- Phoebe Bridgers told Rolling Stone that she admires Taylor Swift's "boundaries" with the public.
- "She's such a deep, wise human being, and has not sacrificed fun at all," Bridgers said.
Phoebe Bridgers opened up about her friend and collaborator Taylor Swift in a recent interview with Rolling Stone.
For the magazine's February cover story, which spotlights the return of Bridgers' band boygenius, the "Punisher" singer was asked if she sees Swift as a model for shielding her private life from the public eye.
"I take inspiration from the people I see who are happy, and I'm still trying to," she said.
"She's such a deep, wise human being, and has not sacrificed fun at all," Bridgers continued, referring to Swift. "She validates those boundaries that people have tried to take from her for her whole life."
The two musicians met in 2021 after Swift tapped Bridgers for a feature on "Nothing New," a vault track included on "Red (Taylor's Version)."
Swift told Seth Meyers that she sent Bridgers "a very long text" asking her to record the song as a duet, to which Bridgers replied, "I've been waiting for this text my entire life."
Bridgers will open for Swift on the Eras Tour later this year, among indie-pop artists like Gracie Abrams, girl in red, and MUNA.
Their boyfriends, Joe Alwyn and Paul Mescal, are also close friends. Both actors starred in Sally Rooney adaptations on Hulu ("Conversations With Friends" and "Normal People," respectively) and keep in touch through a WhatsApp group dubbed the "Tortured Man Club."
Swift and Alwyn have been dating for several years but keep their relationship extremely private.
Bridgers and Mescal connected online in 2020 after Bridgers praised "Normal People" on Twitter. Rumors of their engagement swirled last November, but shortly after, the couple reportedly split.
Bridgers told Rolling Stone she is not currently engaged, but declined to clarify her relationship status otherwise.