Rolling Stone (Dec. 26th 1996)
Breakthrough
The perpetually bare-tummied Gwen "I'm Not Angry" Stefani and her New Wave-y, ska-inspired rock outfit, NO DOUBT capitalized big time on the nation's need for an upper with the release of their jaunty single "Just a Girl." Their latest album, "Tragic Kingdom," followed, as did multi-platinum treats for the foursome from Orange County, Calif. Stefani is more than happy to dress for success. "I love makeup," she gushed. "I love getting my hair done. I'm the furthest thing from a rock chick."
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt
"I just love the classic, old-movie style, as far as the clothes and all that stuff. I love all the cheesy old Hollywood pictures about, 'Oh, I'm going to be a star!' and then it tells the story of this girl who's 2 gonna be a star, and then she gets discovered, and she gets to be in the powder room and put her makeup on, and have fancy dresses with feathers and stuff like that. They used to go all-out on their productions. And it was all live - all the singing and dancing. I like Hitchcock films a lot, too. I like the twists that he used on 'Vertigo.' 'Rebecca' is just a brilliant movie, too. Really scary, but good."