By Rudy Rosas
In this interview I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Regan to learn more about his interests of Taylor Swift and coffee.
When did you first become a Taylor Swift fan?
Probably sometime in college somebody played her music, so like 2008 or 2009.
What was the first Taylor Swift song or album that really stood out to you?
The album that really stood out to me was the 1989 album because it was one of her big albums.
What makes Taylor Swift different from other artists in your opinion?
I mean not so much now, but back then there was so much sex appeal with like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and I appreciated that she wasn’t just like a sex symbol.
How do you think her music has changed over the years?
Well, she started off as country music and like each album has been like a completely different genre almost so that’s kind of neat it’s like she reinvented herself in every album.
Do you prefer her newer music or older music better?
I like her newer music better as it has my favorite song, Shake It Off.
Why do you think Taylor Swift has stayed popular for so long?
I think it’s because she’s changed her music so many times and kind of stayed out of any sort of controversy. The funny thing is, I’m a much bigger 49ers fan than I am a Taylor Swift fan so when she got engaged to Travis Kelce, I truly liked her just a little bit less than I did before she was engaged to Kelce.
Do you have any other artists you listen to besides her?
Yeah, I have plenty of artists, I mean for Taylor Swift I’m a legitimate fan, and I don’t really listen to her as much as I used to but my true favorite type of music is the blues. My favorite artist of all time is a guy named Junior Kimbrough . My favorite concert that i ever went to was a B.B King concert, and then when I was in high school I was like punk rock only.
Changing topics, why do you like coffee so much?
Coffee is the best beverage that there is, it gives you energy, it just tastes good and gives you energy. I didn’t even like coffee until I was like 24ish until I had my first real job and everyone was like ‘oh you gotta have coffee in the morning, it’ll help the work day go by better’ and I was like OK, I’ll try it and it’s the best!
How do you have your coffee?
I don’t put anything in my coffee so just black but when i first started drinking coffee I’d like put a super sugary creamer into it when I was a kid but as I got older now I just enjoyed the actual taste of coffee.
At what age did you start drinking coffee?
Like on a daily basis I was 24 it was like my first real job, I was working like in this environmental company and I got there at seven in the morning, and I was 24 so I wasn’t going to bed at a decent time and I needed something to wake me, but having a red bull is too much caffeine.
How many cups do you think you drink a day?
On average I’ll have shot of espresso before I leave the house and I’ll usually have one to two cups while at work usually one cup while I’m a work and it’s like a big cup and then I fill it up again for my drive home so I have enough energy for my own kids.
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