The media is abuzz over Gwen’s upcoming May ELLE cover;again,the issue hits newsstands on April 12-we will post the full feature including photos as soon as it becomes available.
From Idolator:
Robyn isn’t the only blonde pop gal to grace the cover of Elle’s Women In Music issue — lip-smacking delicious and super fashionable rocker mama Gwen Stefani talks to the mag about writing hit songs (”why would you write anything else?”), admitting her vanity, and how she compares herself to today’s younger crop of pop stars: “I usually put pants on.” (Ha!) Full cover and quotes below!……Adele, Nicki Minaj, Willow Smith, Florence Welch, Jennifer Hudson and more female artists are featured in Elle’s Women In Music issue, on newsstands April 12.
From US Weekly:
Whether she’s on a red carpet or taking her sons to school, Gwen Stefani is always dressed to the nines — and with good reason.
“I mean, I’m very vain,” she tells Elle’s May issue (on stands April 12). “That would be my middle name. Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.”
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Just don’t compare Stefani’s rocker style to fellow pop stars Lady Gaga, 25, Rihanna, 23, or Katy Perry, 26.
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“I don’t see myself in those girls,” the L.A.M.B. designer says. “I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy. Of course, I think every girl is sexy, so there’s going to be a little of that. But I see a lot of younger artists going more toward the sexy thing.”
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Fashion aside, the singer (and mom to sons Kingston, nearly 5, and Zuma, 2) also opens up about her eight-year marriage to Gavin Rossdale, 45.
“The first time we ever kissed was right around Valentine’s Day; we were in New Orleans on tour,” she recalls. “I always think about that because it’s unbelievable that we’ve been able to stay together. I feel so proud of us. It’s one of my biggest achievements.”
Though she hasn’t released an album since 2006’s The Sweet Escape, Stefani, 41, promises her third CD will be her best yet.
“Prince, who is one of my idols, gave me some advice when I worked with him: ‘Have you ever just tried writing a hit? Like, don’t just try writing a song; try and write a hit song.’ I remember him saying that and me thinking, ‘Yeah, you’re right. Why would you write anything else?”
“When we were growing up, some of the hits were legendary ones that you hear your whole life. But certain songs, I don’t know if you’ll ever hear them again,” she continues. “Because that’s what that music is, like a guilty pleasure, it’s right at the moment. It’s like fashion — it’s now, then it’s gone.”
From PopEater:
Gwen Stefani rocks the May cover of Elle Magazine–and in the accompanying interview, she discusses songwriting, performing while pregnant and her disbelief that she and husband Gavin Rossdale are still together.
“The first time we ever kissed was right around Valentine’s Day–we were in New Orleans on tour. So, yeah, I always think about that because it’s unbelievable that we’ve been able to stay together. I feel so proud of us–it’s one of my biggest achievements,” she told Elle.
Stefani, 41, also talked about how Prince really affected her songwriting process. “Prince, who is one of my idols, gave me some advice when I worked with him: “Have you ever just tried writing a hit? Like, don’t just try writing a song, try and write a hit song.” I remember him saying that and me thinking, Yeah, you’re right. Why would you write anything else?”
More excerpts from the interview after the jump.
On performing while pregnant:
“It was horrible. Certain songs would make me want to puke. You feel pretty gross when you are first pregnant. You don’t feel cute, you feel disgusting. You’re getting fat. It was hard. I mean, I’m very vain. That would be my middle name. Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.”
On Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Katy Perry:
“I don’t see myself in those girls. I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy. Of course, I think every girl is sexy, so there’s going to be a little of that. But I see a lot of younger artists going more toward the sexy thing.”