Photo: Matt Baron/REX ShutterstockWhen she hit the Tonight Showstage on Thursday, Stefani showed she had moved on, but hadn't forgotten, getting emotional as she sang lines like, "I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you."
With host Jimmy Fallon's band, The Roots playing backup, Stefani commanded the stage with a raw performance that had her fighting off tears as she said, "I don't know why I cry." Looking chic in a one-shouldered white jumpsuit, she showed us that it's okay to be sad and confused after a breakup. Especially when it leads to a song like this.
In a recent radio interview, Stefani said she wished it didn't take a divorce to come up with this new song. "I wish it didn't happen," she said. "I wish that all this wasn't happening. But at the same time, I feel like it was part of my life journey."
Perhaps what Stefani is trying to say is: don't feel bad for her. Especially since she's already moving on with her new guy and fellow The Voicejudge, Blake Shelton, who she loves. Ish.
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