No Doubt songstress Gwen Stefani has revealed that she loves the fact that she has been able to make a life from her creativity and that fact gives her strength. 

During a new interview with the German edition of Cosmopolitan magazine, the platinum-haired beauty confessed that felt stronger when she found out that songwriting was a skill she possessed:

She explained to the publication: "When I realised I could write songs, I felt much stronger. Prior to that, I invested all my energy in my relationships. But to put all my energy into something I created changed me in the best way possible."

She went onto talk about seeing music as a career rather than as a quick route to fame and added: "On 'The Voice', the talent often says: 'I want to make it!' But what does that mean, to make it? My parents taught us music is a hobby, that you don't make it, these things don't just happen. It still amazes me now that I matter to people!"

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Watch her music video for 'Baby Don't Lie' here: