by Shania Twain
kangaroo, 313
Karen (dancer), 193
Karen (Jerry’s sister), 92
“Karma Chameleon,” 164
Kasner, Eveline, 171, 186
Keating, Ronan, 310
Keith, Toby, 238–39, 240, 243
Kelly (dancer), 193
Kenogamissi Lake, 213
“Killing Me Softly with His Song,” 192
Knight, Frank and Lion, 205
Knight, Gladys, 234
Kramer, Kelly, 92, 93–94, 95
L
Landau, Jon, 288–89, 304
Landau Management, 289–90
Lange, Eja, 50, 51, 332–35, 336, 339, 342, 343–45, 346, 347, 350, 356–57, 367, 369–70, 376, 377–79, 382
Lange, Robert John “Mutt,” 54–55, 202, 204, 214, 221, 244–45, 251–52, 267, 269, 272, 283, 285, 287, 292, 299, 301, 304, 312, 313, 322, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332–33, 334, 336, 339, 345, 346, 347, 348, 366, 370, 373, 376, 382, 401
affair of, 350–51, 352–62, 364, 367, 382
“Any Man of Mine” and, 270–71
honeymoon of, 258
as producer on The Woman in Me, 255, 256, 257, 260–62
ST’s early relationship with, 243–49
ST’s marriage to, 257–59
ST’s songwriting with, 252–53
Up! remixes by, 337–39
in writing Come On Over, 290–91
Laura (friend), 162, 169–70
“La Vie en Rose,” 191
Leahy, 317–18
Le Moulin Rouge, 190
Leno, Jay, 277
“Let It Be Me,” 258
Letterman, David, 275
Levitin, Daniel J., 162–63
Lewis, Jerry, 90
Lewis, Luke, 239–40, 251, 252, 253–55, 256, 262–63, 284
Lightfoot, Gordon, 20
lip-syncing, 236
listening sessions, 260–61
Little House on the Prairie, 67
Living Through Personal Crisis (Stearns), 365
“Load Out, The,” 314
logging, 8
Longshot, 151–52, 153, 321
Loon Echo, 286–88, 292, 294, 303
Lorie (cousin), 115, 121
Los Angeles, Calif., 218
Lotto Canada, 84
“Love Gets Me Everytime,” 305
“Lovin’ You,” 91–92
Luc (high school friend), 121–23
Lynn, Loretta, 71, 232, 238, 286
M
McClain, Charly, 206
McDonald’s, 123, 138, 140, 141, 168–69, 321
McEntire, Reba, 206, 234, 262
McGill University, 163
McGraw, Tim, 246
Madonna, 163–64, 237
maggots, 30
Malcolm X, 2
Mamas and the Papas, 19
“Man! I Feel Like a Woman!,” 164, 253, 291, 340
manners, 376–77
marijuana, 93, 94
Marshalls, 26
Martin, Dean, 190
Martin, Guy, 151
“Material Girl,” 164
Mathis, Johnny, 190
Mattagami Indian Reservation, 6
Mattagami Public School, 15
Mattagami River, 7–8
“Meat ’n’ threes,” 220
media training, 232–33
meditation, 348–49
megastores, 219
Melissa, Ontario, 208, 211
Mercury Nashville Records, 206, 239–40, 255, 260, 266–67, 273
Miami Bayfront Park Amphitheater, 310
Michael, George, 337
Michele (friend), 162, 178
Midler, Bette, 205
mining, 8
mining prospectors, 128
Mission, The, 20
Mitchell, Mike, 151
mixed marriages, 46, 97
money and fame, 405
moose, 136, 139–40
Morin Heights Studio, 261
Morning Show, The, 277
Morrison, Don, 132–33, 258
Morrison, Eileen, 1, 2, 4–6, 7, 8, 17, 30, 40, 185
death of, 23, 29
description of, 5
grandfather’s clock of, 99–100
Hoyle farmhouse of, 16
Morrison, George, 4, 5
Morrison, Jim, 363
Motutapu, 346, 348
MTV, 162
Muller, Marc, 302, 303
Murray, Anne, 88, 271
music:
expertise in, 163
importance to ST of, 80–81, 152
jamming in, 303
practicing in, 81, 163, 303
as ST’s escape, 89, 147–48, 167
as unique written language, 73
music industry, 162
categorization of artists in, 233–34
compartmentalization in, 222, 336–37
odds of finding success in, 211–12
promotional push in, 231
roles of singles in, 273
sexual harassment in, 225–30
shift in, 343
sophomore jinx in, 275
ST’s discomfort with, 229, 236–36
music lawyers, 205
Music Mill (studio), 217, 223
Music Row, 218, 222, 254
music theory, 73
music videos, 236–37, 240–41
N
Nashville, Tenn., 207, 216
charm of, 218–19
Music Row in, 218, 222, 254
ST’s move to, 217–21
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, 222
native communities, 44–45, 141
Native North Americans, 141
negative feelings, 397–98
Nelson, Ricky, 273
Nelson, Willie, 20, 234, 238
Nespresso, 368
“Never Ending Song of Love for You,” 118
Newfoundland, 154–55, 156
Newton-John, Olivia, 234, 337
New York, N.Y., 34, 218
New Zealand, 338, 346, 347, 348
Noble, John, 194, 204
“No One Needs to Know,” 204, 273, 316
Norman (neighbor), 199, 200–201
No Swimming (Rockwell), 51
“Now and Forever,” 271
O
Ojibway Indians, 6
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 135, 136, 170, 185
Oslo, 340
Ottawa, 148–51
P
paparazzi, 381
Paris, 340
Parton, Dolly, 20, 120, 232, 234, 238, 286, 337
Partridge, Mrs., 15, 16
Partridge Family, The, 15
Patitz, Tatjana, 324
Paycheck, Johnny, 310
Peavey amplifiers, 68–69
Penn, Robin Wright, 241
Penn, Sean, 240–42, 244
Penn Lake, 189
Peppi (dog), 22, 30
personal information, sharing of, 219–20
“phone voice,” 233
Piaf, Edith, 191
Pierce, Frank, 2
Pierce, Lottie Reeves, 2
Pierre (Deerhurst house drummer), 199–200
“Pill, The,” 238
Pinecrest Junior High, 46, 389
Piney, Manitoba, 2
pitch control, 17
Police, 234
PolyGram Records, 208, 216, 218, 221–22, 231, 233, 234–35, 243–44, 251, 255, 269
“poor man’s sandwich,” 52–53
poplar, 130
Poppy Family, 20
Portugal, 324–25
Presley, Elvis, 222, 232, 234, 238, 273, 337
Pride, Charley, 206
Prince, 164, 320
prostitutes, 166
Pro Tools recording program, 216
Proulx Court, 46–47, 48–49, 51, 60, 62, 64, 68, 98, 115, 195
Pursuit of Happyness, The, 113
Q
Queen, 271
R
racism, 143
radio, 268�
�70, 273
“Rainy Days and Mondays,” 19
Raitt, Bonnie, 367
rationalizing, 352
recording contracts, 162
of ST, 206–7
“Red Red Wine,” 164
Redwood Acres, 46
remixes, 337–39
Ripperton, Minnie, 91–92
“roast beef families,” 51–52
Robbins, John, 221
Robbins, Kent, 222
Robinson, Maria, 380
rock ’n’ roll, 273
“Rock the Boat,” 37
“Rock This Country,” 324
Rockwell, Norman, 51
Roger (cousin), 132–33
Rolling Stone, 277
Rolling Stones, 2, 273
Roman (dog), 200–202
Ronstadt, Linda, 69
Ropers (boots), 239
Royal Conservatory of Music (Sudbury), 73
Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto), 89
S
Sadey (dog), 195–96, 199, 200
Saga, 152
“Sailing,” 104
Saint Regis Falls, N.Y., 269, 284, 313
Salvation Army, 55
Sam (six-piece band singer), 190
Sandra (friend), 347–48
Schumacher, 26
Schutzhund training, 307
Scotland, 322
Sears, 213
“Seasons in the Sun,” 18
“Send It with Love,” 203–4
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 273
Shania Twain (album), 231, 251, 254, 302
sales of, 243
Shania Twain Centre, 120
Sharont Enterprises, 182, 185
Shedd, Harold, 206–7, 217–18, 223, 235, 239, 254
Sheila (six-piece band singer), 190, 193, 194, 197–98
Shekar, 324
Sheriff (friend), 163–64
Sherry (town house roommate), 105, 109–10
“Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” 240
Silvy (goldfish), 24
Simon, Carly, 310–11
skating, 64
skydiving, 380
Smith, Stacy, 288, 331, 367
Smith, Will, 113
“Smokin’ in the Boys Room,” 37
Social Services Department, 45
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” 191
songwriting, 323–24
sophomore jinx, 275
Sound of Music, The, 2
sound projection, 17
Southern people, 219
Spain, 324
“Spider & Snakes,” 37
Springsteen, Bruce, 288–89, 304
Stabile, Jan, 289–90
Stafford, Jim, 37
stage names, 232
Stearns, Anne Kaiser, 365, 366
steroids, 341
Stoll, Dr., 332, 333
“Stop! In the Name of Love,” 191
strippers, 82–83
studio musicians, 168, 223
studio recording, 300
Sudbury, 34–38, 118
Sudbury Bureau of Indian Affairs, 44–45, 46
Sudbury Community Arena, 304
Sue (childhood neighbor), 60–61, 294
Supertramp, 234
Supremes, 18, 191
Swiss Alps, 313
Switzerland, 312–13, 327, 329–30, 338, 348
farms of, 329
T
“Take Me Home, Country Roads,” 20–21, 218–19
“Take This Job and Shove It,” 310
talent scouts, 76
Taupin, Bernie, 228
television, 301
Temagami Reserve, 45, 10, 263
“That Don’t Impress Me Much,” 209, 291, 310–11, 393
Thiébaud, Frederic, 347, 348, 359, 360–61, 366–67, 368, 369–70, 387–88, 400–401, 403
ST’s marriage to, 385
ST’s relationship with, 375–84
Thiébaud, Marie-Anne, 331–32, 334, 346–47, 348, 350–51, 366, 368, 370, 376, 398–99, 402–3
affair with Mutt of, 352–62, 364, 367, 382
This Is Your Brain on Music (Levitin), 162–63
Thriller, 338
Tim (dog), 307–8, 309, 330, 339, 345
Timmins, 4, 7–8, 15–33, 98, 114, 115–27, 147, 165, 321
Timmins High and Vocational School, 121, 147–48
Titanic, 155
Tommy Hunter Show, The, 87–88, 95
Tommy James and the Shondells, 18
tone quality, 17
Toronto, 34, 84, 109, 112, 148
diversity of, 165
homeless shelter in, 102–4
ST’s early career in, 161–75
Toronto, University of, 387
Toto, 152
Trans-Canada Highway, 183
Travis, Randy, 246
tree planting, 133–46, 165, 170
Triple Play tour, 238–40, 243
Tucker, Tanya, 234–35
Turner, Ted, 361
Turtles, 18
Twain, Audrey, 6, 14, 34
Twain, Carrie-Ann, 3, 7, 22, 26, 35, 39, 40, 46, 47, 49, 59, 64, 99, 110, 113, 116, 117, 123, 124, 177, 187, 194, 200, 208, 280, 321
Baby Alive doll of, 58
in Cars game, 67
in Come On Over tour, 306
Eja’s birth and, 334–35
Jeff and, 209, 211
Jerry’s relationship with, 23–24, 37, 211
music making by, 68–69, 256
poverty and, 54
tree-planting job of, 138
in Up! tour, 339
“Winter in Canada” poem of, 64
Twain, Darryl, 14, 34–35, 43, 59, 99, 113, 116, 177, 182, 187–88, 194, 200, 201, 208
frostbite of, 63–64
Twain, Don, 41, 185
Twain, Gerry, 63, 115, 118–19
Twain, Jerry, 4, 17, 22, 23–24, 26, 27, 33, 37, 47, 48–49, 58, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 109, 110, 111–12, 114, 153, 161, 170, 171, 195, 210–11, 231–32
accent of, 7
Bureau of Indian Affairs job of, 44–45, 46
bush work of, 128, 131
car accident of, 176, 178–79, 182–83
character of, 6
death of, 176–79
description of, 6–7
discipline by, 39
drinking and, 77–78
first house owned by, 46–47
high principles of, 43–44
jealousy of, 8
jobs of, 8–9, 44