I got married and decided I wanted to do a dance record, and I didn't ever expect for it to be what it was or for the 'No Doubt' thing to be such a long break, but it was one of those things where you just had to sort of follow your inspiration.

We [No Doubt] were making music that was the opposite of grunge and what was popular on the radio, and we were fine with that. And for a garage band, we were massive! We were already successful in our own minds.

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.

A miracle... my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it's hard, everyone knows it's hard.

I never wanted to go for the cute boys. Why would you wanna have a boyfriend that's cuter than you?

I grew up in a normal family. I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be.

You can't plan anything, right? You can try.