While some might think of Avril Lavigne as just another "teen idol" I think that stereotype is undeserved. She came to fame young, that is true, and with what some called "teen angst"
coming through loud in her voice, but there is more to the woman than meets the eye.
In her songs she sings about heartbreak and loneliness like only someone who has been there can. When I first heard Avril, I originally thought she was just playing the "emo" high school kid angle, but with songs like "When You're Gone" I realized the woman is far more complex.
Every note, every heart-wrenching word, you can tell she desires to reach people to their core.
When Avril sings, she is holding a mirror to her own life, reflecting it back to the masses and letting them know "Hey we've all been there and there's no shame in admitting it."
Her songs like "Sk8ter Boi" and "innocence" prove what a person can miss if they're too caught up in what's on the outside of a person.
The flesh and blood is just a shell, the clothing, just a covering, and what really matters
is the soul. Avril recognizes that. and she in essence cries out "stop looking,start seeing, or miss out." I have to admit that no matter how old I get, I will always like Avril's music, because when I listen to it
I actually hear it. Furthermore I wish her the best in everything she pursues, and I also want to say, Keep touching people's hearts, make them feel the music, not just listen to it.
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Obviously, theres something dreadfully wrong with your eardrums. Avril Lavigne is a talentless money-cache for a dying industry. She has an elementary-level poetic ability, her music is largely simplified at the core and produced by over-paid engineers that are paid to create catchy, simple, poppy tracks.
Next time you're considering buying a CD, maybe you should consider buying something by an artist who isn't plastered on mass media adverts.