Taylor Swift Calls Out Weird Fan Behavior

 offered a rare critique of her own fiercely loyal fanbase, admitting that a 'corner' of Swifties can veer into 'extreme' - and even 'weird' - territory. 

The 36-year-old, known for her, admitted she has mixed feelings about followers who comb through her lyrics for real-life clues.

Now engaged to , the singer has long had her past relationships, from to  and , scrutinized by fans convinced her songs are tell-all confessions.

But in a revealing interview with The New York Times, Swift admitted that some supporters push that curiosity too far.

'There's corners of my fanbase who are gonna take things to a really extreme place,' she explained. 'There's nothing I can do about that. There's people who are gonna try to, like, do detective work, figure out the details - who is that about? What is this?'

She added, 'When it gets a little bit weird for me is when people act like it's a paternity test. Like, "This song's about that person." Because I'm like, "That dude didn't write the song, I did."'

Swift then went on to explain how she copes with that level of scrutiny.

‘You have to hold tight to your perception of your art and your relationship with it and then you kind of have to [mimes blowing it out],’ she said.

‘There it goes. Hope you like it. And if you don't now, hope you do in five years, and if you never do, then I was doing it for me anyway.’

The star also offered a rare glimpse into the story behind one of her biggest hits, which fans have long speculated about.

‘I wrote the song Love Story when I was 17, sitting in my bedroom, mad at my parents because they wouldn't let me go on a date with a guy who was too old so I shouldn't have been on a date with him anyway,' Swift said of her parents, Andrea and Scott Swift.

She jokingly added, 'And this is why you need to discipline your kids because they might write songs that go No 1.'

The singer, however, remained tight-lipped about the identity of the older suitor.

The interview comes after Swift was seen supporting her fiancé, Kelce, as he filmed a new campaign for Tommy Hilfiger in New York City on April 13.