If Taylor Swift fans were significantly surprise d that her latest studio album — the sprawling Tortured Poets Department — lingered heavily on her relationship with Matty Healy , they might be just as taken aback as his own fanbase to know that he doesn’t plan to mirror her narrative on the 1975 ‘s next album. During a recent appearance on the Doomscroll podcast, Healy reflected briefly on his relationship with Swift in 2023, which stretched back years longer than most of the public were likely aware. “Last year, I became a way more well-known public figure for loads of different reasons,” he said.
“And the only reason [that] I was interested in was kind of what I was doing. I think that a lot of artists, they become very interested in their lore. Or they become interested in the things that have happened outside of their art that people know about, and they want to address that.
And fair enough.” Healy explained that he operated with a similar thought process during the making of the 1975 ‘s self-titled debut, which was released in 2013. He described the record as “a series of journal entries,” with emphasis on the details of particular heartbreaks and personal experiences.
“I would kind of just be lying if I made a record about, I don’t know, all the stuff that was said about me or my casual romantic liaisons or whatever it may be that I’ve kind of become known for, just because I was famous,” he added. “I’m just not interested in that kin.