Shania Twain

Shania Twain

Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain (née Edwards) (born August 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time and the best-selling female artist in country music history.[2][3][4] Her success garnered her several titles including the "Queen of Country Pop".[5][6] Billboard named her as the leader of the '90s country-pop crossover stars. Read more on Last.fm

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The Final Countdown That Don't Impress Me Much
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05/09/2003 Thank You Baby!
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13/06/2003 Forever And For Always
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21/03/2003 Ka-ching!
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15/11/2002 I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
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25/02/2000 Don't Be Stupid (you Know I Love You)
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07/01/2000 Don't Be Stupid (you Know I Love You)
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Christmas Day 1999 That Don't Impress Me Much
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01/10/1999 Man! I Feel Like A Woman
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10/09/1999 Man! I Feel Like A Woman
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09/07/1999 That Don't Impress Me Much
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18/06/1999 That Don't Impress Me Much
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28/05/1999 That Don't Impress Me Much
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21/05/1999 That Don't Impress Me Much
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12/06/1998 When
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27/02/1998 You're Still The One
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Interview date: Circa 2002

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What inspired you to start singing and at what age did you begin?

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My first memories of singing were from the age of three years old. It was nothing public, just singing to myself. I guess you could say I discovered my voice at that age. By the time I was eight years old I was singing in clubs.

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Were you one of those children who was a bit of a show-off. Just wanted to get up on the stage at family gatherings?

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No. The opposite, I didn't want to get up on stage at all.

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Really? Are you still shy?

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I'm very much that way. I have to get into the right frame of mind. It's OK in concerts, I'm very comfortable there. But with TV it's different because it's so rigid. Webchats are different because they're casual. But TV is more restrictive for me and I get a little awkward.

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Where do you get inspiration for you absolutely amazing songs?

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Thank you, first of all I draw from everything From people I meet, from travelling. I love going to museums. I love listening to all kinds of music, you know, very different styles to my own, classical, rock. Movies too. Thoughts just come to when you get inspired. When you see a painting or think about a person that you've met, it's your emotions that get stirred and then you just get creative.

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Do you have a notebook and jot down lyric ideas?

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I do have a couple of books and a little cassette recorder I carry around and everything goes in there.

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What do you miss about Canada?

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I miss the people - they're very warm but not so overly friendly that you feel uncomfortable. I love the wilderness, the lakes. I guess the outdoors is what I miss the most.

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Where is your home at the moment?

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Switzerland. It's beautiful, it's a good option outside of Canada because we have four seasons there and we have snow which I love.

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Did you enjoy talking to the students of Fame Academy?

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I had a great time. They sang 'You're The One' and I commented on what I thought. It was really interesting and it's something I would have liked to have done when I was younger; the concept of being at a school with other students who are like-minded, creative, similar goals. I didn't want to leave.

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It must have been a bit surreal having them sing your song in their style.

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It was because every singer has such an individual style that I heard the song in four different ways. It was wonderful.

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What can we expect from your new album?

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Lots of music. I think you will hear a natural progression but you will still recognise me from where I left off. Hopefully it'll be a great listen.<br>Just to confirm, it's called 'Up' and it's out next month. We've got your single here 'I'm Gonna Get You Good' tell us about that.<br>It's a got a bit of a rocky kick to it. It's a confident woman speaking and getting her guy. It's got some interesting musical changes to it. My favourite part of it is the chorus where it breaks down instrumentally. I enjoy doing live and on television.

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How do you feel about being famous and how has it affected your life?

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Being famous isn't all that great or anything to aspire too, personally. I always pursued music and was lucky enough to become successful. If I could do what I do without being famous, that would be me choice. Ideally, I would have become a back-up singer and have other stars sing my songs. That would be my dream scenario. It's changed my life in a big way because I don't get a lot of privacy and I'm naturally a fairly withdrawn person, so it's challenging for me to get out there and be a star.

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Has your husband, Mutt, worked with you on the new album?

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Yes. It's our third album together.

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On the internet the majority of your fans want you to duet with Bryan Adams. Do you think you will ever write or record a song with him?

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There may be a chance of that. We're very good friends. I'm totally in love with his voice. You never know.

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There seem to be Canadian stars everywhere at the moment from Nelly Furtado, yourself and Bryan. Do you feel that movement?

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I think it's been fairly consistent over many years. The ratio of artistic talent is very high in Canada.

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Who would like to duet with?

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Probably Etta James. Stevie Wonder is always the voice the wanted to harmonise with. And other than that there are million voices, including Bryan Adams.

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Do you think if you were to duet you could write a song specifically for it or would that be difficult?

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I think I could do that.

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When are you touring the UK?

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I'll certainly be coming to the UK. I'll start production for the tour this Spring but I don't know when the tour will start.

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In 'You Don't Impress Me Much', you said Brad Pitt doesn't impress you. Is that true or purely for the song?

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This is so misunderstood because what I'm really saying in the song is 'who do you think you are?' Brad Pitt totally impresses me. I'm sure if I ever met him I would get totally red-faced. I think he's beautiful. Some guys think they look as good as Brad Pitt but in fact they don't, so that is the point of the line.

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It was once said that you and Rod Stewart have done more for leopard print than anyone else. How do you feel about that?

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It has been a bit of a signature print for me but it's certainly been around in fashion for a long time. I guess it made an impression in the video for 'It Don't Impress Me Much' so it's stuck.

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Where did you write most of the songs in the new album?

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Everywhere. We do a lot of travelling, so I write in the car, on the plane. At dinner, just sitting around, ideas just come.

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Do you ever go into the studio with no songs whatsoever?

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I've never written a song in the studio but I have re-written in the studio. You get into the studio and realise it's not what you thought it was and then you tweak it.

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Do you find the studio a creative place?

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Not particularly, no. I tend to find corners off by myself and that's where I'm most creative. Somewhere really isolated.

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You always have great lyrics. Do you have any advice for upcoming singer/songwriters?

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Try to be as original as possible because when I'm writing songs I try and stop listening to everything else. I don't want to know what other people are doing or what's on the radio because it influences me too much, it influences everyone. So I isolate myself and then I end up with something original. That's the way you will stand out. It's all in the way you put it together. There are only so many chords so there will be times when something sounds similar but it's all in the way you put it together. Our job is try and get it across in our own unique way.

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What's the most emotional thing you have ever written into your lyrics?

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Probably 'God Bless The Child'. I'm not particularly religious but after my parents died I wrote a melody that put itself around the lyric 'Hallelujah' and that melody ended up on the 'Woman On Me' album at the very end. It turned into a song for charity. That's the most intimate and personal thing I have ever done.

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Has motherhood changed you at all in terms of your work?

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It's changed my priorities in life which ultimately affects everything. The time was right to have him, so it hasn't turned my life upside down. It's all come very naturally and I'm managing it very well so I can't say life has changed all that drastically.

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If you were a guy for a day what would you do?

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I would take advantage of shaving all my hair off, letting all my other hair grow and farting and burping whenever I felt like it.

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You could do that anyway.

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Yeah, but that's not a very feminine thing to do. You would really stand out if you did that as a girl.

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When you did the video for 'Man, I Feel Like A Woman', did it feel strange to be dressed in men's clothes?

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Underneath those men's clothes there was a woman. I don't think it came across as being manly, just more a strong woman.