Massachusetts songwriter, Robert Ellis Orrall, has revealed that he was inspired by Taylor Swift to start writing songs.
Speaking to CBS, the 50-year-old actor shared that he first met the pop star decades ago, just as she was about to write her debut studio album.
“I am a songwriter, because that’s why I started trying to be a musician, because I wanted to write songs,” said Robert.
Recalling his first encounter with Taylor, the songwriter said, “She was 13, 14, 15 and was on RCA. A lot of people don’t know that she was on RCA.”
He added, “And then they wanted me to write with her so we wrote, and then she had fun,” referring to the singer’s song, “I’m Only Me When I’m with You.”
Later in the interview, Robert also praised Taylor, saying, “I’ve written with a lot of young people, but she was pretty extraordinary.”
“Her confidence… she just had a thing. And I told her dad, when he came to pick her up, ‘Your daughter’s gonna sell 300 million on her first record,’ and I was wrong, I was off by like 7 million,” he added.
For those who are not aware, Robert has also written songs for Lindsay Lohan. He penned the track “Ultimate” for the movie, “Freaky Friday.”
“Disney got in touch with me and said we wanna use ‘Ultimate’ in ‘Freakier Friday,'” he said.
Robert shared that he is still making music with his band. In 2024, he released an album titled “Wrong Thing.”
