Shania Twain
Shania Twain
Shania Twain, OCis a Canadian singer and songwriter. With nearly 25 years in the music industry, Twain has sold over 85 million records and is the best-selling female artist in the history of country music. Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the "Queen of Country Pop"...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth28 August 1965
CityWindsor, Canada
CountryCanada
voice issues long
Dysphonia is not a singing problem. It's a voice box issue in the muscle on the voice, very different from having a nodule on the vocal cords, which I've never had. I'm lucky that I've never had that. It needs a long renewal time, and even today, I am still addressing it.
dark way experiencing-things
I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things.
nashville records clubs
There was a time when I was - after my very first record from Nashville, I thought I might not be one of those who actually really makes it, and I may end up back in Canada, just playing clubs. And that might - this might have just been it.
dream hurt heart
And it only hurts when I'm breathing My heart only breaks when it's beating My dreams only die when I'm dreaming So, I hold my breath--to forget
going-away want needs
There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear.
air breathing mountain
I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.
mom children responsibility
Fortunately, when you're a mom, the responsibility of caring for your child can keep you going.
mind becoming needs
My music must reflect whatever's going on in my mind, and my life needs to evolve for me to discover who it is I'm becoming.
starting-over way starting
I feel like in a way I'm starting over, with everything.
soccer football people
Why do people criticise his intelligence when he can do something as miraculous as that?
funny life reality
Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind.
airplane one-day why-not
One day, someone said to me, 'Do you want to go jump out of an airplane?' I felt like I had nothing to lose anymore, so I said, 'Why not?' And every day since then, I ask myself that question.
hated meant naturally
I was not naturally meant to be on stage. I hated being in the spotlight; I was scared.
honesty emotional compassion
I lost my sense of trust, honesty and compassion. I crashed down and became what I consider an emotional mess. I've never been so miserable in my whole life. I just wanted to go to bed and never get up.