United Kingdom, April 28 -- Taylor Swift wrote Love Story when she was "mad" at her parents for not letting her date an older man.

The 36-year-old singer has been named one of New York Magazine's Greatest Living Songwriters, and in an interview to celebrate the accolade, she's shared an insight into her songwriting process.

Taylor, who started writing songs when she was just 12 years old, recalled how she was able to put aside her fears of what people would think of her work for the first time when writing her 2008 single Love Story.

She said: "I think the first time I felt I don't care if people hate this because I love it so much was when I wrote the song Love Story when I was 17, sitting in my bedroom, mad at my parents because they...