Chris Polk / KCA 2017 / Getty In March 2017 with Gwen Stephanie Kingston
Gwen opens up about how music helped Stephanie dyslexia and how her sons learn to grow up in school.
Talked to Jane Lowe about Apple Music for her latest version At home Conversation series, “Introduce Me Again” singer, 51, said she “discovered” that she had dyslexia when she shared it with her children – Kingston, 14, Zuma, 12, and Apollo, 6, with her ex-husband Gavin Rostell. – There was a problem reading.
“One of the things I discovered from having children is that I have dyslexia – things that happen to everyone, that’s mine. There are some, ”Stephanie said.
“But now they get these benefits. They have these incredible teachers and schools, they don’t have to be ashamed of it. They understand that their brains work differently. Our brains do it all, you know what I mean?” Said the mother of three.
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Recalling her own experience, Stephanie said, “I failed at school. I was a good girl. I did nothing bad. Everyone had to understand that it was very difficult for me to function in that school box. My brain was not working like that; it was not functioning yet. It works in different ways, it’s a gift that no one else can do. “
Asked how anxiety affected her life, Stephanie once again developed her dyslexia, especially in the early years as an artist and a member of the skepticism.
“At the time I was writing that whole record without even knowing how to write a song, I really had my whole life to listen to everyone. And then I’m still in the group with Tony. [Kanal] I was dependent on who I was because of my dyslexia. I didn’t know anything until this, but at the time I thought I had no confidence in myself, but when I was writing a song or when I came on stage I felt it was the only thing that would happen right for me, “he said.
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Gwen Stephanie and Blake Shelton Gwen Stephanie and Blake Shelton
These days, Stephanie is exploring her creative interests, especially music, and she tells her fianc, Blake Sheldon, of her proposed marriage in October.
“Life has gotten so much better now, I really have a best friend, I can love, share everything, trust. It was a different chapter,” he said.
Elsewhere, Stephanie raved about their relationship. “He’s my best friend. We tell each other everything. I do not want to do anything without him. He’s my home. And he’s a very generous, generous guy. He’s full of love and generosity,” she said.
Shelton, 44, describes himself as “leaning and trusting” as the pop star reflected on their five-year romance. “I have never met someone so interesting. It’s different for many years – because it’s been five years since I got to know him – he’s an artist. He’s a Gemini. … He has a lot of differences. .His true love is natural and being on that farm, “he said, adding that they talked about Oklahoma’s retreat for most of the corona virus lockout.
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Gwen Stephanie / Instagram Blake Shelton with Apollo, son of Gwen Stefani
“He’s always been the same, he’s the same guy wherever he goes, you know what I’m saying? You’re so proud … There’s something big about someone very real and then talented, because when you look at what he’s singing, you say, ‘My God, Your voice. ‘ He’s so good, ”Stephanie continued.
Shelton is helping to put his next album together.
“It’s a lot of fun to get around him in the A&R genre, because when I’m writing, he’s very good at knowing what the songs are,” he said. “He was the one who came to me [‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’] Must be the first flight, because he drives to the airport. He said, ‘I’m listening to all the songs, I really think this is the song …’ I was really like, ‘I’m not even going to get a comment’ because I know nothing more about myself. I can not tell. Everyone, I’m going to do it, and then you decide what you want, because it’s hard to say after a while. “
Gwen Stephanie / Instagram Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani’s sons Kingston (L) and Zuma
When they are not working on music, Shelton and Stephanie spend more quality time with her children than ever before and learn to be more attached to each other.
“I feel like we’re trying to do in isolation, ‘Oh Ghosh, we’ve going to look back on these three months, all these 100 days locked together, kids homeschooling and cooking and eating tons of corps,’ ‘she said.
But that doesn’t mean it’s always sexy. “We had to do our own laundry and cook. All of this meant I had clean toilets. It was a lot, it’s a lot of boys, a lot of dirt. But I’m going to look back at it. I’m already looking back on it like it’s an amazing thing.” He said. “It’s trying to find the beauty and the good things that come out of it this time.”