Why the hell do we hate Avril Lavigne? Well, Timmy... It's simple really... but here we go... Avril Lavigne is a pop icon who pretends to play guitar and act differently than she is in order to get the mainstream people to buy from record companies (see more of this in Theory) In reality, Avril is not some hardcore RawR, I'll kill you with my scissors kind of gal... Actually, she is as punk as Britney Spears...only a lot less respectful We do not HATE Avril because it looks like she dresses punk, in fact - I HATE LABELING PEOPLE FOR THE WAY THEY DRESS, I couldn't give two shits if she had the mind of Mandy Moore and wore the same clothes, the fact of the matter is, this Avril chick is posing as something that she is not. Sure, the music doesn't (IMO) match the sounds she's making, but that's not why she is a poser... Avril Lavigne PRETENDS to play guitar... And, by no means do I know if the gal actually knows how to play it or not, I just know that she only plays the guitar on ONE SONG of her entire CD... I understand the argument, "she needs to concentrate on her singing" and all that happy bunny boo boo shit, but if you count the amount of bands with lead singers who play guitar WHILE they are singing, you will see that this CLEARLY isn't the reason for her not playing guitar. And it'd be fine with me if she didn't know guitar, NO BIG DEAL, but she acts like she does and wears one around her, only to smash it at the end of videos... Why?!?! Not even a whiney band like New Found Glory has their lead man pretend to play guitar... But if she does play guitar, she certainly doesn't have enough talent to sing and play... Am I right? I am younger than Avril and certainly not famous, however, without a make-up artist, stylist, or record deal - I can still play guitar or bass and sing at the same time... without pushing the beat behind. But then again... I consider myself talented. And I'm not the only non-famous teenager who can do this, almost every local band I've seen perform had a lead singer who played another instrument... What's Avril's deal? Avril's music is not punk rock, or hardcore... it isn't even "pop," actually... It is New Country... Most of you hear the word, "country" and sneer, but if you pick up Avril's album and compare it with that of Shania Twain...you will, indeed, be surprised. Another thing I hate about Avril, and most any artist, is that she doesn't write her own songs in full. Of course she co-writes her songs, but that's like writing an English Essay and getting it back covered in red ink... Avril could very well write down that she wanted the following lyrics for a song: "The sky is blue...I want my bear" and it could turn out being, "The sky is so blue tonight - it reminds me of me. Feelings like these make me long for my teddy...my teddy bear" Of course that was probably the most horrific lyric you've ever read... But, you get my point. I can't stand how artists can have a professional lyricist edit their music and then pass it off as their own... To me, it's the greatest form of "posery" And, my last point (for the time being) is, Avril Lavigne is basically a "solo artist" the rest of the band, is well...just the rest of the band In most hardcore, punk rock or whatever bands - each member is recognized...of course, the lead man is always gonna be noticed a little more, but people will know who they are. For instance, in Blink 182 (which is just as bad as Avril), everyone knows that it was Mark, Tom and Travis...The band wasn't called, "Mark Hoppus" or "Tom DeLonge"... Avril Lavigne is defining her whole band... How fair is that? ...It's just like what happened with No Doubt... what a shame...
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