Just in early April, punk diva Avril Lavigne announced her engagement.
In front of the Eiffel Tower, boyfriend Mod Sun proposed to her on one knee with a diamond ring, and she said "YES".
The two posted a number of sweet photos on their social accounts to witness this moment of happiness.
Boating on the Seine, surrounded by violinists and rose champagne, and her favorite love diamond ring, Lavigne herself was very satisfied with the proposal.
This was Lavigne's third engagement, and it was supposed to be a happy news to inject romance and joy into this spring, but after the news of the wedding spread, it was clear that her fans were not happy.
The comments of major platforms are the shock and worry of fans, because the disparity in the status of the two people, as well as the dog blood experience and bad habits in Mod Sun's love affair, have made everyone very dissatisfied with this fiancé.
But Lavigne herself didn't care about this, and she didn't hesitate to use all kinds of beautiful words on Mod. Whether it's a fledgling 17-year-old or a 37-year-old who has completed a thousand sails after becoming famous, Lavigne has actually been doing one thing: being herself.
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The reason why Lavigne can achieve today's achievements is originally from her perseverance.
The record label originally wanted her to do the more popular country music in the mainstream at that time, but she refused and insisted on the rock style, which led to "Complicated", which was selected as one of the "100 Best Singles in the First Decade of the 21st Century".
Renaming the album originally scheduled as "Anything but ordinary" to a simpler and more straightforward "Let Go", it sold well around the world and eventually became one of the best-selling albums of the century.
As a spiritual symbol of a generation of new century poppunk music, the anger and confusion, innocence and persistence of youth in the song have influenced many later musicians.
"I want to be myself clearly, I write my feelings, and I never care what other people think." That's her attitude.
At present, the most energetic female singer in the music world, Billie Eilish, is also a generation that grew up listening to Lavigne, and that fearless vitality and expression have also influenced her subsequent creations, And Pear once said in the caption of the group photo, Thank you for making me who I am today.
Snail Mail also said in an interview: "It was Lavigne who led me into the world of music, specifically, alternative music. ”
Lil Nas X, who was named "Demon King" on Old Town Road, is also a fan of Lavigne, and last year, she excitedly took a photo with her idol backstage at the awards ceremony to express his love for her.
She has always expressed women's autonomy with her own music, and these generations that have grown up under her influence have also become the backbone of the current music scene that dares to insist on themselves and express themselves.
That Anti-Britney girl
In addition to music, she also created an era of her own style in terms of dressing.
At that time, the most popular style was still the honey American sweet sister style belonging to Britney Britney, and everyone was tying double twist flowers and wearing sexy school uniforms and short skirts.
Lavigne rejected these, and her style at the time was called Anti-Britney.
She wasn't sexy or an American sweetheart, she didn't care about the public eye at all, and with her iconic smoky makeup, vest, tie, cargo pants, and a pair of Converse canvas shoes, she slipped out of the skateboard punk era, where people were unconsciously attracted to this skinny girl who played guitar.
The company had asked her "in good faith" how, but she was able to insist on saying no. She rebelled against all the labels of a good girl, only doing rock and roll and not wearing sexy clothes.
And her rebellious image was once called a "bad girl", and the rebellious appearance of youth was the externalization of her punk spirit.
It is no exaggeration to say that the teenagers who wanted to be cool at that time were more or less influenced by her.
This reminds me of another "mother of punk", Vivienne Westwood, who has always challenged the stereotype of clothing and expressed her rebelliousness and attitude in her designs.
The same is true of Lavigne, who only wears what she feels is right, and does not care whether these pieces are suitable for outsiders, and it is precisely because of this that these unique styles have constantly influenced the popular aesthetics of later generations.
The resurgence of punk wear in recent years, as well as the girl crush style of the previous fire, can be seen in the punk diva's insistence on herself.
With dyed hair, a plaid shirt tied around the waist, fishnet socks and skateboard shoes, and a loosely dangling tie, we can see the punk girl with the attitude again.
Life is short, that is, to love
Perhaps because of her rebellious look and the image of a "bad girl", people are always expecting her to mess up her life. But in her career, she is as successful as ever, beyond reproach.
Public attention then turns to her emotional life, and as stated at the beginning, Mod Sun is her third husband, perhaps "bad" from a conservative universal point of view, but for Lavigne herself it may be the opposite.
At the age of 21, she married Deryck Whibley, the lead singer of the band Sum 41, and her romantic fantasies about love and marriage finally came to an end four years later.
In 2013, she and Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger fell in love for a month and then flashed their marriage, a pure black Gothic wedding dress is very bold and stunning, just like her rebellious image.
The two wrote songs together, and survived the most difficult stage of life together, but unfortunately, this marriage life of gathering less and more came to an end after three years.
Reporters always want to dig out the drama of revealing each other from the mouths of the husband and wife who are separated by Lao Yan. But she never complained about her ex.
Even if they are separated, they are still good friends, and the album "Head Above Water", which records her rebirth, was completed in her ex-husband's music studio, and the promotional period did not forget to introduce Lavigne's transformation to life.
The relationship with Mod, which worries fans, has also begun to cooperate on the music of the two, and there are endless topics between the two people when it comes to music.
Even if she has been injured, she is still brave to love: "I really told myself not to fall in love, but when I first wrote songs with him, it was immediately a good fit." 」 I thought to myself, 'Is this right?' Feeling happy and exciting, I secretly decided to 'fuck him!' 'Life is short, I am a Libra, I love. ”
Last November, lavigne, 37, returned with her debut album "Bite Me", and her iconic voice and energetic melody immediately returned to her time.
A popular comment in NetEase Cloud is written like this: "She has experienced illness over the years, experienced a failed marriage, experienced a ten-year peak no longer a time, just like us, experienced high school, college, work, buying a house, marriage, having children, mortgage, experience 996, workplace PUA, and then she brought this song back, with 17-year-old light and arrogance, she was not defeated, no matter what she went through, she can still be herself, or can retain her own light, maybe this is the meaning of idols." 」
Whether it is music or life, she always insists on being herself, maintaining her enthusiasm and sincerity for life, and the courage to dare to be herself, so it is not too late for us to meet her at any time, and we can be infected by this powerful and vivid vitality.
As the song goes:
This innocence is brilliant.
She's Lavigne, and she hasn't changed.
Edit: Sibe
Written by: Moni
Fine Arts: Roland