Love Angel Music Baby was a hit and transformed Gwen Stefani into a pop culture icon. But it wasn’t easy to get there. First, she’d have to overcome self-doubt. “What You Waiting For?” and its titular ...

Eric Stefani left just after its release, later working as an animator for The Simpsons. By late 1994, Interscope allowed recordings to resume, and Tragic Kingdom was released in October 1995.