Superstar Shania Twain Hints at Retirement to Time Magazine 'I Dont Care if I Perform Again'

NY Post ^ | Dec. 2, 2002 | Brad Hunter

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Midriff baring songbird Shania Twain is singing a shocking tune: She doesn't care if she ever performs again.

The 37 year old country singer's new album 'Up' has soared to Number 1 on the U.S. charts, but Twain hinted to Time Magazine that she will soon stop performing.

'I never burned to perform and I don't care if I ever do again,' Twain said. Twain-whose 1997 album 'Come on Over' sold an astounding 19 million copies and is the best selling album by a female singer in U.S. history-has been called 'the world's highest-paid lap dancer' by country rebel Steve Earle.

She has been in seclusion with her Svengali hubby, Mutt Lange, in Switzerland the past two years.

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And the radio listening public will be grateful..

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[Freemyland]

Ah, the old Garth Brooks trick. Release a new album, and announce a retirement before your concert tour starts.

[TomServo]

Sounds like she may be coming down with a case of "Garth-itis". Or "Jordan-aires" disease.

[Revolting cat!]

Oh, it's older than Garth Brooks! Frank Sinatra retired a half dozen times!

[Intimidator]

Pics please.

[Revolting cat!]

She's a studio creation of Mutt Lange anyway, so performing live was secondary in the first place!

[Pearls Before Swine]

You can't have a comeback tour if you don't retire first. Its best to start the process while you're still young. (No knock on Shania intended here).

[skeeter]

We can only hope.

[Recovering_Democrat]

So that's what she means by "I'll Getcha Good..."

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Didn't Garth release that album as someone else and then retired?

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I was wondering how long it would take for the request..

[Quick Shot]

Can I offer my personal 'retirement' home? A spread with a few acres.... Just try to help her adjustment.

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[Junior]

Man, she's my age ...

[ewing]

Nice of your to make such a generous offer!

[xrp]

Shania also became a mother about a year and a half ago and she probably wants to spend as much time with her child as possible. I know that if I was in a happy marriage with a beautiful child, I'd want my wife to not have to work if she didn't want to work. I enjoy Shania's music and her videos, but if she wants to be a mommy, more power to her!

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Does she even sing live?

Her records are so overly produced with studio electronic computers over her voice Its hard to tell..

[pgkdan]

She's a studio creation of Mutt Lange anyway, so performing live was secondary in the first place!

I thought so too until I saw her perform live, she was really very good...very entertaining and verrry beautiful. That said, I really wouldn't care if I never heard another of her songs on radio. Her or Faith Hill...give me Leann Womack, Patty Loveless or an old Patsy Cline tune any time.

[Revolting cat!]

Huh? Did you start this thread about a totally insignificant event so you can demonstrate to everyone in the world your low opinion of some pop singer?