by Shania Twain
mortgage forfeited by, 115
optimism of, 53
playful sense of humor of, 50
“poor man’s sandwich” of, 52–53
Sharon’s attempts to break up marriage to, 98–99, 172–74
and Sharon’s miscarriage, 157–58
Sharon’s return to, 112–13
and ST’s early career, 73–74, 88–89
ST’s punching of, 61–62
temper of, 101
verbal abuse of, 125–27
violence in marriage of, 8–12, 22–23, 60, 61–62, 97–98, 101–2, 108
Twain, Jill, 3, 6, 12, 24, 25, 26, 35, 37, 39, 64, 79, 177, 182, 211, 321
childhood responsibilities of, 26, 49
leaving home by, 69
Twain, Karen, 115
Twain, Luke, 7
Twain, Mark, 13–14, 22, 29, 37, 59, 99, 113, 116, 179, 182, 187–88, 194, 200, 201, 208
Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens), 231
Twain, Selina, 115, 118, 119–21
Twain, Shania:
Berny’s “marriage proposal” to, 144–45
birth control and, 107–8
birth of, 1–2
body image of, 386–96
in breakup with Paul, 249–50, 251
bronchitis of, 149
buckskin stage outfits of, 120
bush work of, 128–45
calluses of, 81
celebrity of, 278–82, 330, 342, 381
changing body of, 387, 390, 391–92
clubs and bars performed at by, 74, 76, 77, 81–83, 225, 243–44
collaborative songwriting of, 221–22, 252–53, 259, 290–91
Come On Over tour of, 299–311, 312–26
at Conception Bay Club, 105–6
as cross-over artist, 234
cursing of, 232–33
cutting of classes by, 147–48
data entry course taken by, 174
debut album of, 231, 232–33, 243
at Deerhurst Resort, 189–207, 208, 211, 232
desperation of, 283–84
diet of, 391, 392–93
difficulties in dealing with fame of, 272–85, 292–93
dreams of, 210–11
on drug use, 93, 94–95
early career in Toronto of, 161–75
early career of, 70–77, 87–89
early influences on, 18, 19
early maturity of, 74
early relationship with Mutt Lange of, 243–49
Eja’s birth and, 332–35
emotional blockage of, 399–400
emotional breakdown of, 367–69
fear of drugs and, 93, 94–95
as feeling trapped, 239
on financial success, 56–57
first band of, 151–52, 153
first boyfriend of, 106–8, 112–13, 114, 115, 121, 123–25
first credit card of, 217
in first experience with alcohol, 77–79
first house owned by, 208–11
first manager of, 92–93
first music video by, 236–37
first professional tour of, 238–40, 243
first recording experiences of, 222–24
first sexual experience of, 108
in Flirt, 152–60, 161
Frederic’s marriage to, 385
Frederic’s relationship with, 375–84
frugality of, 54–55
graduation from high school of, 152
at grandparent’s house, 115–24
grueling promotional schedule of, 275–78
guitar lessons given by, 73
guitar playing by, 19–20, 73, 81, 91, 166, 168
hairstyles of, 393–95
handmade moccasins of, 120
hangovers of, 79
honeymoon of, 258
horseball played by, 324–26
horses of, 294–98
hunting by, 202–3
importance of music to, 80–81, 153
influences on, 234, 252
John Garland Boulevard house of, 108–12
Kenogamissi Lake cabin of, 213–15, 249, 269
knowledge of personal finances of, 185
Lange’s marriage to, 257–59
and loss of trust in other people, 374–75
lottery TV show appearance of, 84, 87
love of cooking of, 344
love of harmonizing by, 19, 21, 167
love of solitude of, 48, 51–52, 213–15, 216, 318
McDonald’s jobs of, 123, 168–69, 321
management team of, 288–89
on manners, 376–77
marital problems of, 347–51
marketing of, 235
media training of, 232–33
meditation practiced by, 348–49
on money and fame, 405
Montgomery Avenue home of, 120, 212
in move to Nashville, 217–21
musical practice of, 81
music as escape for, 89, 147–48, 167
Mutt’s affair and, 352–62, 363–71, 374–75, 382
name change of, 231–32
on negative feelings, 397–98
New Zealand property of, 346, 348
nightmares of, 110–11
normalcy craved by, 292–94
on parenting, 32–33
parents’ deaths and, 176–81, 183–88
parents’ estate and, 182–88, 212
as perfectionist, 304
on personal relationships, 199
PolyGram’s advance to, 216
pregnancy of, 331–32
recording contracts of, 206–7, 231
resourcefulness of, 56
restlessness of, 6
return to Timmins by, 114
rumors and, 198–200, 229–30
Saint Regis Falls home of, 286–88, 292, 294, 313
salary at Deerhurst of, 197
second album of, see Woman in Me, The
security staff hired by, 281
self-esteem of, 386–87
sexual harassment of, 198–99, 225–30
shopping for songs for first album of, 217–18, 251, 254
sight-reading skills of, 91, 158
sincerity as important to, 377
singing of, 18–19, 37–38, 300–301, 304–5, 340–41
singing style of, 234
songwriting of, 19–20, 47–48, 68–69, 81, 148, 151, 166, 203–4, 217, 221–22, 252–53, 259, 290–91, 323–24, 401
stage fright of, 75–76, 95, 149–51, 300–301
stage name of, 93–94
stage presence of, 75, 167
in strip club performances, 82–83
Swiss chateau of, 312–13, 322, 327–30, 343, 345, 347
as teenager in Timmins, 115–27, 147–48
tendency for self-isolation of, 163
third album of, see Come On Over
tolerance for shortcomings in others and, 389
on Tommy Hunter Show, 87–88, 95
town house squatting by, 113–14
tree planting work of, 134–46, 165
trumpet played by, 148–51
as vegetarian, 52, 202, 220–21, 393
vocal problems of, 340–41, 399–400
voice instruction for, 16–17, 89–92
wardrobe of, 239, 306
writing of, 364–66
Twain, Shania, childhood of, 5–6, 344, 398
abuse in, 28–29, 30–32
Bannerman Street home of, 15, 22–25
basketball played in, 104
chickens in, 49–50
Christmases in, 57–60
desire for solitude in, 48, 50–51
as dysfunctional, 26–27, 60, 96, 97–99, 101–2
early schooling of, 12–13, 15–16
early singing in, 16–17, 69
first dishwashing lesson of, 8
first fight in, 35–36
first train ride in, 84–87
guitar learned by, 19–20, 91
in homeless shelt
er, 102–4
horseback riding in, 61
houseparty performances by, 70–71
independence in, 26–27, 36–37
Jerry punched by, 61–62
King Street house of, 34–35, 37–38
lack of hygiene in, 36–37
laundry in, 66–67, 195
make-believe play of, 47–48
mother’s beating of, 39
mother’s kitchen table talks with, 58–60
musical mentors in, 69
music lessons of, 73–74, 81, 91
Norman Street home of, 7–8, 15
onset of puberty in, 35
parents’ fighting in, 8–12, 22–23, 60, 61–62, 97–99, 108
potato picking in, 49
poverty in, 8–9, 22, 29–30, 32, 38, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52–56, 57, 65–66, 70–72, 91, 98
Proulx Court home of, 46–47, 48–49, 51, 60, 62, 64, 68, 98, 115, 195
in school choir, 21
school lunches in, 52–54
show-and-tell in, 16, 20–21
silence about abuse in, 27–28
songwriting in, 47–48, 68–69, 81
teenage responsibilities of, 80
television watched in, 27
in Timmins, 15–33
as tomboy, 34–42, 388
verbal abuse suffered by, 125–27
vomiting incident in, 24–25
winter in, 62–67
worst year in, 96–114
Twain, Sharon May Morrison, 1–2, 4–5, 12–13, 17, 26, 29, 32, 33, 47, 48, 50, 58–59, 68–69, 81–82, 84, 88, 94, 100, 105, 109, 153, 170, 171, 172, 180–81, 186, 195, 205, 210–11, 258, 372
abuse suffered by, 39–42, 60, 61, 97, 101, 108
affair of, 173
in attempts to break up marriage to Jerry, 98–99, 172–74
car accident of, 176, 178–79, 182–83
Christmas baking of, 57
in Christmas shoplifting incident, 58–60
death of, 176–79
depression of, 38–42, 66, 70–71, 80, 89, 97–98, 100
in divorce from Clarence, 3, 4
drinking and, 77–78
erratic behavior of, 24–25, 101–2
fortune-teller visited by, 181
Halloween costumes made by, 24
insecurity of, 41
lost teeth of, 3
love for Jerry of, 101
miscarriage suffered by, 157–58
and mother’s death, 29
nagging of, 9, 46
night job of, 105–6
open-mindedness of, 97
in return to Jerry, 112–13
and ST’s early career, 70–74, 76, 88–89
and ST’s early singing, 18–19, 21, 69
as ST’s manager, 95, 96–97, 149
temper of, 39
violence in marriage of Jerry and, 8–12, 22–23, 60, 61–62, 97–98, 101–2, 108
Twain, Timmy, 115, 121
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” 16
U
UB40, 164
Up!, 336–37
remixes for, 337–39
sales of, 338
Up! tour, 302, 339–42, 343, 345, 399
V
Van Dyke, Leroy, 88
Van Halen, 107, 234
Van Halen, Eddie, 107
Verbier, 381
Versailles, 328
Village People, 191, 193
Vision Research, 387
Viva Vegas, 189–90, 192
Vogol, Frankie, 190
voice resonance, 16–17
voice training, 16–17, 89–92
W
Wagoner, Porter, 219
“Walk On By,” 88
Waller, Randall, 302, 317
Waltons, The, 67
warm-up exercises, 17
Wawa, 183
Welch, Raquel, 264
welfare, 46, 112
“We’re All Alone,” 192
West Palm Beach, Fla., 323
“We Will Rock You,” 271
“What Made You Say That,” 238, 240, 243
video for, 236–37
“When Doves Cry,” 164
“When You Kiss Me,” 338
White, Bryan, 310
“Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?,” 265, 268–70, 273
Wilson, Ann, 152
Wilson, Norro, 206, 217–18, 254, 255–56
“Wind Beneath My Wings,” 205
“Wind Him Up,” 152
Wintario, 84
Woman in Me, The, 202, 204, 251–57, 259, 272–73, 288, 290, 295, 299, 336
awards for, 286
cover for, 263–66
lack of tour for, 273–74
Lange as producer on, 255, 256, 257, 260–62
promotional blitz for, 275–78, 281, 305
radio station tour for, 267–68
sales of, 286
success of, 260–71
“Woman in Me, The (Needs the Man in You),” 268, 273, 312, 393
Wonder, Stevie, 234
“Won’t You Come Out to Play,” 68
World Music Awards, 286
Wrangler jeans, 239
Wynette, Tammy, 286
Y
“YMCA,” 191
“You’re So Vain,” 310–11
“You’re Still the One,” 291, 305, 310
“You Win My Love,” 268, 273, 284
About the Author
SHANIA TWAIN rose to fame in the early 1990s with her debut album, Shania Twain (1993), and achieved worldwide success with her 1997 album, Come On Over, which became the bestselling album of all time by a female musician, and the bestselling country album of all time. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Twain has also achieved major success as a songwriter, winning twenty-seven BMI Songwriter awards. She has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide to date, including 48 million in the United States. Her docuseries on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network will debut in spring 2011. This is her first book.
The very first picture of me.
My father, Jerry, age twenty-two, with his three newly adopted daughters: Jill, Carrie, and me, in the backyard on Bannerman Street, 1971.
My mother cooking in a makeshift kitchen in a typical bush cabin. My father’s winter boots are drying on the wood stove.
Timmins, 1970.
With Carrie, Jill, and Mark in the stroller on Bannerman Street, Timmins, summer 1972.
With my sisters, Carrie and Jill, in the backyard of our house on Bannerman Street, Timmins, Halloween, 1972.
Carrie and me, Timmins, 1973.
My and Carrie’s first snowman of the winter, Proulx Court, Hanmer, 1975.