Olivia Rodrigo has never been shy about expressing her love and admiration for Gwen Stefani.
The Grammy winner, currently in the midst of the “GUTS World Tour,” recently opened up to Nylon on how the No Doubt frontwoman has inspired her approach to music. “Gwen's ability to evolve and explore different styles of music, songwriting and aesthetics while staying true to herself is incredibly inspiring,” she shared.
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Speaking about Stefani's artistic evolution, he continued: “To me, she is a prime example of an artist who defies stereotypes and preconceived boundaries and just does things she thinks are cool… If that's not a real artist, I do not know what it is”. .”
“She sings unapologetically about things ranging from wanting to make out with someone to fantasizing about having a husband and children,” Rodrigo added. “There's a lot of heart in every word she says, and every song seems straight out of the diary of the coolest girl you know.”
In the past, Rodrigo has also pointed to Jack White, St. Vincent and Kathleen Hanna as mentors in his career. He also introduced Sheryl Crow on her tour stop in Nashville and described Rage Against the Machine as his favorite band at the moment.
But it all comes back to Stefani: after all, Rodrigo kicked off the “GUTS World Tour” wearing a t-shirt referencing No Doubt's 1995 hit “Just A Girl,” and covered the same song during his “SOUR” tour. in 2022.
We're just a few days away from No Doubt's Coachella reunion, although Stefani's schedule will prevent the group from expanding their tour to a full tour anytime soon.
The “GUTS World Tour” continues through August. See the full schedule and get tickets for dates in North America here and international shows here.
Olivia Rodrigo wearing a t-shirt that said “I'm just a girl” during the opening night of her Her Guts tour pic.twitter.com/TZG5TQHW8Y
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