Shania Twain is looking back on her long journey from an impoverished childhood in rural Canada to international superstardom and finally coming to terms with her past in her 60s.During a recent interview with "CBS Mornings," the 60-year-old singer opened up about her difficult upbringing and how she has gained a new outlook later in life."I started life out a little bit on the tough side," Twain said."In my 60s now, I feel like I've really gotten it, or I'm just now getting all of that right."Shania Twain opened up about how she feels she is finally "getting it right" in her 60s.
(Matthew Baker/Getty Images for ABA)When asked by CBS correspondent Seth Doane about why her 60s had given her that perspective, Twain had a simple answer.SHANIA TWAIN'S LIQUID DIET HELPS HER AVOID A ‘NIGHTMARE’ CONCERT MISHAP"You know what it is? It's called time," she said."I'd love to have been able to get it right in my 50s, but I just – that wasn't enough time.
I needed to be in my 60s to start getting it right, you know?"Born Eilleen Regina Edwards in Windsor, Ontario, Twain was raised in the small town of Timmins by her mother Sharon and adoptive father Jerry Twain after her biological parents divorced when she was two-years-old.Twain spoke candidly about starting life "on the tough side." (Mathew Tsang/Getty Images)TAYLOR HICKS CREDITS FAITH AND BLUE-COLLAR BIRMINGHAM ROOTS FOR KEEPING HIM GROUNDED AFTER 'AMERICAN IDOL' WINTwain's family struggled financially, and the singer has spoken candidly about growing up in poverty and witnessing domestic abuse at home.While speaking with "CBS Mornings," Twain recalled that she was forced to grow up quickly, taking on burdens that far exceeded those of a typical child."When I was younger, I was so over-responsible for the household," she remembered."My mother was depressed a lot of the time.
She spent a lot of her days in bed.She lived off coffee and cigarettes that I would bring her in bed just to see if she was still alive."VANIL...