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Gwen Stefani [1969-0] American

Rank: 102
Musician, Singer-songwriter

Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer, songwriter, and fashion designer. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom along with several successful singles, including "Don't Speak", "Hey Baby", and "It's My Life".

Famous, Mom, Amazing, Attitude, Change, Cool, Diet, Family, Life, Marriage, Power, Success, Wedding

Quote	Tags	Rank
Life is short and you've got to get the most out of it.	Life	101
Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked.		102
Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day.		103
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.	Wedding	104
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.		105
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.		106
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.	Power	107
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.	Change, Cool, Famous, Success	108
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.'		109
At a certain point I'm going to want to have a family.	Family	110
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.		111
You can't plan anything, right? You can try.		112
I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.		113
My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.		114
I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.		115
I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup.		116
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.		117
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.		118
Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.	Mom	119
Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I've ever done - by far.		120
I've always been a girl who loves to dress up.		121
I like the old, vintage Hollywood look.		122
Everything works out how it should.		123
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.		124
I have learned to delegate.		125
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.	Amazing	126
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!	Mom	201
I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.		202
It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.		203
Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.		204
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.	Diet	205
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?'		206
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.		207
I remember so vividly the first song I ever wrote. It was called 'Different People.'		208
A miracle... my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it's hard, everyone knows it's hard.	Marriage	209
I have to be creative to be happy.		210
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.		211
As a famous person you think how you're gonna end it, get away and have a normal life.	Famous	212
I don't mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song.	Attitude	213
If you're not Prince, you're never going to sound like Prince.		214
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.		215
I'm vain enough to want do a movie again, but right now more roles are the last thing on my list.		216
My parents always pushed creativity on us, but they made it seem like the fun thing to do.		217
I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic!		218
Every day I fail at something.		219
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.		220
It takes a lot of selfish time to make music.		221
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.		222
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.		223
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.		224
At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me.		225
I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead.		226
I would love to learn to play something so I don't have to rely on someone to collaborate with.		301
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.		302
I work out five days a week; I can't imagine not doing it.		303
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.		304
The one thing that makes me feel super lucky about my financial success is that I have a housekeeper.		305
I'm vain enough to want do a movie again.		306
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.		307
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.		308
I have to tell everyone everything that's going on. It is different once you're married, because that's sacred.		309
Although I'd always wanted children, it was such an opposite thing to being a singer.		310
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.		311
It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.		312
I like to make my husband like me more, and he likes it when I'm wearing makeup.		313
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.		314
I'm kind of lazy. I like to lie around with my husband and watch TV and stuff like that.		315
Out of all the artistic things I do, music is the most rewarding because it's so hard to write songs.		316
Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.		317

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