What misconception that people have about Avril really annoys you?

[Opinionated Brit]

This must have been done before, but yet again I can't find anything with the search tool.

It's still been seriously quiet around here today so anything that causes a bit of discussion can't hurt.

What misconception that people have about Avril really annoys you?

For me it's the way a lot of people I know thinks she's a long gone artist that hasn't released anything since Girlfriend. GL had some great content but it didn't receive much exposure to the masses here in the UK so most of the people I talk to didn't even know about it.

I'm sure some of you can come up with something much better

[BogoGog24]

- That Avril is bratty and immature. During TBDT she presented herself that way, but when you watch her in interviews she really is very nice and quiet. She can be serious when she wants to be.
- Also that she has "changed" or "sold out," which we all know isn't true- her clothes changed, she signed some endorsement deals, started her own clothing line and perfumes, so what? She's still the same person.
- That she has become like other pop singers. The GL singles are obviously the exceptions but her music, the albums overall, are still different from what other pop singers are doing.
- That she thinks she is "punk." Avril never said she was punk, she even said once that punk is "very political, living in a van with no money, not walking the red carpet singing a song called 'Complicated.'" It was the media who slapped the "punk/skater girl" label on her, not Avril, yet it was Avril who'd get criticized for trying to be "punk."

[NINO16]

- That Avril is bratty and immature. During TBDT she presented herself that way, but when you watch her in interviews she really is very nice and quiet. She can be serious when she wants to be.
- Also that she has "changed" or "sold out," which we all know isn't true- her clothes changed, she signed some endorsement deals, started her own clothing line and perfumes, so what? She's still the same person.
- That she has become like other pop singers. The GL singles are obviously the exceptions but her music, the albums overall, are still different from what other pop singers are doing.
- That she thinks she is "punk." Avril never said she was punk, she even said once that punk is "very political, living in a van with no money, not walking the red carpet singing a song called 'Complicated.'" It was the media who slapped the "punk/skater girl" label on her, not Avril, yet it was Avril who'd get criticized for trying to be "punk."

p.s. I stopped caring what others think of Avril and have been ignoring them for quite a while now, its just what people do and will continue on doing. I know what I love and nothing else matters.

[Aven]

- That Avril is bratty and immature. During TBDT she presented herself that way, but when you watch her in interviews she really is very nice and quiet. She can be serious when she wants to be.
- Also that she has "changed" or "sold out," which we all know isn't true- her clothes changed, she signed some endorsement deals, started her own clothing line and perfumes, so what? She's still the same person.
- That she has become like other pop singers. The GL singles are obviously the exceptions but her music, the albums overall, are still different from what other pop singers are doing.
- That she thinks she is "punk." Avril never said she was punk, she even said once that punk is "very political, living in a van with no money, not walking the red carpet singing a song called 'Complicated.'" It was the media who slapped the "punk/skater girl" label on her, not Avril, yet it was Avril who'd get criticized for trying to be "punk."

All my thoughts^

[BogoGog24]

I think another really annoying misconception is that many people seem to think Avril is practically a nobody or a one-hit wonder, when in fact, she has had 5 #1 hits as well as sold over 30 million albums worldwide. I bet many people do not even know that Girlfriend was the first video on YouTube to gain 100 million views. Avril is much more successful than most people realize, if you stated all her numbers and stats to people, I bet they'd be really surprised at how much she has achieved over the years. I bet you even some people don't know she's been around for a decade already.

[Opinionated Brit]

I think another really annoying misconception is that many people seem to think Avril is practically a nobody or a one-hit wonder, when in fact, she has had 5 #1 hits as well as sold over 30 million albums worldwide. I bet many people do not even know that Girlfriend was the first video on YouTube to gain 100 million views. Avril is much more successful than most people realize, if you stated all her numbers and stats to people, I bet they'd be really surprised at how much she has achieved over the years. I bet you even some people don't know she's been around for a decade already.

There's this as well. I may have said there were a few people who didn't know she'd released anything since Girlfriend but I was also totally shocked to find out that there were more than one or two people I've talked to the didn't know she'd done anything beyond Complicated :O

I don't know how to describe this either. It's like she's popular but underrated.

[MikeClawz]

- That Avril is bratty and immature. During TBDT she presented herself that way, but when you watch her in interviews she really is very nice and quiet. She can be serious when she wants to be.
- Also that she has "changed" or "sold out," which we all know isn't true- her clothes changed, she signed some endorsement deals, started her own clothing line and perfumes, so what? She's still the same person.
- That she has become like other pop singers. The GL singles are obviously the exceptions but her music, the albums overall, are still different from what other pop singers are doing.
- That she thinks she is "punk." Avril never said she was punk, she even said once that punk is "very political, living in a van with no money, not walking the red carpet singing a song called 'Complicated.'" It was the media who slapped the "punk/skater girl" label on her, not Avril, yet it was Avril who'd get criticized for trying to be "punk."

All of these.

Also, that she is a stuck up, whiny b!?$# who can't sing.

[BogoGog24]

There's this as well. I may have said there were a few people who didn't know she'd released anything since Girlfriend but I was also totally shocked to find out that there were more than one or two people I've talked to the didn't know she'd done anything beyond Complicated :O

I don't know how to describe this either. It's like she's popular but underrated.

I think the reason is that she changes so much from album to album that it's hard to recognize her songs based on sound alone (even her voice changes). Dyeing her hair differently can also confuse people and make it hard to tell if she's the same person or not. I can totally understand people being confused because she looks and sounds really different with every album, there's not really any consistency or familiarity like there is with, say, a Britney album. I don't know how to describe it either- I think she is just one of those artists that people don't really talk about as much as they do with artists like Rihanna, Katy, Gaga, etc. People are more interested in those artists because they're releasing all these singles and setting records and all that stuff, while Avril sort of stays low. Avril seems to be an artist who people talk about when she makes some drastic change (for example Girlfriend) then once the hype dies down people kind of forget about her and move on.

[Opinionated Brit]

I think the reason is that she changes so much from album to album that it's hard to recognize her songs based on sound alone (even her voice changes). Dyeing her hair differently can also confuse people and make it hard to tell if she's the same person or not. I can totally understand people being confused because she looks and sounds really different with every album, there's not really any consistency or familiarity like there is with, say, a Britney album. I don't know how to describe it either- I think she is just one of those artists that people don't really talk about as much as they do with artists like Rihanna, Katy, Gaga, etc. People are more interested in those artists because they're releasing all these singles and setting records and all that stuff, while Avril sort of stays low. Avril seems to be an artist who people talk about when she makes some drastic change (for example Girlfriend) then once the hype dies down people kind of forget about her and move on.

True, but the likes of Rihanna, Katy Perry and co are also changing their appearance all the time, often through more than just hairstyles.

But the lack of continuity between albums could definitely be a factor. The variety of her studio album career is immense and it is sometimes hard to imagine that a song like 'I love you' came from the same artist as 'Unwanted'

[BogoGog24]

True, but the likes of Rihanna, Katy Perry and co are also changing their appearance all the time, often through more than just hairstyles.

But the lack of continuity between albums could definitely be a factor. The variety of her studio album career is immense and it is sometimes hard to imagine that a song like 'I love you' came from the same artist as 'Unwanted'

Rihanna/Katy/Gaga's music still stays relatively the same though. I mean, you can tell that it is them when you hear their songs. Avril's voice changes on every record and the styles of the songs change, like you said, it's hard to believe the girl who sang "Girlfriend" is the same as the girl who sang "Unwanted." And yeah I'm sure the long breaks don't help either, when she finally releases something people go, "Avril Lavigne????......... Oh yeah I remember her! She did Sk8er Boi right?"

[Opinionated Brit]

Rihanna/Katy/Gaga's music still stays relatively the same though. I mean, you can tell that it is them when you hear their songs. Avril's voice changes on every record and the styles of the songs change, like you said, it's hard to believe the girl who sang "Girlfriend" is the same as the girl who sang "Unwanted." And yeah I'm sure the long breaks don't help either, when she finally releases something people go, "Avril Lavigne????......... Oh yeah I remember her! She did Sk8er Boi right?"

Yeah, I'm glad she's different though.

I'm sick of Rihanna's voice now. Every song she does sounds ridiculously similar and they've been charting pretty much non stop for 5 years now :|

It may not help her to be recognised easily but it's a good thing for fans who like some variety

[BogoGog24]

^ I agree. I like that Avril sounds different on each album, even if sometimes it's hard to get used to.