on Oct. 26—reflected on growing up with dyslexia, noting how much things changed for her when she started communicating through music.
"It's something that I never expected—that I would be a communicator," Gwen exclusively told E! News at the NYC event."And now when I look back at it, it's like that's what I was. I just was literally channeling my story through music, and what I think I loved about the music was there were no rules. I grew up dyslexic. I didn't realize it—in terms of why it was so hard for me.
That realization made all the difference growing up."I just I felt like I didn't really fit in when everyone else was understanding," the Voice coach continued."I was like, ‘What is going on? I'm drowning.' But then when I found music, it was like I was able to communicate with very few words.""Just being honest and being who I was," she added,"somehow translated to like, some kind of universal heartbreak thing that everyone has.
And as the Grammy winner explained, that universal ability served as the building blocks for her future."I was just always like, ‘What am I going to be? What am I going to do?'" she shared."Like, my dreams were just so small. And then here we are. No one will believe it!"