Last year, a world-renowned musician who is 53 opened up about the life-changing impact music has had on her for as long as she can remember.

Having grown up with dyslexia as a child, this artist revealed how she started learning to communicate verbally through song.

She expressed what a revelation it became to discover her ability to tell her story through her artistry because she previously thought it impossible to become a clear communicator.

Before discovering her passion for music, she found it challenging to fit in and understand what everyone else was understanding.

While speaking on her honorary award at the New York Women in Communications 52nd Annual Matrix Awards in 2022, the singer admitted to still being in disbelief of her accomplishments as an artist. She stated:

“I mean, these things happen to me and I’m like, ‘How is this my life?’… It just makes you reflect a lot on your childhood and your younger you and you’re like, ‘There’s no way that that girl is here right now.’ Because so much has happened and it’s just unexpected… I was just being me.”

The talented singer, who has three siblings and grew up in Fullerton, California, also divulged some information about how her parents raised her. According to the artist, her mom and dad were fairly strict with her all the way into her 20s when she was still living under their roof.

During the breakdown of one of her most famous songs, “Just a Girl,” the musician spoke about how her parents’ parental style influenced and inspired her to create the song. Another interesting fact about the artist is that she started her first band with her brother.

Having grown up with a stepfather himself, Shelton described having a great prototype for him to take inspiration from when raising his stepsons.

Concerning the start of her journey as a songwriter, she discussed how there was no unique process for writing. The hitmaker expressed:

“I just literally started songwriting. I didn’t even know that I knew how to song write.”

Her carefree, edgy, rocker-girl flare came as a natural progression after finding out more about who she was as an artist. The little girl with dyslexia who never imagined she would achieve great success as a star is nonother than the sensationally popular Gwen Stefani.