Shonda Rhimes takes a moment to recall the first time she met Taylor Swift and her song white horse Used to open the fifth season of ABC’s hit TV series Grey’s Anatomy.

When the Grammy-winning singer visited her office in 2008 to perform her hit song love story, The show host recalled the incident in an interview people magazine.

“I remember her as a fun artist,” Rhimes told the publication. “It’s funny because she showed up in my office barefoot. She started playing ‘Love Story’ and said, ‘I really like your performance. “I had no idea who she was. I was like, ‘This kid is so cute. Like, I love this song. This song is really good.”

“Grey’s Anatomy” executive producer Betsy Beers added her perspective, noting that many of the characters on the long-running show already knew people before they got their big breaks. , and their careers have just begun.

“I mean, Taylor Swift came into my office with a guitar,” she recalled, “and he was one of the sweetest guys I’ve ever met and started playing this song. Taylor Swift Very well done.”

this bridgeton Since then, the creator has continued to praise Swift’s cultural impact, citing her prolific output and role as “the voice of that generation in people’s heads” elsewhere in the interview.

“You know what I mean? They’ve always been the same age emotionally,” Remus continued. “And in a good way. So I think, yeah, her songs do fit in because, honestly, that’s what everyone’s listening to, and they feel good and they work.”