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Music News: Avril Lavigne: "I'm really proud of the songs I did."
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Avril Lavigne: "I'm really proud of the songs I did."
Inked Magazine Interview/Article (Note there are some typos as it was hand written by a member... but in the source you can view the article on magazine scans. Album news is BOLDED in the quote below so that it is easy to find.)
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Suddenly the petite blonde with long, flowing locks bounces up off the couch to proudly display the two star tattoos on her hip. Then, unexpectedly, she lifts up the side of her tank top all the way to the middle of her rib cage. There on her porcelain skin are four black capital letters that read ****. Grinning from high cheekbone to high cheekbone with an honest, uncontained smile one rarely sees on this shy beauty, she announces, "My favorite tattoo is this one. It's my favorite word!" She giggles and collapses back onto the couch.
When Avril Lavigne stepped out onto the music scene with her debut, Let Go, in 2002, it wasn't long until critics started comparing her to pop's two other sugarplum faires: Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Britney was the coquettish but virginal girl, Christina was the hot popular girl, and Avril was our type: the cute skater chick. But Lavigne took offense at being lumped into the same rock 'n' roll high school and publicly lashed out against the pair - fitting for her place on the playground next to the halfpipe.
The girls grew into divas during the height of the intrusive swarm of celebrity media. Spears had a very public meltdown, while Aguilera went from a saucy sexpot to a respected, happily married mother with a wild streak. Lavigne mostly continued on the same path, releasing chart-topping records while dodging the invasive eye of the celebrity media. There were some changes, like a marriage to Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley that ended last fall, and a few obvious missteps, such as her mispronunciation of David Bowie's name (it doesn't rhyme with "Howie") and a comment she made implying that she was the Sid Vicious of her generation. But the Canadian-born vocalist never confessed to being a "good girl," so even though she's spent plenty of nights out drinking and has spit on a handful of paparazzi, her antics weren't exactly news with an exclamation point. All in all, it's been Lavigne's music, not her personal life, that has taken center stage.
Now, at 25, the gorgeous former tomboy has seperated from the pack. Although she hasn't stopped partying - she's still spotted at plenty of Hollywood hotspots, most recently alongside reality TV star Brody Jenner - her taste for vodka seems to have waned. She's too much in demand to be hobbled by hangovers. In February she was invited to sing at the closing ceremony for the 2010 Olypics, an experience she says was a huge honor even though she didn't get to attend the United States vs. Canada hockey game. "They had us on lockdown. We weren't allowed to leave our trailers, for security purposes. But we had the door open while everyone was watching, and I could hear everyone in the whole town screaming. It was a very exciting moment and I'm so glad Canada won because Canadians rule at hockey!"
For the last two years, Lavigne has also been overseeing the styling of Abbey Dawn, the apparel and accessory line named after her childhood nickname. She explains that the line, which features clothing and accessories emblazoned with skulls, hearts and other of-the-moment symbols, represents her current style. "It's fun to be a chick and design clothes and things I'd like for myself," she says. "I design things I couldn't find. ...I feel like everybody [in Hollywood] dresses the same. I guess Gwen Stefani has a cool style. She has her own style. She doesn't really dress like everybody else."
Even though she's often photographed in a hoodie and a T-shirt, Lavigne's style has changed over the years. "Now that I'm older, I wear tight jeans and heels," she says of her metamorphosis. "I remember on my first album, if I showed up at a photo shoot and there were tight pants, I'd be like, 'Get those away from me!' I only wore baggy things and skater shoes and Converse. I wound never touch a pair of heels. Now I love heels."
Is a new, more mature side of Lavigne emerging? Perhaps so. On tour, she doesn't party quite has hard. "I got into a real health kick. I wake up and drink a whole bunch of water. I eat really healthy, I like to do yoga, I Rollerblade with my brother, skateboard, and sometimes play street hockey. I like to do active stuff during the day because I'm waiting around for the big moment, and it's not until 9 p.m." When she's not on tour, she can be found playing soccer or volleyball in her backyard or surfing in the Caribbean. "I surfed this Christmas for the first time and I got up on my first try, and the rest of the day I got, like, every single wave. I surfed for a total of three days and came home and was like, I need to get a board."
For the last two years, she's also been working diligently on her album that's set to be released this fall. This time around she's elected to write - instead of cowrite - most of the songs. "This is more serious, in a way," she says. "It's more about having the vocal be the main part of the track. The lyrics are very real, open, honest. I think that when I'm not writing for other people or there are people in the room, I can go there more. I was ready to."
Working in her home studio, and on her piano instead of her guitar, helped facilitate the process. "The piano is more of an emotional instrument," Lavigne says. "It stirs up different emotions for me and moves me in a diffenret way than the guitar can." Just don't expect her to go all Tori Amos: "It's less pop rock as far at the production goes. It still has my vibe, but it's where I'm at now, at 25." Although she says she won't listen to her music once it's released ("once it's done, it's done - I play it every night but I never want to hear it again"), she was happy to have more of an involvement in the production. "I'm really proud of the songs I did. I can't believe I did it!" she admits. "I've always sat with producers because I would write a song and have to get my visions across or the'd do whatever they think. I'm very particular with my sound and what I'm going for."
She credits Whibley for showering her with his expertise in this arena. Though she's been notably outspoken about plenty of other celebrities, she has nothing but positive words to say about the man she made music with; the two started dating when she was 19 and married when she was 21. With the exception of a few tracks that Lavigne's longtime music partner Butch Walker worked on, Whibley was in charge of producing most of the album's tracks. "I'm blown away by his talent," she says. "He's one of the most talented people I know, musically. He has a great ear. He has really a good style. he's very smart and I respect him a lot." The two worked together on the record for two years when she was home from touring and continued to work together even after their divorce.
Despite rumors that they're back together, she says they're just friends, and she hasn't covered the tattoo - her most painful yet - on her right wrist that features his first initial within a pink heart. In fact, the two just got matching tattoos in March. "We celebrated his 30th birthday together," Lavigne explains. "It was a big one and I was like, "Let's get 30 tattoos. I will if you will!"
This spontaneous spirit seems to drive Lavigne. "I have a very short attention span, so when I write I do it right away. I force myself to finish it or I won't. The best stuff is the songs I write in 30 minutes." The same goes for her tattoos. "Everything is always spur-of-the-moment. All of my tatoos I decide that second and do it." Perhaps as a result, all but two are matching tattoos she got with friends. That includes her first, a five-pointed star tattoo she shares with former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody, as well as the fairly new lightning bold she got with Brody Jenner at Mario Barth's Las Vegas tattoo parlor, King Ink, this past spring.
When She's out on tour she gets to meet even more people with whom she shares tattoos. Pointing to the star on her wrist, she says, wide-eyed, "Fans did that when I got that, I've seen people with my portrait, and some people put my name on them after I sign my autograph. I signed one girl's ass and she tattoed it. I was like, Ooh, I better do a really god job!"
Altough Lavigne has no plans to get any band related tattoos of her own, she's thinking of getting a bigger piece that's not so spur-of-the-moment. "I want to get a big-ass-mother****ing tattoo on my forearm. I'm going to wait a few years and make sure I still want it then. I have to wait for that special someone to come back into my life." She laughs, uncontrollably. "I want to do a big-ass heart with a flag through it with a name. I want it to be a huge experience and statement.
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Member Since: 7/26/2009
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let us hear Now Avril the new ****ing songs we wait a lot
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Member Since: 3/14/2010
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I've literally been waiting FOREVER for this album to come out. I remember thinking it was going to be released around the same time as The Fame Monster back in November. With all this waiting, the album better be a masterpiece!
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Member Since: 12/22/2007
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lets see if this is really a good album. i love her but the last album was too pink in every aspect.
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Member Since: 6/14/2007
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I'm wayyy tooo lazy to read all that plus I have to go
but whatever it is
GO AV!!! u def need to feel proud of your job.
(I'll be back to post my actual opinion after reading all that.)
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Member Since: 3/14/2010
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It'll probably be more like Let Go & Under My Skin. It sounds like it won't be like The Best Damn Thing. I'm glad she released TBDT though, because without it there would be no Innocence, When You're Gone, or Runaway which are my all time favorites :heart:
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Member Since: 6/25/2008
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She better start giving us some songs or I'll be over her!(well, not really but come on, how long can we wait?!)
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Originally posted by emmanuel_punk
I'm wayyy tooo lazy to read all that plus I have to go
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YOU are LAZY to read ABOUT AVRIL LAVIGNE?!?!?!
You are such a hater
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Member Since: 4/26/2010
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I made the important bits bold so that you didnt HAVE to read it all.
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Originally posted by Ivan_brit
let us hear Now Avril the new ****ing songs we wait a lot
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true true
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
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i hope she'll be really proud to release them in our lifetime.
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Member Since: 12/13/2009
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Girlfriend was my **** back in 07. Good times, good times.
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Member Since: 9/5/2009
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I'm sick of her talking about how "good" her new songs are. GIVE US SOME PROOF ABOUT THAT!
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Member Since: 11/24/2006
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Read it all, its a really good article(If u didn't you should), and i agree, some of her songs are simply amazing. She's one of the best songwriters of our generation, for sure.
Im ready for the new album
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Member Since: 6/14/2007
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@ Angelo
I'm so Obviously not a hater!!! I read all this since yesterday I also post my opinion but I'm seeing that it didn't sent!
anywayyy yes is a great article most parts I've already read it like the ones of the tattos. The thing about the new album well I agree with everyone let us hear NOW AvriL!!
The part when says she won't listen to her music once it's released I hope the album gets soooo big specially on radio sO she hear her songs practically every moment LOL!
CAN'T WAIT!
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Fall To Pieces
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Member Since: 6/14/2007
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^ What does 'Fall To Pieces' has to do with this thread?
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