Jack Antonoff When a fan asked him to sign a poster that referenced William Bowery alias, he had no choice but to ignore it. Taylor Swiftex-boyfriend of Joe Elvin,
The funny encounter happened during a signing event at Rough Trade Berlin on Saturday, August 31. A fan approached Antonoff, 40, with a poster featuring the style of “22” shirt worn by Swift, 34. Era Travel and read it aloud: “Who, after all, is William Bowery?”
In response, Antonoff shrugged and laughed, according to an x videoThe fan later shared a photo of an autograph given to him by Antonoff, which included the word “folklore.”
The Grammy winner was in Berlin for the Bleachers show on Friday, August 30. a reddit postA fan in the audience flashed a similar William Bowery sign during the concert, and Antonoff laughed again in response.
As Swift fans know, William Bowery was the alias used by Alwyn, 33, when he collaborated with his ex-girlfriend on several tracks across her albums. folk literature, forever And midnightWhile fans speculated that Bowery was actually Alwyn, Swift didn’t confirm his identity until November 2020 when she spoke about it in a Disney+ documentary Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions,
“I came in and I thought, ‘Hey, this could be really weird, and we could hate it, [but] Because we’re in quarantine and there’s nothing else going on, can we try to see what it would be like if we wrote this song together?’ Swift said, adding that Alwyn wrote the “whole piano part” for “Exile” folk literature“He was just singing it, the way the whole first verse is … I was mesmerized and asked if we could continue writing it.”
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn departing Zuma on October 06, 2019 in New York City.
Jackson Lee/GC ImagesBecause he’s credited as a co-writer folk literatureAlwyn also won a Grammy in 2021 when Swift won Album of the Year for the LP, which was co-produced by Antonoff and The National Aaron Dessner,
While accepting the award, Swift gave a rare shout-out to her then-boyfriend. “Joe is the first person that I play every single song that I write, and I had the best time writing songs with you in quarantine,” she said at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in March 2021.
Despite his successful attempt at songwriting, Alvin said he has no hopes of composing music in the future. He said, “That’s not a plan of mine, no.” Ellie magazine in April 2021 when asked if she had any interest in writing more songs.
Swift and Alwyn split in April 2023 after six years of dating. After a brief romance with The 1975 Matty HealySwift moved on with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis KelceMeanwhile, Alwyn fuels dating rumors The Brutalist Co-stars Emma Laird in March.
