It didnt feel right, Stefani tells EW of scrapping that collection.
I didnt feel fulfilled.
There wasnt enough time.
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The months since have also been personally tumultuous for the No Doubt frontwoman.
In August, she and her husband of 13 years, Gavin Rossdale, announcedtheir divorce.
Stefani says once the songs started coming, they just wouldnt stop.
Ive never had that before, she says.
In the beginning, I was just really naive.
I didnt know I could write songs.
But then when you land success and people hear your work, youre never pure again.
Then it became a huge burden.
I felt like then I had to prove I was a good songwriter.
And that took like three years,Return to Saturn(2000).
That record was a lot freer and faster, and fun.
And then [Love Angel Music Baby(2004)].
And then I wasnt even ready to shut down, so I madeSweet Escape(2006).
Music has been a journey, a real journey.
It happened really fast, she admits.
[But] I just feel so lucky to make music.
Its a gift to channel true emotions and then capture them.
