Who is Taylor Swift’s protective collaborator and pal, Jack Antonoff? The Bleachers frontman works with Lana Del Rey, Lorde and Sia, and said Kanye West ‘needs his diaper changed so badly’
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Not least Jack Antonoff – her long-time collaborator and one of her most trusted confidantes.
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“I’m a little b**ch sometimes,” the 39-year-old told the publication, “But you come after my friend Taylor, you’re toast to me.” Referring to the rapper, he said, “[Kanye West] just needs his diaper changed so badly.”
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Here’s everything we know about Swift’s good pal and the man we partly have to thank for some of her greatest songs.
Jack Antonoff is regarded as a musical genius
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Described by The New Yorker as a “musician’s musician”, Antonoff is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. According to the Grammys, he has won 10 of the prestigious gongs, and launched his band Bleachers in 2014. He’s produced hundreds of songs, from Lana Del Rey’s “Venice B*tch” and Lorde’s “Green Light” to Taylor Swift’s “Lover” and “Cruel Summer”.
How does Taylor Swift know Jack Antonoff?
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According to People, the record producer has known Tay Tay for over a decade, having met for the first time back in 2012.
Besides Swift, he’s worked with numerous talented singers
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He’s married to Margaret Qualley
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It was love at first sight for Qualley. “I’d met Jack probably two weeks before, but I was head-over-heels in love right away,” she told Elle UK. “I had a sure, knowing feeling that he was my husband.”
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- Taylor Swift has known music producer Jack Antonoff for over a decade and the pair worked together on singles such as ‘Lover’ and ‘Cruel Summer’; the Eras Tour star was also at Antonoff’s wedding
- And it’s not just Taylor Swift: Antonoff is a big deal in the industry, and has worked with Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Sia, Carly Rae Jepsen, FKA Twigs, Troye Sivan and Elon Musk’s ex Grimes too