Avril Lavigne has always been an enigma to me, because I’m never sure if her image really jives with her real life. When she first hit the scene, she was a relative novelty: a pretty female pop singer who had a post-punk edge, but made it big on the charts. But looking at her breakout hit ‘Sk8ter Boi,’ I wondered whether she actually skates, despite her hanging around with a deck in her hand.
Next, Avril came out with this bratty ‘Girlfriend’ video & remix that is fun and catchy and gets stuck in my head – but she’s married (at age 22. Precocious? Just a little). She’s still got this post-punk thing going on with her edgy style, fast-paced song tempo, and overall attitude, but it’s a weird contrast between her mainstream rock star life and her taunting song lyrics (‘hey! You! I don’t like your girlfriend!’).
And then Avril went really, really posh, and bought a massive mansion in Bel-Air (a posh part of LA) for $9.5 million with her hubbie, Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley. Do edgy rockers live in Bel-Air? I thought this might be an oxymoron, but it turns out that she bought the house from former Blink-182 member Travis Barker.
All of which leaves me wondering: Who is Avril Lavigne, really? And what does being 'punk' mean to you?
Holla at me & let me know.
I heard that her new song "Girlfriend" was just for fun. She doesn't really mean anything by it. So what if she lives in a Bel-Air house. Shes got the money and can do whatever she wants with it. Not to mention have you seen the inside of it? Neither have i, but maybe she has her as you say "edgy" stuff inside of it. Dont judge a book by its cover. Or in this case, her song and look and house.
P.S. you have mainly said all bad things about Avril, are you sure you arent really saying all this because you dont like her? Hmmmm..... Im onto you. lol
I agree with what a previous commenter said. I liked Avril more when she first became a big star. She was pretty good and played the skater - I couldn't care less attitude role pretty well. But her new song "Girlfriend" is very annoying and too preppy for my style. I think her old songs were much better, but I was always confused as to whether she skated or not. My verdict is she might be influenced to become more preppy by her fans or maybe this is just her true style. Hmm. I wonder.
I don't know...I think Avril was real when she started, but as the years wore on, she lost her edge. The new single, "Girlfriend," is a very different kind of song ("Hey hey/You you/ I don't like your girlfriend/No way/no way/ i think you need a new one") - it's very Valley Girl-ish. Of course, punk has pretty much disappeared in its original form, but a few great bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco are blending punk with the elements of pop, hardcore, baroque, and techno music to make some pretty sweet stuff.
