A Timeline of Everything Harry Styles Has Said About Taylor Swift (2024)

• November 2015 - Styles Plays 'Never Have I Ever' on 'Ellen'

  While visiting The Ellen DeGeneres with his One Direction bandmates, the talk show host decided to poke some fun with a game of “Never Have I Ever.” The first question was “Never have I ever had someone write a song about me,” to which Styles lifted the “I have never” paddle.

  “We’re not going to play if you’re going to lie,” said DeGeneres, before flipping the paddle to the correct side, seemingly referring to songs on Swift’s 1989. “We are very honest in this studio.”

  Watch the full segment here.

• April 2017 - Rolling Stone Cover Story

  Following the release of his debut solo album in 2017, Styles discussed his “new direction” and his past relationship with Swift for his first solo Rolling Stone cover.

  “When I see photos from that day,” he said in the interview of the couple’s Central Park date. “I think: Relationships are hard, at any age. And adding in that you don’t really understand exactly how it works when you’re 18, trying to navigate all that stuff didn’t make it easier. I mean, you’re a little bit awkward to begin with. You’re on a date with someone you really like. It should be that simple, right? It was a learning experience for sure. But at the heart of it – I just wanted it to be a normal date.”

  When asked if Swift’s “Out of the Woods” and “Style” are about him, the singer replied, “I mean, I don’t know if they’re about me or not …” he says, attempting gallant discretion, “but the issue is, she’s so good, they’re bloody everywhere.”

  He continued, “I write from my experiences; everyone does that. I’m lucky if everything [we went through] helped create those songs. That’s what hits your heart. That’s the stuff that’s hardest to say, and it’s the stuff I talk least about. That’s the part that’s about the two people. I’m never going to tell anybody everything.”

• March 2020 - Howard Stern Interview

  In an interview with Howard Stern on SiriusXM, Stylesdiscussed a variety of topics, including his songwriting practices.

  When Stern observed that Styles’ romantic songs are often followed by fans trying to figure out which famous love interest it’s about, the crooner agreed. “There’s not a lot of interviews where I talk a lot about personal stuff, but I’m fine doing it in music. And I feel like, doing it in music, that’s my version,” he explained.

  Stern then brought up Styles’ former romance with Swift, asking if songs written about him upsets him. “I think about what it means to me to write a song about somebody else, and for someone else to do that, I think it’s flattering,” the “As It Was” singer replied. “Even if the song isn’t that flattering, you still spend time on it, and ultimately, using Taylor as an example, she’s a great songwriter.”

  “The only time that you think, ‘Oh, is this song too personal?’ is if you think about, is this going to be really annoying for the other person,” he continued.

  Watch the interview here.

• May 2022 - Howard Stern Round Two

  Two years after his first time discussing Taylor Swift on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show, Styles returned to receive yet another question about his famous past relationship.

  The host brought up “Daylight” off of Styles’ third album, Harry’s House, noting thatSwift also had a song called “Daylight,” cheekily wondering if he was reading too much into things. “You’re smiling,” he said to Styles.

  “You know I’d love to tell you you’re spot-on, but you’re not,” Harry said of the summery R&B jam. “We will always wonder.”

  Watch the wide-ranging interview here.

• May 2022 - Styles Sings '22' During Concert

  During his One Night Only concert in London, the 28-year-old pop star was interacting with fans in the crowd when he reportedly discovered that one of them was there in celebration of their 22nd b-day. “Twenty-two!” he exclaimed from stage.

  As he was walking away, he quietly sang part of Swift’s age-specificRed hit into his microphone: “I’m feeling 22, ooh ooh!”

  📹 | Harry Styles singing ‘22’ by Taylor Swift on stage after a fan in the crowd told him it was their 22nd bday! #ONOLondon pic.twitter.com/Nf8oI6zdNV

  — Taylor Swift News 🧣 (@TSwiftNZ) May 25, 2022

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