Taylor Swift Has Had Mind-Blowing Awards Season

"I just am so shocked and stunned and absolutely out-of-my-mind happy about this," Taylor Swift says about her sweep at Sunday's AMA Awards ceremony. "The fact that the fans have been there for me more and more each year -- it just blows my mind."

The singer is especially ecstatic about her all-genre Artist of the Year award, considering the superstar performer took home a similarly coveted award just weeks ago. "To have gotten to win Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards was just absolutely one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to me," says Taylor. "And then a few weeks later, here is another one of the most amazing things that has happened to me. I can't even tell you how much I am really loving this fall season so far."

Taylor, who recently earned her fifth Billboard No. 1 country single with 'Sparks Fly,' also offered a bit of advice for hopeful young musicians who aspire to follow in her influential footsteps.

"The advice I would give is to see your hero and get inspiration from all your heroes, but try to be something completely different from your heroes," says the accomplished songwriter. "For me, writing my own songs was a way to create what I wanted to create about my life. I guess I would say learn an instrument, because it makes everything easier. If you're going to go play out, it helps if you've got your own guitar and you can accompany yourself."

Taylor will wrap the North American leg of her hugely successful Speak Now world tour with a sold-out show at New York City's Madison Square Garden tonight (Nov. 22). Fans who weren't able to catch the singer's stage show extravaganza can purchase the live CD/DVD combo pack, which features 17 songs from Taylor's live shows and 75 minutes of music with additional bonus content.