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In addition to having the biggest song in the world with “Beautiful Things” last year, Benson Boone<\/strong> became one of the few male artists to get to open for Taylor Swift<\/strong> on her Eras Tour. And he says the experience of\u00a0playing with her at London’s Wembley Stadium certainly taught him a thing or two.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t even know much about her,\u201d Benson tells Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>about how he reacted when he was contacted about the gig. “I started listening to more of her music,” he adds. “I didn\u2019t want to go to that show and not know anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

And witnessing Taylor’s juggernaut of a show really transformed him, Benson says.<\/p>\n

“She is an unbelievable performer and has an unbe\u00adlievable world built around her that is unmatched,\u201d he raves. “It is incredible to see how vastly gigantic her show is, just countless moving parts behind the scenes that nobody knows about.”<\/p>\n

Plus, Benson says he couldn’t get over how nice Taylor was to him.<\/p>\n

“She is one of a kind. Such a genuine person. I got the privilege to talk to her, for a while, and she\u2019s so kind,” he says. “And she shouted me out onstage, which you do not need to do.”<\/p>\n

“It really changed my perspective on so many things that I want to carry into my own career. Just the way I treat people and my crew, watching the way that she treats people,” he adds.<\/p>\n

Overall, Benson says he came to the following conclusion: “There\u2019s a lot of people who don\u2019t like Taylor Swift. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. But if you have something against her and you don\u2019t know her, I don\u2019t think that is fair.\u201d<\/p>\n

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