These days, Jack Antonoff is a multi-Grammy Award winning songwriter and producer who works with A-list names like Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and St. Vincent, as well as Pink, Fifth Harmony, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Sia, among others. However, it turns out that he might not be where he is today if it hadn't been for Taylor Swift.
The New York Times notes that the "pair first worked together on a song for a movie soundtrack in 2013, then collaborated on two more songs for 1989, Swift's 2014 album, which marked the erstwhile country star's headlong plunge into pop."
While they've definitely made some amazing music together, Antonoff admitted to the Times that Swift was the star who gave him the shot he needed to establish himself in the role he's in today. "Taylor's the first person who let me produce a song," he said. "Before Taylor, everyone said: 'You're not a producer.' It took Taylor Swift to say: 'I like the way this sounds.'"
Nowadays, both Swift and Antonoff are stars in their own right, as well as being recognized as "pop's dream duo," as A.Side so perfectly puts it.
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