Emily Poe Stumler, a former band member of Taylor Swift, tells her story in a brand-new Channel 4 documentary about her rise to fame.
In a new documentary series with the fitting title “Taylor Swift” it’s a channel 4 investigation into Taylor Swift’s rise to fame.
The documentary, which features the views of former popstars, industry professionals, and devoted fans, airs tonight (September 30) at 9:15 pm.
The documentary includes musician Emily Poe Stumler among those who spoke with her. Emily, who performed with the singer between 2006 and 2007, is already well known to the Swifts as Taylor’s ex-fiddle player.
The former band member describes her experience in the documentary and describes her firsthand account of the global artist’s rise to fame.
Emily recalled her former boss’s “incredibly driven and incredibly determined” at the start of her career in episode one.
She went on to paint a picture of their touring days. “In 2007, we did 300-ish shows. We lived on a tour bus that had been previously owned by Cher so it was decked out in leopard print,” the bandmate told Channel 4.
The pair shared bunk beds, with Taylor taking the top bed and Emily sleeping on the bottom, which was not particularly glamorous during the tour. Emily continued, “It kind of felt like having a little sister who was also your boss.”
Emily claims that Taylor would occasionally spend “hours and hours” signing autographs despite her status as a rising star.
Taylor, she continued, “was someone who always had her desires in mind.” She would frequently be being interviewed, speaking to radio stations, or signing autographs.
As long as people were willing to stand and wait for her, she would sign autographs for others. “Sometimes, that lasted for hours and hours.”
Elsewhere in the documentary, the pop icon’s former manager Rick Barker also shared positive words about her.
She wanted people to feel better when she left than before she arrived, Rick said in her final years before she became famous.
Taylor will examine the musician’s 20-year career, which saw her transcend the status of a pop star and create a unique cultural icon.
The documentary examines the forces that have shaped her trajectory and the devoted community she has inspired through interviews with well-known commentators, industry insiders, and fans.
Source: Mirror
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