'When I make it really famous': Taylor Swift talked about future before 2007 Florida concert

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
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It doesn't seem possible, but the wave behind Taylor Swift mania will get even stronger on Oct. 13.

As in tsunami stronger.

Friday is the day the much-anticipated concert movie documenting the cultural phenom hits theaters nationwide. It's called "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" and putting highlights of her performances from her record-breaking tour this year provides another way for her fans to embrace her popularity.

It was a much different story in March of 2007. Swift, only a teen-ager at the time, was just starting her career. She and her band performed a concert at the annual Lehigh Acres Spring Festival in Veteran's Park. An estimated crowd of 3,500 to 4,000 people packed the audience for the outdoor show.

WHAT WAS SWIFT'S 2007 LEHIGH SHOW LIKE? Read about it here.

Our weekly newspaper at the time, The Lehigh Acres News Star, scored an interview with Swift ahead of the concert. Here’s what the future superstar had to say:

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Taylor Swift performed at the Lehigh Acres Spring Festival in March of 2007 when she was just a teenager.
Taylor Swift performed at the Lehigh Acres Spring Festival in March of 2007 when she was just a teenager.

Q. What did Taylor Swift have to say about her musical future?

SWIFT: “That’s the cool thing about music. There’s no stopping point. The (debut) album went gold. Now I want to see it go platinum, then double platinum. Then I’ll record another and hopefully watch that one go double platinum.”

Q. What were the inspirations for Taylor Swift's songs in 2007?

SWIFT: "It's not like I'm married or have kids, so I'm not going to write about that. If you listen to my record, it seems like I've had 500 boyfriends, but that's not the case.

Q. What did Taylor Swift say about making the move from Pennsylvania to Nashville to launch her career?

SWIFT: "I brought a demo tape of me singing karaoke to like every record company in Nashville. I realized if I was going to get signed, I needed to do something different, so I began playing guitar and writing my own songs."

Q. What was Taylor Swift's on-stage strategy in 2007?

SWIFT: "I have learned to play to the crowd. Each show is different. Sometimes I'm playing for 25,000 people in an arena or 10 people for an acoustic set. I just love playing live and can react to what the crowd wants."

Q. What were Taylor Swift's career goals in 2007?

"I just will keep playing as many shows as I can. When I make it really famous, I want people to say I got there because I worked so hard.”

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This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Taylor Swift's concert movie eras tour rekindles memories of 2007 show