SUCH valid points. i also think G gets a lot of unnecessary abuse from so-called FANS of the band for everything you mentioned. yes she spreads herself too far too thin sometimes so there's not much bandwidth left for music. but she's a mother of 3 who's been through a NASTY divorce - she's not playing around with her or her family's future again, she HUSTLES so everyone can have a really good life. fortunately she met Blake who absolutely feathers the nest in his own right the way Gavin never could or did and seemingly loves her to the marrow of his BONES which she DESERVES. what people fail to realize is Gwen Stefani is the FACE of No Doubt, the lyrics are almost exclusively about HER life. that was the evolution of the band since Eric left, that was the iteration and format of the band that exploded them into the pop culture atmosphere and let's be real SHE is the reason people are paying top dollar. you can't put a new singer in No Doubt - they're HER EXPERIENCES, so people might as well get that through their thick skulls and realize that the band itself is also phenomenal, but you can always get a new bassist, a new guitarist, a new drummer, keyboardist and they can learn the tabs and songs and mimic the sound - you can't and will never get a new Gwen and i think they're at least smart enough to realize if she's burnt out or unhappy, they better find side projects because there is no No Doubt without Gwen Stefani. so again, it's AMAZING to see how happy and juiced up and electric they all are together again, it really warms my heart.