Matty Healy makes subtle comment about “casual romantic affair” with Taylor Swift

Matt Healy appeared to take a dig at his former love Taylor Swift when he spoke of his “casual romantic liaisons” in a recent interview and explained why he no longer writes about heartbreak and his past relationships.

Matty, 35, and Taylor, 34, dated briefly last year but split in June 2023, and she appeared to reference their short-lived romance on her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, released in April this year .

It's widely believed that Taylor took aim at the 1975 frontman in her song 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived', but Matty has now claimed that writing about past romances is 'an obvious source of inspiration'.

During an appearance on Joshua Citarella's podcast “Doomscroll,” Matty spoke about his process of making music and what he enjoys writing about, saying, “Last year I became a much more well-known public figure for a lot of different reasons.” The only reason I what interested me was what I was doing.

“So I think a lot of artists are very interested in their lore, or they're interested in the things that have happened outside of their art that people know about, and they want to address that, and that's fair enough.”

Matty Healy appeared to take a dig at Taylor Swift this week while appearing on the Doomscroll podcast

Taylor and Matt, pictured here with Nick Grimshaw in 2015, briefly dated in 2023

Referring to his band The 1975, he continued: “Maybe on my first record, when it was more of a series of diary entries, like little pieces of heartache, I wrote a lot more about relationships and stuff like that.”

“But honestly, I'd just be lying if I made a record about all the things that were said about me or my occasional romantic affairs or whatever, I don't know, that somehow made me famous.” “Because just because I was famous,” he said.

“I think that's an obvious source to draw from and I'm just not interested in it. “And I think maintaining the status quo is something I'm always happy to fight against,” he added.

“So, the idea of ​​making a record about something that happened to me personally and that when I put it out will be two years old, I see people doing that too and it's not interesting.”

Meanwhile, Taylor is known for allegedly writing songs about her former lovers, including John Mayer, One Direction star Harry Styles and Twilight actor Taylor Lautner.

Following the release of The Tortured Poet's Department, a source told Us Weekly that Matty's reaction to the alleged song about him was positive and those close to him “couldn't be happier” with the outcome of the record.

A source said: “Matty still thinks highly of Taylor but we were all nervous about what she might have said on the album.”

“Matty's family were afraid that Taylor would tear him apart.” “Matty has struggled with life in the public eye and is doing really well, but the last thing he needs is every Swiftie in the world thinking “He's a villain.”

Taylor, pictured here on October 18, is known for allegedly writing songs about her ex-boyfriends

Another insider told the publication, “He was worried that her story would be cast in a negative light,” but was “really grateful for the guidance” he got from Taylor.

However, it seems that Matty wasn't paying much attention to the record in general, because when asked by an Entertainment Tonight reporter in April what he thought of the “diss track,” he politely replied, “I wasn't really listening.” .'so much of it, but I'm sure it's good.'

The lyrics in “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” refer to a man in a “Jehovah's Witness suit” who is “rusting my (Swift) glittering summer.” Matty is known for wearing distinctive black suits during live performances and the couple are believed to have split in June 2023.