Avril Lavigne Grows Out Of Her Serious Phase

Avril Lavigne spoke with Billboard about the new upbeat sound on her forthcoming album ‘Best Damn Thing’, out April 17th, and its first single ‘Girlfriend’. “I was just so over writing such serious songs,” Lavigne said. “Even though they really weren’t that serious, I went through a little dark phase when I was 18 and wrote ‘Under My Skin.’ But I grew out of that. Lyrically, I didn’t know where I was going to go on this record. I totally did not even think about it. I had no theme. I was thinking more about the music and the vibe.”