Blair Space: Gwen Stefani

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Gwen Stefani

35 year old Gwen Stefani, formerly of No Doubt, has temporarily given up the band to pursue a solo career. The first taste of this new project came about with 2001's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", where she teamed up with Eve and Dr Dre. Her solo debut, Love Angel Music Baby, released in November 23, 2004 is also the name of her clothing line.

The first single to come off the album was the memorable "What You Waiting For", one of her best electro songs this year. She's working with a number of artists, everyone from Andre 3000 to the Neptunes to New Order to Dr. Dre.

As lead singer and songwriter for Grammy-winners No Doubt, and over the course of the group's four platinum-plus albums, Gwen Stefani has reigned as one of rock's most iconic and cool females. She's unique, she's fashionable, and every girl wishes they looked like her. Is there anything better?

A "solo" effort from a member of a popular band always begs the question: how will this be different? "That was the big controversy because for years people were pulling (No Doubt) apart. I never for one minute thought that I'd go solo. It never crossed my mind, except when people would ask me. The real difference is that with No Doubt everything is a full collaboration, everybody has their vote and their energy: we're a real band. Nothing would be without all of us. Working with (new collaborators) and letting people in to try new melodies and new lyrical ideas was very hard. The idea was to be open and let my ego shut up and sit over in the corner and make something great based on a concept. That's why I don't really see this as a 'solo' record in the typical sense. It's an art project; it's me collaborating with some different people to create something magical."

Drawing vitality and love from an amazing group of artists, Gwen Stefani was able to not only express herself but also find commonality in the process of doing so. Asked how she sees Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and her enthusiasm is contagious. "I can't believe how good it is. It's fun to be able to brag in that way because it was a lot of different energies and talents coming together. All of these different elements made it so great. In the beginning of the process I was scared to let other people into my creative world, but doing that fueled some fire in me."