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And they're going to get a more intimate experience with you than they would in a stadium setting. GS: It is a much smaller audience than I'm used to, under five thousand people. It's going to be so different and that's something I need. When you've toured for however many years I have, it's super awesome, but let's do something new! That's why even doing The Voice for the last couple of years was so inspiring for me. I think everybody wants something challenging and new to look forward to. You went to see Jennifer Lopez's Las Vegas show, "All I Have." I'm assuming the two of you discussed her Las Vegas residency, did she give you any advice? GS: Me and Jennifer, I've always looked up to her in the sense that we're exactly the same age, and I remember when No Doubt was coming out and she hadn't done Jenny from The Block yet, but she had that song out "Waiting for Tonight." At the time, I was working with Prince and he started comparing me and Jennifer, and at that time I didn't even see how I was in the same category with her. She was Jennifer Lopez and I was in a band called No Doubt [laughs]. But now, here we both are doing these residencies all these years later, and we've known each other through the years. She's always invited me to her kids' birthday parties and things like that. She is a crazy worker. I cannot believe how much she works! I know I do, but I look at her and I'm like, "Wow!" It doesn't seem human, right? Multiple television shows, Las Vegas residency, albums… GS: I know. I don't understand it. Going to see her, and I'd never seen her do a performance live, I was studying the production of her show. The show was incredible, and she works so hard on stage. I admire her a lot and it was so inspiring to see… and scary! When I came backstage to talk to her afterwards, she comes out of the dressing room looking like a Barbie doll. She was breathtaking on stage, but when you see her up close, it's like, "What?! It's not possible. You are so gorgeous!" She was just so glamorous. We talked for a while and she was like, "Yeah, I've just done 100 shows…" And I'm like, "Whoa, that's a lot of shows!" [laughs]. And she still has forty more to go. She's really enjoyed it, but she said it is challenging. I think you'll find it challenging, but one of the best experiences of your life. GS: It is challenging, and as performers we have a completely different perspective on doing a concert than the audience. The challenge isn't about us. We're going to be us every time we get up there. We may have that one night where we're off because of whatever might be going on. A lot of times, you just never know what you're going to be like on stage. But at the same time, we're pretty much consistent. It's really about the audience. What are they going to be like and are they into it or not? What are you presenting to the audience artistically with your "Just A Girl" Las Vegas residency? You're also a fashion designer and you have a strong aesthetic vision. Between the sets and the costumes, how will everything tie together on stage? GS: I've really tried to put together a show that has a nostalgic feel. The show is full of hit songs that are recognizable and take you back to that time period in your life. And of course, the real reason for doing Vegas is the costumes. I'm working with Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn, who I've been working with now for I don't know how many years. They are just incredible. They did Jennifer [Lopez's] show, and they've also worked with Jennifer for years. They really get me. I think there's going to be about five costume changes, which is a lot for me considering that with No Doubt I never did any.