Maya Hawke reveals how she got her dad Ethan Hawke into Taylor Swift

In a new Nine Songs feature with Best Fit, Maya Hawke revealed that Taylor Swift's Speak Now track "Ours" is one of her favourite songs, and spoke about how introducing it to her Academy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-nominated dad Ethan Hawke made her feel confident.

"I remember that song very distinctly," Maya Hawke explained. "My dad was such a powerful creative influence on me musically, he showed me so many songs and artists that I still listen to, and love and care about. It took me a long while to be able to show him something he didn’t already know about. "Ours" was the first Taylor Swift song that I played for him on guitar. He was like, 'Who wrote that?', and I was like, 'Taylor Swift!' He told me he thought it was a really good song, and I was like, 'Oh my god, I just brought something to my dad that he didn’t know and he likes – and I like!' It made me feel so confident."

Hawke added, "He ended up taking me to see the Speak Now tour. I went with him, my best friend and her dad, and it was such a happy moment, sharing an experience with someone who put so much energy into cultivating my taste. I got a text from him when Taylor announced Midnights and he was like, 'Oh my god, Taylor Swift already has a new record coming out? I'm so excited! She re-released Red, and now there’s Midnights? How does she do it?'"