Matty Healy, lead vocalist of The 1975, has seemingly fired back at ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift—right from the Glastonbury stage. During his band’s only major 2025 performance at Worthy Farm, Healy suddenly paused mid-set and said, “I’m probably the best songwriter of my generation… A poet, ladies and gentlemen, is what I am.” The crowd roared, but Swifties instantly caught the reference to The Tortured Poets Department, Swift’s 2024 album believed to be inspired by Healy.
Matty Healy Sparks Buzz with Bold Festival Speech
He continued, “I want to be sincere for a second with everybody… What this moment is making me realise is that, and I’m being sincere, I probably am the best.” He then called himself a “generational wordsmith,” echoing Swift’s lyrical branding in TTPD.
Swift and Healy dated in 2023, right after her split with actor Joe Alwyn. Their relationship sparked fan debates, especially after Healy joined Swift at Eras Tour shows and studio sessions. But the romance fizzled quickly, “incompatibility and busy schedules” being cited as reasons for the breakup.
Taylor’s Lyrics VS Matty’s Mic Drop
Though the two never spoke publicly about their breakup, Swift’s fans saw tracks like Guilty As Sin and The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived as not-so-subtle digs at Healy. She sang of a man who “used typewriters, smoked cigarettes and ate chocolate”—characteristics linked to Healy. While Matty stayed quiet during the TTPD storm, his Glastonbury comment now seems like a delayed but deliberate clapback.
Healy’s fiancée, model Gabbriette Bechtel, and his mother, actress Denise Welch, were also spotted at the show. As fans shouted Swift-related chants from the crowd, social media lit up with theories that Healy’s “poet” declaration was aimed directly at his ex.
Meanwhile, Swift has moved on with NFL star Travis Kelce, and engagement rumors are heating up. Looks like the Tortured Poets now have competing headliners.