Matty Healy Takes A Subtle Dig At Taylor Swift, Fan Claims He ‘Was Very Drunk’

Matty Healy, frontman of The 1975, appeared to throw some shade at his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, throughout his efficiency on the Glastonbury Pageant on Friday, leaving followers buzzing with hypothesis.

The 36-year-old British rocker, who was sipping on a Guinness and smoking a cigarette whereas on stage on the iconic Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, made a cheeky toast to himself.

“What this second is making me understand is that I most likely am the very best,” Healy advised the group, elevating his glass. “I’m most likely the very best songwriter of my era. The perfect, what do we are saying… A POET… girls and gents, is what I’m,” he proclaimed, which many took as a refined dig at his ex, Taylor Swift, whom he dated briefly in 2023.

Followers shortly picked up on the reference, with one particular person within the crowd suggesting he was alluding to Swift’s newest album, “The Tortured Poets Division.”

This remark stirred additional intrigue, as a lot of Swift’s followers have speculated that her track “Peter” is perhaps about Healy.

Healy went on to name himself a “Generational wordsmith,” including, “I simply wished to remind you within the subsequent couple of minutes, these lyrics, this poetry, ‘I Bleed For You’… take it away boys.”

The band then launched into “Chocolate” from their 2013 self-titled debut album earlier than Healy adopted up with a playful “I used to be solely joking about being a poet” on the track’s conclusion.

Nevertheless, the feedback shortly sparked combined reactions, with many followers who had been in attendance on the present taking to X (previously Twitter) to share their ideas on Healy’s efficiency.

Some accused the rocker of being “drunk,” with one consumer writing, “That lad was very drunk tonight, and can look again at his massive once-off night time in remorse. Very poor performer.”

One other fan added, “Genuinely probably the most cringe singer on the planet atm,” whereas a 3rd quipped, “Not even the very best songwriter within the area. Alexa, play ‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,’” a track off of Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Division.”

The general public was extremely within the romance between Healy and Swift, which had a quick however extremely publicized run in 2023.

Now, Swift has moved on with NFL star Travis Kelce, but it surely seems Healy isn’t fairly able to let the previous go.

Within the midst of the present’s controversy, Healy additionally made a daring assertion concerning the band’s stance on politics, which has typically sparked debate.

Halfway by way of the efficiency, the stage went darkish, and a message appeared asserting, “Matty is altering his trousers.” When the lights returned, the band was wearing full fits, and so they carried out “I Couldn’t Be Extra in Love.”

It was throughout this second that Healy shared his most honest sentiment of the night time.

“People who find themselves watching this will, I don’t know… They could be dissatisfied within the lack of politics on this present and our forthcoming reveals and possibly our future reveals. I need you to know that it’s a acutely aware choice,” Healy started. “We truthfully don’t need our legacy to be one in all politics. We wish it to be that of affection and friendship.”

He continued, “I’m not making an attempt to be too earnest, however you may exit into the world and there’s a great deal of politics in all places. We don’t want extra politics. We’d like extra love and friendship.”

The band has typically discovered itself on the heart of controversy, particularly after Healy made headlines for kissing varied band members and viewers members mid-performance, together with at Malaysia’s Good Vibes Pageant in 2023.