The struggle was real for
Gwen Stefani when it came to balancing work and motherhood.
The “Voice” coach has opened in the December 2015 issue of InStyle
about her difficulties while recording the last No Doubt album.
“In the beginning, I didn’t want to think of
myself as a mother. I was like, ‘Wait a minute! Ain’t no hollaback girl is who
I am!’ I had to learn to accept it,” she told the mag. “Being a
mother and having a career — those are just different roles you play. You’re
still the same person you were before, but now you’re more because you’re a
mother, too, with a lot to do.”
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The mom to Kingston, 9, Zuma,
7, and Apollo, 20 months, battled to be there for her kids as much as possible while recording her band’s “Push and
Shove” album.
“I didn’t tour at all. But I did record the No Doubt album,
which was super hard. I was torn the whole time,” she explained.
“Every day I would take the kids to school, drive to Santa Monica, work on
the album, and then I’d think, ‘Oh my god, if I don’t leave by 2:30, I’m not
gonna get home in time for dinner.’ And Gavin being on tour.”
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Landing her spinning red chair on the NBC’s “The Voice”
Season 7 helped reinvigorate the singer.
“I was in a closed-off period before that —
I couldn’t write, and I didn’t feel confident. There were hard times before the
baby, personally, that were just not good. And then having Apollo, and being on
the show, and being refreshed: It was just like, ‘Whoa!'” she explained.
“I’m in a really positive place now.”
Earlier this week, Gwen and fellow
“Voice” Blake Shelton revealed they have begun dating and have
written a country ballad together.
— Jesse Spero
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