Read her lips.
Taylor Swift had an icy four-word response to people who want her to quit making music.
During her Wednesday appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Swift spoke about how the people she looks up to all have one thing in common: longevity.
“Career longevity, friendship longevity, longevity in their relationships — how do you keep a good thing going?” the singer explained after name-dropping Stevie Nicks as one of her inspirations and someone that she reaches out for advice.
Taylor Swift had a cheeky response to people asking her to “go away” and give other artists “a turn.” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/Youtube
“I don’t want to,” she shrugged at the idea of quitting music. Jacquelyn Kozak
“I think there are certain corners of our society that really love that and look up to longevity and there are also corners that are like ‘Give someone else a turn! Can’t you just go away so we can talk about how good you were?’
“I don’t want to,” Swift, 35, responded with a shrug as Colbert laughed.
The “Opalite” songstress made similar comments while addressing rumors that her music career would be over once she released “The Life of a Showgirl” and married Travis Kelce.
After being asked if it would be her last album, she told host Scott Mills in October, “What? No.”
She made the comment when talking about looking up to people who have “longevity” in their careers. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / YouTube
She made similar comments when responding to the theory that she’ll retire after marrying Travis Kelce. Instagram/@killatrav
As Mills explained the fan theory that she would retire from music after starting a family with Kelce, she continued, “That’s a shockingly offensive thing to say. It’s not why people get married, so they can quit their job.
“It’s like, I love the person that I am with because he loves what I do, and he loves how much I am fulfilled by making art and making music,” she continued.
“That’s the coolest thing about Travis,” Swift added. “He’s so passionate about what he does that me being passionate about what I do, it connects.
Kelce and Swift got engaged in August after two years of dating. Taylor Swift / Instagram
During her appearance on “The Late Show,” Swift gushed over the “love of [her] life.” Scott Kowalchyk /CBS
“There’s no point in time where he’s gonna be like, ‘I’m really upset that you’re still making music.’ Imagine [him saying], ‘The music that I signed up for, that I knew you love, I thought you were going to stop doing that,’” she concluded.
During her Wednesday appearance, Swift also gushed about the love of her life, Kelce, saying he’s someone she often leans on and asks for advice.
The “Lover” singer — who donned a maroon dress for the interview — also reflected on the possibility that she would never get engaged until the tight end came into her life.
She is currently promoting her upcoming docuseries, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Disney
She gives fans an inside look at her Eras Tour. Disney
Swift is currently promoting her upcoming Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era,” which premieres Friday, one day before her 36th birthday.
In several trailers for the six-episode docuseries, Swift gave glimpses of her then-blossoming relationship with Kelce, as well as the grueling process of preparing for the almost two-year-long tour.
“This is the biggest challenge any of us has ever done,” she said in one trailer while wiping away her tears.
The first two episodes of “The End of an Era” premiere Dec. 12 on Disney+.