Avril Lavigne’s Refusal To Be A Product Makes Her One

Cynthia Fuchs of PopMatters.com weighed in on Avril Lavigne, and she takes the side that the Canadian singer wants to be anything but a product. “Lavigne looks like the real deal. Her refusal to be a product makes her a wholly stunning product,” Fuchs said. “Shaped and reshaped by Arista’s remarkably expert machine, she remains patient with interviewers who ask the same questions repeatedly, explaining herself — some projected version of herself — again and again. And somewhere, the Anti-Avril is inventing herself in her bedroom.” Read more.