Gwen Stefani: I'm just an Orange County girl from a loving family maki...

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

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

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I didn't know anything about fashion, growing up in Orange County. I just knew about it through music, how ska bands dressed.

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A great day for me is not getting out of bed. I like to see how many snacks I can eat..and how many really bad TV shows I can watch

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My husband really loves the red [lipstick], so I keep the red because I want to keep the husband.

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red-lipstick husband want

I don't know why I've always loved makeup so much. It helps me get ready for my day and the stage. It really does make a huge difference. We're just so lucky as women to be able to wear it. If you're having a bad day you can change that. Guys don't have a choice and just have to face the world like that. Could you imagine?

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I definitely look back at certain moments and don't think I look good...but I know why! I didn't have a hair stylist, I did all my own makeup, and I was going to the local fabric store for all of my outfits.

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What did turtles evolve from? Really, I want to know. And for God’s sake, don’t say lizards, because turtles are nothing like lizards. They could not be more different.

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There's nothing that compares to being in a band with your best friends. We're so comfortable together, we understand each other. It feels, like, normal. Whereas solo period felt like I was trying to be something, and play a role, and pretend.

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[On husband Gavin Rossdale:] We're a perfect couple. He cooks, and I eat.

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Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it’s like an excuse for Halloween everyday.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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I think after doing Push and Shove and having it not be successful, I lost a lot of confidence. Songwriting, for me, has always been traumatic, and I've always made all these excuses. But I've realized that you have to just accept that it was a gift: "I don't know where it came from, I don't know how I did it, but I did write all those songs, and I gotta do it again."

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Fashion is an extension of your personality, and I've always been obsessed. I always want to have something different than everybody else.

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I like the old, vintage Hollywood look.

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vintage hollywood looks

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.

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I have learned to delegate.

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I'm just an Orange County girl from a loving family making music with my friends. It's not really that big of a deal.