Gwen Stefani Quotations

Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didn't have any creative power, nothing. I don't know that person any more.

Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked.

If I wasn't even famous or had any success, I would still wake up and put tons of make-up on, and put on a cool outfit. That's always been who I've been my whole life, so that's never gonna change. I love fashion. I love getting dressed up. I love Halloween, too.

Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day.

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.'

My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare.

You know, I was chubby when I was a little girl. And I have all those issues everyone else has. But I try not to. And I've learned over the years that it's such a waste of time. And people like me whether I'm a little bit fatter or not.

I remember when I was in school, they would ask, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?' and then you'd have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride.

Life is short and you've got to get the most out of it.

At a certain point I'm going to want to have a family.

You can't plan anything, right? You can try.

I'd like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I've learned over the years that I'm so disappointed when I can't wear the clothes I want to wear.

My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.

Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.

I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.

I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.

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.

I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup.

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.

Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I've ever done - by far.

I'm really emotional. I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead. I've learned not to do that.

I've always been a girl who loves to dress up.

It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.

I remember so vividly the first song I ever wrote. It was called 'Different People.'

I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up!

I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever.

I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.

A miracle... my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it's hard, everyone knows it's hard.

I imagine my children are going to save me from my vanity and be my passion and fill whatever fears I have of the amazing time I'm having right now being gone.

I have to be creative to be happy.

I try not to be but I'm super-neurotic about diet. I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes.

I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person.

I'm just, like, totally normal. The fact that any of this has happened, that we're sitting here at the Beverly Hills Hotel just gets me going, like, 'What?'

You're always tellin' me to go out more, Go ahead, get out and see the world, But then I think, why should I? I'd rather stay home and cry.

As a famous person you think how you're gonna end it, get away and have a normal life.

I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic!

I'm vain enough to want do a movie again, but right now more roles are the last thing on my list.

If you're not Prince, you're never going to sound like Prince.

It takes a lot of selfish time to make music.

My parents always pushed creativity on us, but they made it seem like the fun thing to do.

I don't mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song.

I've been trying to do films for years. So I've decided to wait until the next good part comes along and develop a record on my own in the meantime.

My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.

I got married and decided I wanted to do a dance record, and I didn't ever expect for it to be what it was or for the 'No Doubt' thing to be such a long break, but it was one of those things where you just had to sort of follow your inspiration.

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.

I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead.

It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.

My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet.

Although I'd always wanted children, it was such an opposite thing to being a singer.

And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.

At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me.

Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.

Every record that I've ever made, I listen to it so much before it comes out. As soon as it comes out, I never listen to it again. It's, like, over.

I have to tell everyone everything that's going on. It is different once you're married, because that's sacred.

I like to make my husband like me more, and he likes it when I’m wearing makeup.

I work out five days a week, I can't imagine not doing it.

I would love to learn to play something so I don't have to rely on someone to collaborate with.

I'm kind of lazy. I like to lie around with my husband and watch TV and stuff like that.

I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm super-vain.

I'm vain enough to want do a movie again.

Out of all the artistic things I do, music is the most rewarding because it's so hard to write songs.

The one thing that makes me feel super lucky about my financial success is that I have a housekeeper.

Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we've been through. I can't really have that relationship with them anymore.

This last year I kind of stopped working out. I think my body just needed a break. And so I did that, and focused more on feeling good as opposed to beating myself up.

The people who worked at the clubs just assumed I was a tagalong girlfriend or groupie. I'd get up on stage and the audience was just like, 'Show me your tits!' I had nothing to show anyway.

There are moments where I think that we made an amazing record and I'm so proud of it, but I don't wake up and go, "Wow, I'm amazing.

(My inspiration) was so strong with 'Love. Angel. Music. Baby.. I knew exactly what I wanted to do, and it was just like I had such a fire of inspiration.

No, I don't think so. But I have always known what was coming next, until now.

I don't expect to fit in right away but I do sense that the fashion world is rooting for me, too. I'm not being treated like a celebrity wannabe fashion designer. But even if I was, it doesn't really matter because I'm doing this for me ... but it does feel really good when you have a hit,

I feel very defensive about that question today. I'm very, very hands-on. I sewed the rhinestones on the wedding dress today. It's my passion, and every bit of the collection starts here.

Going on tour without them, I felt like I was cheating. We've been a band for 18 years. None of this was expected. Just like the pregnancy too. I'm sure everybody's wondering how this is all going to turn out.

L.A.M.B. is a fashion line that -- fingers crossed -- will just get more and more sophisticated, ... What's different than what's out there is the way I put things together. And, if you look inside the pants, you'll find secret details in there.

I was ... writing that song (with) tears streaming down my face. To me it'sa snapshot of (a) time period of my life, and ... that's the song that kind of took us around the world.

Just don't wake me up! ... Because I'm saying, that was pretty great. That was beyond any dream I've ever had. It was so incredible, just to be able to have a show and to be able to share it with everyone in that kind of way ... and all these unbelievable, beautiful, tall skinny girls that I just want to hit because they're so pretty, walking in the clothes. It was extraordinary.

I remember when I was in school, they would ask, ''What are you going to be when you grow up?'' and then you'd have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride.

Suddenly the song had this attitude, ... It was like, kind of, 'Oh! Where did the attitude come from?'

I think me and Snoop look really good together tonight.

I thought I was good at mixing things up, ... but I realize Andrea is even better. I don't have her refinement.

I'm stupidly crazy for old movies. I (record) them so that when I'm doing my makeup in the morning, I have them on. I can be like: 'Look at Jane Russell in that shiny leopard dress - I'm copying that.'

That was it. Suddenly you hit puberty, and it's like, you know, thrift stores! I just started deconstructing everything from thrift stores.

That was the first time we'd worked outside the group with songwriters, and it was really awkward. That's what defines us as a band, writing, so it was a brave and crazy experiment, It was uncomfortable in the studio, but Hella Good has become one of our staple songs,

I wasn't a cheerleader or in the choir. I didnt have loads of friends.

Yeah, it's fun. I love talking about myself. And its yummy right now in the heat ...

To work with the people I worked with and put myself in that vulnerable position as a songwriter and collaborate with some talented people and still be free is really challenging. That was the hard part,

We've been all around the world and that's my favourite part of everything I do.

What did I win? ... I guess whatever I won, I just want to say thank you to the fans, especially all my girls. Imagine what it feels like to be me all these years and have your support. It's just outrageous.

Tony was the star on this one. He was willing to try anything, and i was like, "whoa!! my best friend is getting me off right now!" There was a real chemistry.

I've been in this business for 18 years; they're 18,

It was the last song written on the album, and we had already finished the album. We just decided it wasn't good enough.

it was a slam-dunk. She was really great to photograph, she lights up the frame.

I'm cutting in line and thank you for letting me cut in line, but I will stand here for a while. I'm not in a rush.

I made out with the keyboard player from Fishbone, and he tried to take advantage of the situation and I was not about to, and he got really mad.

I'm really horrible with secrets. It's amazing we kept it quiet as long as we did, I suppose. People were really supportive .... The tabloid stuff is so ridiculous.

I'm happy to have L.A.M.B. participate in the PSP accessories show as I've always loved designing bags and accessories, ... It's all about creativity at the end of the day, whether you're talking about fashion, technology or music, and that's what my L.A.M.B. bags are about.

I'm a very private person, so getting used to that kind of limelight was never going to be easy.

It haunted us. It was a really honest video, but we had to sit on a couch together for a year and half and answer the same questions every night and every interview.

I remember the day I discovered James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. I don't know why it affected me so strongly, but I walked down to the corner store and bought every poster of them, and I did my whole room up. Overnight.

It's interesting to watch where music is going next. Isn't it always rotating? It is so weird how disposable pop music is, even mine. It just goes by so fast.

I clearly remember writing songs [when I was young] and the power that it gave me of feeling like somebody. My whole life changed when I wrote those songs, even before anyone ever heard them. It wasn't a commercial thing.