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Taylor Swift arrives at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Pop superstar Taylor Swift says she was afraid to tour following a pair of tragic attacks carried out at concerts in 2017.
"After the Manchester Arena bombing and the Vegas concert shooting, I was completely terrified to go on tour this time because I didn't know how we were going to keep 3 million fans safe over seven months," Swift wrote in an essay for Elle magazine in which she shares 30 things she's learned before turning 30.
Twenty-two fans were killed in May 2017 after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside the Manchester Arena following Ariana Grande's concert there. Then that October, a gunman opened fire on a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest in Las Vegas, killing 58 and injuring many more.
In her new piece, which was published Wednesday, Swift wrote that a "tremendous amount of planning, expense and effort" went into ensuring the safety of her fans on her latest tour, which took place in 2018.
She went on to say she worries about violence off the stage as well.
"I carry QuikClot army grade bandage dressing, which is for gunshot or stab wounds," the singer wrote. "Websites and tabloids have taken it upon themselves to post every home address I've ever had online. You get enough stalkers trying to break into your house and you kind of start prepping for bad things."
Swift turns 30 in December.
The "Look What You Made Me Do" singer also seemed to address past drama involving Kim Kardashian in the wide-ranging piece.
Kardashian memorably shared a Twitter post that referenced "National Snake Day" in July 2016, shortly after the reality star had shared a video showing Swift seemingly approving lewd lyrics about herself in a portion of Kanye West's song "Famous."
"A few years ago, someone started an online hate campaign by calling me a snake on the internet," Swift wrote for Elle. "The fact that so many people jumped on board with it led me to feeling lower than I've ever felt in my life, but I can't tell you how hard I had to keep from laughing every time my 63-foot inflatable cobra named Karyn appeared onstage in front of 60,000 screaming fans."
She wrote in that same section that she's learned "bullies want to be feared and taken seriously."
