Gwen Stefani Quotes

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

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

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

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

Thank God that I get to do what I get to do; there's no way to tell you how grateful I am.

I'm trying to be present, not thinking and worrying about the past or the future. That's such a waste of time, you know?

Once I find something I'm passionate about, I get this crazy drive.

And all I know is, you've got to give me everything. Nothing less 'cause, you know I give you all of me.

Oh yea FORTUNATELY the girls are a lot braver then the guys, they flirt all the time.

[Marriage] was the one thing I didn't want to fail at.

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

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've made clothes my whole life, but I was just naive about the fashion world. But I think it's successful because I've been really involved. Picking the samples, inspirations, color palette.

The moment you get pregnant, you're tortured by the fear of not doing it well. But I feel at peace with that right now.

Working with (new collaborators) and letting people in to try new melodies and new lyrical ideas was very hard.

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.

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

I think everyone has gifts and everyone has talents. If you are successful at it, it feels really good but it never really penetrates completely.

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 love Vivienne Westwood. So much. Every time I go to London, first thing I do is go in there. It's ridiculous!

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

Our memories, they can be inviting. But some are altogether, mighty frightening.

I've always loved fashion - it's a reflection of your personality.

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.

My mom was always making me clothes. We'd go to the fabric store, pick out patterns, and it was a creative process. I heard that word a lot growing up: creative.

I'm in a band, and I know exactly who those girls are. I know exactly what goes on backstage. I wish I had a little leash to walk him around.

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

How am I supposed to be a mom to two kids, a wife and do a show every night? It's impossible!

The intention of being married is the vow, right? You want to put everything into it to make it a success.

When you're a parent, you're just like, God, I hope they like me when they grow up. I hope that I did a good job. I hope they're gonna be happy.

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.

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

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

Music & Fashion; it all comes from the same place of creativity.

Workin' so hard every night and day and now we get to lay back.

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

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

Now I got my foot - through the door - and I ain't goin' no where.

There are limits put on women, but why should there be?

Look at your watch now. You're still a super hot female.

Even being close to L.A., I was always inspired by old movies and Marilyn Monroe and the glamour of Hollywood.

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

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.

I've always worked really hard, and the hardest thing I've ever done is have kids!

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

I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic!

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.

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

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 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.'