I hate Avril Lavinge with a passion..
Not for her music (Well, I do hate her music, but that's all about personal tastes...) but for her bullshit attitudes. "I'm a punk rocker who writes her own songs and plays guitar."
*Her songs are 'pop'...maybe some are 'pop-rock'. Not punk.
*She barely ever plays her guitar...which would be fine, if she didn't claim to.
*Her songs are co-written...which, again, would be fine, if she didn't claim to be some prodigy songwriter.
And her try-hard punk clothing? Clothing shouldn't define a music genre...and a girl wearing a tie isn't as mindblowing as she seems to think.
If she just claimed to be what she is- ie, an entertainer who sings-and sometimes writes- pop music, who dabbles on the guitar but can't yet honestly claim to be a professional "musician", then I'd have no problem with her. I still wouldn't in a million years consider buying her album, but I'd be fine with what she's doing.
It sickens me that there are so many brilliant, genuine musicians out there who never get a break, while Avril tops the charts with her blatant bullshit...the music industry is sooo fucked up.