Anything but ordinary. That's putting it mildly when describing Avril Lavigne. A skater-punk, a dynamic spirit, a true wild child. One of those rare creatures who started wowing people with her voice and character at around age 2. A small-town kid who couldn't sit still in class but had the confidence and determination to take off, virtually on her own, to hone her song-writing skills in New York City and Los Angeles. A startlingly up-front and outrageous 17-year-old with everything it takes to reach stardom-completely on her own terms. "I'm just coming out and I'm going to clearly be… More myself-I write what I feel, I never worry what others think, " Avril says. "I'm gonna dress what's me, I'm gonna act what's me and I'm gonna sing what's me."
Avril does exactly that on her debut CD, Let Go, flaunting sassy vocals, a crystal clear voice with real-girl lyrical style. Anything But Ordinary is a rockin' ode to individuality, while guitar-driven first single, Complicated, is a simple song that kicks pretenders to the curb. The string-inflected I'm With You reaches out for connection to reflect Avril's more mellower side, but tracks like Losing Grip and Unwanted courageously confront rejection and betrayal with all the heaviness such subjects demand. Then there's My World and the metaphoric Mobile, which perfectly articulate the Avril experience. "I have this awesome opportunity to fulfil my dream. I am all over the place, flying here and there, going through different stuff every day," she explains. "This is my lifestyle, but I wouldn't want a normal life or I'd get bored."
Apparently, Avril was born for such insanity. A middle child who "always wanted to be the center of attention," she was bound to bust out of Napanee, Ontario, population 5,000. "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." She segued from her bedroom to singing, well, whenever and wherever she could-starting in church singing gospel music, and on to festivals, then singing country music at fairs and talent contests-until she was discovered by Arista Records.
On a writing trip to NYC, Avril caught the attention of Antonio "LA" Reid, who snapped her up and signed her to Arista. At 16, she moved to Manhattan and began work on her debut CD. Avril plunged into the creative process. "I love writing," she explains. "When I get upset and really need to get it out of me I go to my guitar. Sometimes I feel like my guitar is my therapist."
Although Avril virtually lived in the studio during that New York stint, her efforts didn't pay off at first. "I started working with these really talented people, but I just wasn't feeling it; the songs weren't representative of me," she admits. "Then they started talking about having people write for me, but I had to write myself. I had to do my music. It was a really stressful time, but I never considered giving up." Instead, she flipped coasts. Los Angeles gave Avril the fresh start she needed.
It was there that she hooked up with producer/songwriter Clif Magness, and "I was like, 'Yeah! I've found my guy!'" she enthuses. "We totally clicked, because he just let me guide; he really understood me and let me do my thing." The songs for Let Go began pouring out, with Magness at the helm as well as up-and-coming production team the Matrix. Soon after Avril hooked up with Nettwerk Management who've steered the careers of Sarah McLachlan, Dido, Coldplay, Barenaked Ladies and Sum 41.
who heard the new song Keep Holding On By Avril Lavigne? I think it's really cool. what do you guys think of it?
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Do any of you like Avril's song " Girlfriend".? I know a lot of people hate it because it sounds different from the songs she used to sing, but I actually kind of like it.
Which song do you think was her best and which was her worst?? Best-My Happy Ending and Complicated Worst-Girlfriend(sorry but that song annoys me!!)
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Responding to rumor that Brody has been pitching a reality show about his romance with the 'Complicated' singer, 'The Hills' hunk's agent assures there is no such show in the works.
Brody's agent has debunked the story that he's been persuading Avril to star with him in a reality show which will expose their romance.
She makes me so hot! hide show
This rock/pop musician is absolutely incredible! Her talents are not to be underestimated! To challenge this person to a battle or duel without having trained your pants off prior to challenging her would be so noobish! I see her as not only a way-awesome and talented rock/pop star, but to me, she's also a sort-of modern day warrior. If you've ever played RuneScape, you could almost picture her wearing full Dragon armor and carrying not one, but TWO Dragon swords! If I met her, I would certainly ask for her autograph. She is the top female rock star in my book! So, rock on, Avril!
I absolutly LOVE her!!!! hide show
Avril Lavigne is my absolute favorite singer of all time!!! She's not one of those bubblegum happy pop singers, which i love! She's definatly her own person. Her songs are awesome too, from "Girlfriend" to "Sk8er Boi" (both of which are me all-time favorites of hers). I went to one of her concerts to, and she acually sounded really good live! Some singers sound fine on the tracks, but sound awful live, and I'm very glad to see she's not like that. Her pink guitar and drum and microphone, and.....basically everything looked awesome too! All in all, this girl is definatly one of the best pop singers of this time.
what can you say, anyone who lisens to her music knows what she is about. hide show
any who is interested in music has listened to avril lavigne and thought she made her life with the thing she has loved in her life. she's not one of those music star that just sing what others write for her, she writes song and some she sings and some others sing. breakaway was sung by kelly clarkson for the soundtrack of the princess diaries two and avril wrote the amazing song about leaving a small town life to escape into the world to make something of yourself. i personally think it reflects her life, she made something of herself with what she loves. i like avril because she stands out from other artist for what she does.
Songwriter, actress, singer, pianoist. Wow! She's wow! hide show
One word would describe this girl- Amazing! She is so talneted. She plays like a million instruments. She is seriously one of the all time greatest. I mean her songs are so awesome and totally catchy. I cant think of any singer who can beat her in being a queen of all rock star. She is absoublutely amazing. Wow! I love when you're gone. It such a meaningul song. I love it so much. I have to listen to it at least 5 times a week to have peace in my mind. Just like click , she rocks like wow! go avril
She's amazing! I love her songs! she has an awesome style of Punk/rock she's really anything but ordinary. in her first album "Let Go" her songs are awesome like S8er boi I like how her songs are well written and a fine example, as you can see she has an awesome style in her second album "Under My Skin" was more mature and awesome like her song "My happy ending" but her latest album she changed her image I was shocked but It's her life and I understand her, she became girly, I really miss her Punk/rock style but her songs are still awesome like "Keep Holding On and "Slipped Away"
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