Gwen Stefani’s new album Bouquet grew from heartache and healing

Gwen Stefani is back with her first new album in eight years. She joined Q host Tom Power to talk about recording Bouquet, how love always seemed "impossible" for her, and the early days of No Doubt.

00:00 Introduction and 'Bouquet'
01:03 First new album in eight years
02:15 On flowers resonating
04:24 The story behind 'Purple Irises'
06:40 Her expectation of love
09:07 The necessity of suffering
13:08 When she started songwriting
16:22 Finding her gift in tragedy
17:48 Watching her songs take off with No Doubt

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