellow silk dress by Dolce & Gabbana for her appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday evening (October 26).

The 20-year-old “Speak Now” chart topper dished to the Vancouver Sun about her third studio album and her need to write.

Taylor shared, “There was a lot to write about. I found that it seems everything in the last two years that emotionally affected me was intense. Like, I mean, intense pain or intense joy or intense celebration or intense curve-balls. Sometimes when you’re caught off guard by extreme feelings … a lot of times you don’t say exactly the right thing in that moment. And for me, I walk away from those situations thinking, ‘Now I know what I should’ve said!’ And at that point, the only thing I can think of to justify those moments is to write a song about it.”

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