Shania Twain Cries About Performing in Bars at 8 Years Old

After sharing that she had no desire to perform at such a young age, Twain revealed that she had no choice: “The adults around me thought I should be a star; they all thought I should be the next Tanya Tucker. (The American country-western singer who had a hit with Delta dawn at age 13.)

Twain admitted that music was a “passion, not a profession” for her at the time – and something she did best when she was alone.

She revealed: “When my parents were fighting, I would go out into the backyard, light a fire and sit there with my guitar and pretend everything was gone.”

Over the years, Twain’s incredible successes would be marred by a series of intense struggles, starting with growing up in an abusive home and being dirt poor.