Shania Twain on her "very long road" to getting it right

Shania Twain’s “very long road” centers on balancing her life on horseback with the creative demands of music as she prepares her new album, “Little Miss Twain,” out later this month. Twain spoke about how riding offered escape, including taking horses on tour, while also reflecting on decades of stage anxiety. She said her stage fright was shaped less by crowd size than by performing from age eight in smoky bars in rural Ontario, where she was only allowed on stage after last call. In later years, she said she realized she had her voice, her audience, and reasons to celebrate, and the fear faded. She also revisited her transformation from “Eileen Twain” to “Shania” after a label urged the name change, describing it as a bridge. The reporting included a ride in London’s Hyde Park and a Wembley June run as Harry Styles’ special guest.