Gwen Stefani’s verdict on music industry: It is like the Wild West

Singer Gwen Stefani doesn’t know where she sits in the music landscape and has likened the industry to “the Wild West”. The 54-year-old singer, who first rose to stardom as a member of No Doubt in the 90s and is married to country music star Blake Shelton, told NYLON magazine: “I told this to Blake the other day – ‘You don’t understand – to be a mom and a wife and then write a record?’ Everybody might be like, ‘Why did it take so long?’ Well, OK, I want to see you try to find five seconds to get creative.” Stefani has actually found it tough to balance her music career with her parental responsibilities. She said: “It’s so hard to squeeze it into the life that I have. And that’s why I think it’s more special than ever. (IANS)