“I thought that I was going to be like this earth mother. When people would complain about being pregnant, I was like, 'What are you talking about? It's incredible! Just enjoy it.'” PeopleEarthMotherEnjoyTalkingIncrediblesComplainingPregnantBeing Pregnant Author:Gwen Stefani
“To write an album takes so much focus and selfish time, to just write and think about your life. For me. Maybe not for other people.” PeopleThinkingWritingFocusAlbumsSelfish Author:Gwen Stefani
“I've never been good at giving advice. The only advice I ever gave people was to find something that you are passionate about. But I hate giving advice, because, who am I? I'm just a girl.” PeopleGivingHateGirlAdviceI HatePassionateGiving AdviceJust A Girl Author:Gwen Stefani
“Music has this emotional thing to it, and it touches people in crazy ways. The power of having that power is something that, once you have it, you don't want it to ever end.” PeopleWayWantEndsCrazyEmotionalEmotional Things Author:Gwen Stefani
“When you write a great song, it just blows you away. When you write a song that connects with people around the world - I mean like it actually transcends language barriers - you see how it can affect people, and it's quite a tall order to follow up on.” PeopleWorldWritingMeanSongOrderLanguageBlowAround The WorldBarriersTallFollow UpLanguage Barriers Author:Gwen Stefani
“I have people that are affected by what I do, what I say, and that would be the one place where it gets complicated. But being honest and truthful - I just believe that's the best way to be.” PeopleWayBelieveWould BeHonestComplicatedBest WayBeing HonestAffectedTruthfulJust Believe Author:Gwen Stefani
“People will tell me, "You're such a punk rebel," this or that, but I was not that growing up. I was actually a super-sheltered, conservative girl. Now, there was probably a bit of me that was like, "Why do I have to be like that?"” PeopleGirlBitsGrowing UpGrowingConservativeRebelPunk Author:Gwen Stefani
“People can say whatever they want to about me... and I don't get too affected. But I didn't want them to think I was a failure.” PeopleThinkingWantAffected Author:Gwen Stefani
“I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.” PeopleThinkingKnowsAbleFoolGeekDork Author:Gwen Stefani
“I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead.” PeopleI CanFightingCryHusbandMy Husband Author:Gwen Stefani
“I remember so vividly the first song I ever wrote. It was called 'Different People.'” PeopleFirstsDifferentRememberSongDifferent Peoples Author:Gwen Stefani
“I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.” PeopleWritingPersonsDifferentFeelingsI RealizedFeel GoodSongwriters Author:Gwen Stefani
“It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.” PeopleNeedsFeelsEyeSongWalksGroupsFrontsHugeCriticismHave ConfidencePublic Eye Author:Gwen Stefani
“People might think you can turn creativity on and off, but it's not like that. It just kind of comes out. A mash up of all these things you collect in your mind. You never know when it's gonna happen, but when it does ... it's like magic. It's just that simple and it's just that hard.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMindKindDoeHardMightHappensTurnsSimpleCreativityMagicAnd OffMash Up Author:Gwen Stefani
“Working with (new collaborators) and letting people in to try new melodies and new lyrical ideas was very hard.” PeopleTryingIdeasHardLetting GoMelodyLyricalCollaborators Author:Gwen Stefani
