Blake Shelton Says He’s ‘Getting Softer’ After Marrying Gwen Stefani

“I’ve been thinkin’ about you,” Shelton told Grade. “After this season you won’t ever need these again. You’ll get over it. You’ll become callous like us three.”

“This is so sweet,” Grade replied, as fellow coach Kelly Clarkson interjected by saying, “That’s a nice gesture.”

John Legend was also surprised. “Look at this guy. There is a heart in there,” he joked. 

Shelton insisted that his recent marriage to Stefani has had a positive impact on him. 

“Look, I’m married now. I’m soft. I’m getting softer,” he shared. 

Shelton will soon put his softer side on full display when he releases “We Can Reach The Stars,” a track he co-wrote with Craig Wiseman to sing to Stefani on their wedding day. 

The song served as Shelton’s vows and was truly a special moment during the ceremony. 

In a recent interview with Storme Warren on The Storme Warren Show on SiriusXM’s The Highway, Shelton detailed his decision to write a song for his wedding vows and shared how Wiseman helped him craft a song for his bride. 

“I had written a song. And as soon as I knew that that’s what we were going to do. I started trying to write a song because that’s kind of the opposite of what she would have expected me to do,” Shelton explained to Warren.

He went on to share that he doesn’t “write that many songs anymore” because “it’s like pulling teeth” but said that he decided to try to write a song for Gwen because it’s something she wouldn’t have expected. 

“So I started writing this song and, uh, and I can only get so far with it. ‘Cause I didn’t want it to just be something for that moment. I wanted it to be something that, uh, was, was bigger and I saw I needed help,” he said. “And so I called Craig, Craig Wiseman. I said ‘Craig, you got to help me with this thing. Like, I’m not joking around here.’” 

Although the song was personal, Shelton said it’s also broad enough for others to relate to, which is why he is ultimately deciding to release it. 

“I think it’s something I want to share because I’m really proud of it,” Shelton said at the time. “And I’m, I, you know, to me, a marriage, a ceremony is you’re not keeping it private when you get married to somebody you’re announcing to the world, ‘Hey, this is my wife, just so everybody knows.’ That’s why we wear these rings. You know, this is where we’re together now. And, and I feel that way about the song. It’s like, it is a, uh, you know, for me something that I want people to hear and know, and because I’m, I’m proud to be married to Gwen and so proud of that song.”

“We Can Reach The Stars” will appear on Shelton’s forthcoming Deluxe Edition of Body Language, which will be released on December 3.