Shania Twain has shared new praise for Taylor Swift – see what Twain had to say below.
In a new cover profile with Haute Living, Shania Twain talks about her trouble with accepting credit for the talent she was born with: “I wouldn’t say I’m proud of anything I’ve done. Pride is not a great word for me, because I don’t think you can take credit for creative gifts if you were born with them; you can only take credit for developing them. What I would say I’m proud of is that I had the courage to take risks, that I could be so hard-working and dedicated.”
In this sense, she likens herself to Taylor Swift, who she praised for her work ethic. “That girl is working her butt off. She is living an exhausting existence, but she’d dedicated and committed to herself, to her art, and her work. It isn’t even about ambition, though I’m sure that most people would call her ambitious,” Shania Twain said.
Twain went on to explain: “She’s an extremely hard worker, and I’m sure she’s got giant goals. But it’s not all about ambition: it’s about passion and committing yourself to your passion. [Like Taylor], I was and am someone who does that, and that’s what really reaps rewards. So, I would say that I’m most proud of my perseverance, and that I didn’t waste my talents.”
This isn’t the first time that Twain – who will be performing the legends’ slot at Glastonbury this year – has shown support for Taylor Swift. In 2022, Twain congratulated Swift after the latter broke Twain’s long-standing US chart record. Twain wrote on social media at the time: “Historical records are meant to be made and then broken. The baton is meant to be passed on to new generations. Unstoppable young female country artists are [flame emoji] inspite of the hurdles.”
Twain’s opinion of Taylor Swift notable juxtapose Courtney Love‘s recent comments about the pop singer. The Hole frontwoman recently slammed Taylor Swift, saying that she is “not important” and “not interesting as an artist”.
Speaking to The Standard in an interview recently, love shared “Taylor is not important. She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
Shania Twain Praises Taylor Swift’s ‘Passion’ and Work Ethic: ‘She Is Living an Exhausting Existence’
“That girl is working her butt off,” the country icon told ‘Haute Living’ of Swift as she celebrates 25 years of her ‘Come on Over’ album
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Shania Twain can relate to Taylor Swift‘s massive successes and busy touring schedule.
As the country icon celebrates 25 years of her blockbuster Come on Over album, she opened up in a new cover story interview with Haute Living about paving the way for other women in music and praised Swift’s work ethic as well as her passion.
“It wasn’t like I intended on being a trailblazer or anything; I never even realized I would be,” Twain, 58, told the outlet. “I was just trying to be original, my authentic self, and to do it with conviction. I’m an expressive person, and I put that into my music. I was saying it with attitude and with confidence because I meant it.”
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The “You’re Still the One” singer said it’s a “compliment” to be called a trailblazer, though she didn’t see her career path heading in that direction in the beginning: “I was just being myself, and I think that’s served me very well.”
Of course, artists including Swift, 34, have given Twain her flowers over the years for inspiring them, and she returned the favor in the Haute Living interview. “That girl is working her butt off. She is living an exhausting existence, but she’d dedicated and committed to herself, to her art, and her work,” she said of the “Karma” musician.
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“It isn’t even about ambition, though I’m sure that most people would call her ambitious. She’s an extremely hard worker, and I’m sure she’s got giant goals. But it’s not all about ambition: it’s about passion and committing yourself to your passion,” continued Twain — who attended Swift’s Eras Tour in March 2023.
She then compared herself to Swift, noting their similar career approaches and how working with passion “reaps rewards” for artists. “So, I would say that I’m most proud of my perseverance, and that I didn’t waste my talents,” she added.
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The Grammy winner is currently gearing up to celebrate the anniversary of Come on Over with her upcoming Las Vegas residency of the same name, which launches next month at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Returning to the album that spawned hits including “Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You),” “You’re Still the One,” “Honey, I’m Home,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” has allowed Twain to see her past work in a new light.
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“At the time [of release], I wasn’t able to fully be in the moment and enjoy it,” she told Haute Living of the 1997 album. “There were so many singles, so many videos, and so much work involved that I didn’t really take it all in. Now, looking back, I’m experiencing certain things for the first time. I’m being reminded of things that I may not have been able to take in at that moment.”
Having already experienced success on a high level with her 1995 album, The Woman in Me, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect with Come on Over.
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“I’d already felt like I’d achieved everything that most artists can ever achieve. My previous album, The Woman in Me, had surpassed diamond status,” she recalled. “I remember thinking, This probably won’t happen again, lightning doesn’t strike twice, and that I was just going to have fun with what came next. So that’s what I did.”
Twain added, “You can hear it in the album: I experimented more, I stretched boundaries, but I was more relaxed about it. And so, Come on Over became a celebration album.”
