Tag: The Sweet Escape

Escape Artist

Platinum pop star Gwen Stefani talks about her hit addiction, yodeling fantasies, and how she kicked her Madonna habit. Now she prepares to conquer the world, with baby in tow. By Joseph Hooper.

You know the story: Blonde Italian-American pop diva, music video eminence, and all-round material girl marries a Brit artiste and moves to England. The relationship hits some bumps along the way, but a baby boy ensues and celebrity life keeps rolling. “It is weird that we have all these similarities,” Gwen Stefani allows as she nestles on a couch in one of the many rooms her entourage has taken in London’s Landmark hotel in mid-November. With a voice that hovers somewhere between sultry and Kewpie doll, the singer has a knack for sounding about seven years old: “Madonna’s had us over to dinner and stuff, and she’s always been very nice to me.” Read the rest of this article »

The sound of motherhood is music to Stefani’s ears

If you’re not a fan of Broadway or Hollywood musicals, you might have heard Gwen Stefani’s current single, Wind It Up, and wondered: What’s up with the yodeling?

Those in the know immediately recognized the reference to The Lonely Goatherd, a song from The Sound of Music. Stefani is a die-hard fan of the film version and its star, Julie Andrews. Read the rest of this article »

Now and Gwen

She’s got a wardrobe of to-die-for clothes and gets to spend all day making music with Pharrell. We tracked Gwen down and demanded to know why she’s so cool.

Hey Gwen! How are you?
“I’m good, thanks for asking!”

You’ve been so busy. We love the Wind It Up video.
“Thanks. It’s so cool looking. I remember when I was a little girl and I saw The Sound of Music. It was such an inspiration to me. My folks wouldn’t let me watch Grease when it came out… but I did see that and it changed my life. I was able to indulge my theatrical side!” Read the rest of this article »

The good girl

Gwen Stefani’s new single, “Wind It Up,” celebrates her lifelong obsession with Maria from ‘The Sound of Music.’ Yet the singer says her latest stylistic muse is Michelle Pfeiffer’s drug-addled bombshell from ‘Scarface.’ As she prepares to release her second solo CD, the new mom talks about the unlikely people, places, and events that have shaped her career, her wardrobe – and her yodeling. By Clark Collis. Photographs by James Dimmock.

These are a few of Gwen Stefani’s favorite things: ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘The Sound of Music,’ and, oh yes, ‘The Sound of Music.’ “I’m like a Trekkie, but for ‘The Sound of Music,’ ” says the No Doubt frontwoman and solo superstar. “The first time I ever went on stage, at a high school talent show, the dress that I wore was the dress that Maria wears when she sings ‘I Have Confidence.’ The drop-waist tweed dress. I had that dress. I made it.” Read the rest of this article »

Gwen Stefani Von Trapped by the Music

On her second solo album, Gwen Stefani takes on The Sound of Music by Ross von Metzke

If my mom ever slid on a pair lederhosen and channeled the Von Trapp family on national television, I’d like change zip codes. But when your mom is Gwen Stefani and her single is one of the fastest climbing song on the charts, things work a tad differently.

Of course, little Kingston, her son with husband Gavin Rossdale, isn’t even a year old, so he’s got some time before he needs to worry about being embarrassed by mom. And since Stefani is single handedly responsible for inspiring half of the fashion trends we see on runways around the world today, you’ll forgive her the sudden Julie Andrews outburst. Read the rest of this article »

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Gwen “I want more children!”

She may be busy promoting solo album number two, but Gwen Stefani reveals she’d far rather be gearing up for another baby.

Forget winning a Grammy – upon finding out she was pregnant with her first child while touring her debut album Love.Angel.Music.Baby in 2005, Gwen Stefani fulfilled a lifelong dream to become a mother. So it’s no surprise that, as she talks about her latest CD, The Sweet Escape, she raves about how much her love of baby Kingston and husband Gavin Rossdale have changed her life for the better. Read the rest of this article »

Leopard changes her spots

Gwen Stefani is back. And guess what. Yup, she’s got a new look. By Dan Cairns

Okay, the hair, for starters. Gwen Stefani in the last days of 2006 has two new looks. Gone are the stacked Marie Antoinette constructions and the cascading, just-out-of-bed curls. This afternoon, in a London hotel room, she’s a rocker, and the shock-headed plume of peroxide in front of me isn’t moving an inch. Litres of lacquer have been spilt. When Stefani cocks or tilts her head, the stiff quiff remains unbending. Later, at the television studio, you could run a ruler along each perfect strand of blonde fringe, her alternate look. “Busy?” I ask her hairstylist. “Oh,” he says, his eyes rolling in their heavy mascara rims, “we’ve got lots to do.” Read the rest of this article »