I clearly remember writing songs [when I was young] and the power that it gave me of feeling like somebody. My whole life changed when I wrote those songs, even before anyone ever heard them. It wasn't a commercial thing.

There are limits put on women, but why should there be?

I was down after divorce - I was all the way down. And I just felt like, "God, I gotta turn this around. I can't go down like this. I have to know that this is happening for a reason." And I knew that I had to turn to music.

I've always worked really hard, and the hardest thing I've ever done is have kids!

I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.

[On husband Gavin Rossdale:] We're a perfect couple. He cooks, and I eat.

At a certain point I'm going to want to have a family.