'I grew up in an abusive family. You learn how to function while you're afraid' 🟠 On releasing her first album in six years, ShaniaTwain talks to carsonsarah about being a survivor of childhood poverty, violence and divorce
February 3, 2023 7:00 am
At the turn of the millennium, it felt like few homes in the English-speaking world were without a copy of 1997’sIt was seminal for fans, for whom it made country music feel modern and new, and to a generation of singer-songwriters, including Taylor Swift, for whom Twain became a blueprint: how to cross genres; how to master the music business to your own gain; how to use platforms such as MTV to create and promote your public image.
She continues. “When you’re in a very compromising, unsafe and dysfunctional childhood, it can either break you or it can make you very, very capable. I was definitely more prepared for the music industry than I should have been. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had real clarity on what to do in a crisis. I was always able to manage myself and not fall apart. To remain focused and make decisions in challenging situations. And I learned that from the time I was a toddler.
Nashville did not embrace her. She was too Canadian, too rock, too pop, too international, too determined, too empowered, too camp, too “sexy” – we’ll get to her feelings about that word later. Too much leopard print, too much midriff. I ask Twain whether fame is to blame for those feelings of inadequacy. She says they started much sooner. “I’ve been uncomfortable in my own skin since the age of 10. I never went to the beach in a bathing suit with my friends, all through my youth. And I’ve missed out on a lot of things [because of it].
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