Blake Shelton Says Gwen Stefani Saved His Life, Clears Up Donald Trump Endorsement Report

Blake Shelton is cool and casual for the latest cover of Billboard magazine.

Here’s what the 40-year-old singer had to share with the mag:

On telling Gwen Stefani about his divorce for the first time: “I won’t forget that day. I looked over at Gwen — who I didn’t really know — and she had these huge tears in her eyes. I thought, ‘Wow, she feels super bad for me! I thought it was going to be another one of those things-are-going-to-be-OK talks. She didn’t tell me much, because we didn’t know each other at the time, but she said, ‘I’m going through something very similar to what you’re going through. I understand. And I hate it.’

On how Gwen helped him overcome heartbreak: “Gwen saved my life. Who else on earth could understand going through a high-profile divorce from another musician? You can’t even imagine the similarities in our divorces.”

On whether he supports Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton: “I’m not going to have the political conversation with you about Trump, or about Hillary Clinton, but I will tell you this: Whether you love him or hate him, he says what he thinks, and he has proven that you don’t always have to be so afraid….”

Blake later tweeted a clarification, “Hey before this gets going like it always does… I haven’t enforced ANYBODY for president. And I not going to. I don’t do that shit.”

For more on Blake, visit Billboard.com.