From Left: Smokey Robinson on the Jennifer Hudson Show, Taylor Swift and Smokey Robinson at The 2022 American Music Awards, on NOV. 20, 2022.Photo:Chris Millard/Warner Bros.; ABC via Getty Images
Chris Millard/Warner Bros.; ABC via Getty Images
Smokey Robinsonhas a lot of love forTaylor Swift!
The music legend, 83, appeared on Wednesday’s episode ofThe Jennifer Hudson Show,revealing to hostHudsonthat he’s known Swift for many years and even took his granddaughter to see her show.
“She’s a Swiftie, or whatever you call them, she’s one of those,” Robinson added. Hudson then asked, “Are you a Swiftie?”
“Well, I love Taylor. She’s a really nice person and with all the fame and stuff like that,” Robinson - whoreleased his first studio album in nine years,GASMS, earlier this year — said. “But anyway she’s a great person and I’ve known her for a long time and my granddaughter is a Swiftie.”
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Smokey Robinson speaking about Taylor Swift on The Jennifer Hudson Show, airing Nov.1.Chris Millard/Warner Bros.
Chris Millard/Warner Bros.
He also explained that his granddaughter had told him Swift was performing in Pittsburgh so Robinson called the “Anti-Hero” star to ask if she could meet her.
“Pittsburgh was shut down,” the soul singer said of the night of Swift’s show. “It was like a president was in town or something.”
“Taylor performed for three hours and 25 minutes, [my granddaughter and her friend] didn’t sit down for one time,” the star continued. “And they knew every song and they screamed for, like, three hours.”
Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson on The Jennifer Hudson Show, airing Nov. 1, 2023.Chris Millard/Warner Bros.
The “Tracks of My Tears” star then joked that the pair couldn’t talk the next day due to their screaming. Hudson went on to describe Robinson as the “Taylor Swift” of his time, to which he laughed and blew kisses before telling the host, “That’s so sweet.”
source: people.com
