Gwen Stefani

I don't mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song.

My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare.

I like to make my husband like me more, and he likes it when I'm wearing makeup.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.