

When her voice returned in 2012, the star made up for lost time. When I'm laughing now, I'm the loudest one in the room." "What they do is they put little Gore-Tex braces on either side of your larynx to make up for the weakness of the nerves," Twain explained on the podcast. Thankfully, her surgeries went well and she's able to perform again. But the pain was too debilitating to forgo surgery. Twain has since undergone multiple throat surgeries to correct the damage and, in the process, was told she was in danger of losing her singing voice. Seven years later, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. READ MORE: Shania Twain says That Don't Impress Me Much was inspired by Brad Pitt's naked body Shania Twain at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards. "They were like, 'It's probably psychological.' I didn't buy it, and I was sure it was a physiological thing. "No voice doctor could explain," she said in March on Variety 's podcast The Big Ticket. Not yet diagnosed with Lyme disease, Twain thought it was just fatigue because she had just come off tour and was a new mum, but her ailments continued. She was forced to take a break from performing, taking a total of 15 years away from music. it's devastating in so many ways."Īs her health deteriorated, Twain developed problems with her vocal cords and eventually lost her voice. "Our voice is such a huge part of our self-expression, and for a vocalist, a singer, obviously. "I would say probably a good seven years before a doctor was able to find out that it was nerve damage to my vocal cords directly caused by Lyme disease. "It took years to get to the bottom of what was affecting my voice," she recently shared on UK daytime show Loose Women. READ MORE: Ricky Martin breaks silence on 'devastating' abuse allegations after case dismissed in court Shania Twain rocked a leopard-print ensemble in her 1997 music video Don't Impress Me Much. She was in the middle of her Up! Tour at the time but the effects of the disease were immediate - the singer suffered dizzy spells and almost fell off the stage every night, and she also almost lost her ability to sing. Twain revealed that she had contracted the bacterial infection after being bitten by a tick while horseback riding in Virginia in 2003. The singer was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2010. The Canadian singer was born on August 28, 1965, making her 55 years old. READ MORE: Singer and Elvis star Shonka Dukureh found dead in her apartment at 44 Shania Twain attends the Grammy Awards on Januin LA. Billy Idol – ‘The Cage’ E.P.So what exactly happened to country music's best-selling female artist of all time, and why did she take a 15-year hiatus from music? Let's take a look….Talisman – ‘Cats & Dogs’ (2003) – Album Review (The Jeff Scott Soto Series).Scorpions – “Still Loving You” (1984) – Maxi Single 45 RPM (The Scorpions Collection Series).Matt Nathanson – “Room the End of the World” – CD Promotional Single.Follow me on Twitter My Tweets Recent Posts Mutt also is a prolific song writer and on ‘Waking up the Neighbors’, he co-wrote “Everything I Do) I Do It For You” which was one of Bryan Adams most successful songs. ‘Waking Up the Neighbors’ in 1981 and ’18 ’til I Die’ in 1986. His work with Bryan Adams produced two exceptional albums. The 90’s didn’t see his success slow down either. And he continued with work on Romeo’s Daughter self-titled album and Billy Ocean’s ‘Tear Down These Walls’ both in 1988. The 80’s also saw Mutt work with the Cars on their groundbreaking 1984 ‘Heartbeat City’ album. He also helped executive produce ‘Adrenalize’ for Def Leppard in 1992. The latter 2 I have on vinyl, and I am still looking for ‘High & Dry’. Mutt’s work with Leppard continued on the massively successful album ‘Pyromania’ in 1983 and of course, their biggest selling album ‘Hysteria’.

I just picked up this album in vinyl at Manifest Discs this past weekend.ġ981 was really busy as he also started his relationship with Def Leppard and produced my favorite Leppard album ‘High & Dry’. If that wasn’t enough, in 1981 he began working with Foreigner and produced their most successful album ‘4’ with massive hits “Jukebox Hero”, “Urgent” and “Waiting on a Girl Like You”.
