Peter Garrett slam at Taylor Swift: ‘She’s not setting a good example’ What Peter Garret Says Speaking to 107.1 SAFM’s Bec & Soda, the 70-year-old slammed everything from #Taylor Swift’s private jet use, to how much she’s charging per ticket for her shows and how she’s displacing up and coming artists. Garrett, a climate change activist, was particularly unimpressed with the megastar’s private jet usage, saying ‘she’s not setting a good example’. ‘I’m sure they could sit up the front of a Qantas plane or Japan Airlines plane and still get a tummy tickle,’ he said. How Swift is Making it Harder For Younger Artists ‘She has become such a phenomenon that she is displacing artists left right and centre,’ he said. The rocker said he feels sorry for up and coming artists especially after Australia saw only three local performers in the ARIA’s Top 100 chart.  ‘I think at one point in the last week or two, we only had three Australian artists in that top 100,’ he said. Garrett’s rant comes as Swift is set to perform four shows in Sydney from Friday, February 23 to Monday February 26 after performing three sold-out shows in Melbourne.