Avril Lavigne Explains Her Popularity

When Avril Lavigne is asked what it is about her music that has caught on with so many people, she doesn’t hesitate. “It’s not like teen pop music,” she tells Mary Dickie of the Toronto Sun. “I mean, I’m young, but it’s not bubblegum pop — it’s different. I write my own stuff, and I’m straightforward and completely myself. People see me as a normal kid, whereas everyone else is such a beauty queen. Most of the popular stuff is kind of contrived.”