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"Taylor Swift has said that children&amp;#039;s books have inspired her to write songs. The country star - who has had worldwide success with albums including Fearless and Speak Now - revealed that Dr Seuss literature was the reason she became exposed to song-like prose in her childhood.  Swift provides the voice of Audrey in the big-screen version of Dr Seuss&amp;#039;s The Lorax, and explained the part that children&amp;#039;s literature has played in her career at the film&amp;#039;s premiere in Los Angeles. She told E! Online: &amp;quot;I loved reading books just when I was a child. When I was growing up, I&amp;#039;m pretty sure that was my first exposure to poetry. And I just loved it.&amp;quot; Swift also told reporters on the red carpet about the role that the late Whitney Houston played in her life. &amp;quot;I was a huge fan of Whitney. And I was also a fan of her spirit,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;She was always smiling and I just always felt like she was relatable.&amp;quot; The Lorax is released on March 2 in the US and July 27 in the UK, and features the voices of stars including Zac Efron, The Hangover&amp;#039;s Ed Helms, Betty White and Danny DeVito. &amp;gt; Taylor Swift debuts &amp;#039;Safe and Sound&amp;#039; music video - watch &amp;gt; Taylor Swift jokes about straightened hair Watch The Lorax trailer below:   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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