Taylor Swift Thanks Alan Jackson for Being an ‘Example’ in Video

Taylor Swift gave Alan Jackson his flowers on the country icon’s final concert on Saturday (June 27), dropping in via video message to thank him for his influence on her life and career.

Playing over big screens at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, the clip showed the pop star saying that her favorite song of Jackson’s is “Drive,” because “in that song you really paint such a picture.”

“That was an example that was so good for me to see at a young age, of an artist really just letting fans into the details of his life,” she continued. “I appreciate you so much for the ways you have…