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Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

Date: Jul 01 2002

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Avril Lavigne is young. She’s beautiful. She has a great voice. She writes her own songs. Her songs are good! What could be better?
I’m a big fan of Avril Lavigne. She’s a wild child. She’s a skater-punk. She’s an outrageous personality. She’s totally different than the other young pop stars, like Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore and Britney Spears. At 17 years old, she’s anything but ordinary
Read on to learn more about Avril and her hit song “Complicated.”

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Avril started wowing people with her voice and personality when she was 2 years old. She hasn’t stopped since. “I’m just coming out and I’m going to clearly be myself. I write what I feel. I never worry what others think, ” Avril avows. “I’m gonna dress what’s me, I’m gonna act what’s me and I’m gonna sing what’s me.”
Her debut CD, Let Go, features the hit song “Complicated.”
Check out some of the lyrics:
Tell me
Why you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you’re acting like you’re somebody else
gets me frustrated
Life’s like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
and you take what you get
and you turn it into honesty
and promise me I’m never gonna find you fake it
no no no

The song is about people who are fake. Avril doesn’t like people who try to be something they’re not. She wants people to be honest and true to themselves.

 

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Discussion

Like Avril, I like people who are honest and true to themselves. Many of today’s pop stars are more focused on being famous than making great music. Avril is a breath of fresh air. She knows who she wants to be, but she’s not willing to sacrifice herself to become a star.
“I always knew this was what I had to do,” she says. “I remember when I was really young, standing on my bed like it was a stage, singing at the top of my lungs and visualizing thousands of people surrounding me.”
Have you heard Avril Lavigne? Do you like her music? Come to the Music Mix message board and let us know!
Rock on,
Migs

 

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AppleZhang

AppleZhang

China

I like her song

02:21 AM Jan 07 2008 |

shawnsjx

shawnsjx

China

I like her musics and be her fan for several years . she acts well .

02:13 PM Jan 06 2008 |

Irisha)

Irisha)

Russian Federation

I adore Avril. She is my favourite pop-star. She is gorgeous and amazing.

09:17 AM Jan 06 2008 |

choclate ice cream

Saudi Arabia

i like “any thing but ordinary” the most.

09:16 AM Jan 06 2008 |

nguyenhuyhoang

Viet Nam

she's the best singer i've known. i love the song 'girl friend' best

 

07:31 AM Jan 06 2008 |

vinhphucquetoi_vn

Viet Nam

i'm fine thanks.

 

06:56 AM Jan 06 2008 |

vinhphucquetoi_vn

Viet Nam

i'm Ca

06:55 AM Jan 06 2008 |

vinhphucquetoi_vn

Viet Nam

i like it

06:54 AM Jan 06 2008 |

54013

54013

China

I LOVE Avril Lavigne

04:40 AM Jan 06 2008 |

54013

54013

China

i like her songs,i'm her fans.

04:36 AM Jan 06 2008 |

iVes

iVes

China

I LOVE Avril Lavigne TOOTongue out

02:58 AM Jan 06 2008 |

Yolanda★

Yolanda★

China

listen her song  jsut now,so not only have a gift on the music ,but also  cool—looking the girl herself !

01:42 PM Jan 05 2008 |

MM666

MM666

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

she is a great singer…i didn,t use to listen to her songs but recently I start enjoying her nice works

01:20 PM Jan 05 2008 |

aree_chuntor@yahoo.com

Thailand

I like this song ,it means so much to me

08:21 AM Jan 05 2008 |

pcdoctor

Turkey

I think, She is very beautiful and sexy. I like her.

07:51 AM Jan 05 2008 |

Jill Bao

Jill Bao

China

I like Avril so much.She just like a special friend with me through my teenage life.

03:41 AM Jan 05 2008 |

ealey.hayek@hotmail.com

Syrian Arab Republic

hello….how are you
can helpe this mane to take?

08:45 PM Jan 04 2008 |

ealey.hayek@hotmail.com

Syrian Arab Republic

you are wonderful

08:44 PM Jan 04 2008 |

honey_babies

Malaysia

u're very sexylady

 

12:26 PM Jan 04 2008 |

ferdi_aran

Indonesia

i like her song

06:22 AM Jan 04 2008 |

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