Perhaps Taylor Swift is "bigger than the Beatles" in the same way the Beatles were "bigger than Jesus". My only other observation is that Taylor (unlike John) is not the one who said it. Apparently.

BIAB 2021 Audiophile. Windows 10 64bit. Songwriter, lyricist, composer(?) loving all styles. Some pre-BIAB music from Farfetched Tangmo Band's first CD. https://alonetone.com/tangmo/playlists/close-to-the-ground