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Taylor Swift related to Daenerys Targaryenin 'Game Of Thrones'

By IANS | Updated: September 19, 2019 14:35 IST

Singer Taylor Swift says that she "related" to the murderous and powerful Daenerys Targaryen in the popular show "Game Of Thrones".

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Swift said she was especially fond of the Mother of Dragons played by actress Emilia Clarke because she connected with her battle to 'maintain' power, reports "dailymail.co.uk".

When making a comparison between her own life and that of the character, she told "Rolling Stone": "I've also tried very hard - and this is one thing I regret - to convince people that I wasn't the one holding the puppet strings of my marketing existence, or the fact that I sit in a conference room several times a week and come up with these ideas.

"I felt for a very long time that people don't want to think of a woman in music who isn't just a happy, talented accident.

"People love new female artistes so much because they're able to explain that woman's success. There's an easy trajectory. Look at the 'Game of Thrones' finale. I specifically really related to Daenerys' storyline because for me it portrayed that it is a lot easier for a woman to attain power than to maintain it."

Of course, Swift acknowledges Daenerys isn't necessarily a good character. given the several killings she gets done throughout the series. When this aspect of Daenerys' character was mentioned, Swift said her observation was a "total metaphor".

She added: "It's a total metaphor! Like, obviously I didn't want Daenerys to become that kind of character, but in taking away what I chose to take away from it, I thought maybe they're trying to portray her climbing the ladder to the top was a lot easier than maintaining it, because for me, the times when I felt like I was going insane was when I was trying to maintain my career in the same way that I ascended.

"It's easier to get power than to keep it. It's easier to get acclaim than to keep it. It's easier to get attention than to keep it."

( With inputs from IANS )

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