FAKES.

It’s Official. Avril Lavigne has left that multi-million dollar industry of pretending to be a rock star.

I was never fooled by her act why were you?

Avril first burst on the scene around 2002 in my country with the aptly titled single “Complicated”.

Her persona was that of an aggressive teen rock chick with a voice like a honking bicycle horn.

Blatantly marketed to toward the young teens particularly “emo” kids that are just beginning to experiment with masturbation and self-harm. Avril Lavigne gave them a lot to think about.

Her second single showed the world just how talented she was “sk8er Boi” was brilliant as it was a true representation of her grasp of the English language and her lyrical genius. Rhyming “boy” with, well “boy” shows true Shakespearian ability.

Then she sang a song about being stood up on a date, this made me laugh so much “It’s a damn cold night”

“Well there is snow on the ground and you are wearing your three-quarter length shorts, no wonder you have been stood up. Bet you have done nothing but whinge all day”.

Then she was in a video wearing nothing but her tiny knickers and a vest. It looked like she was desperate for attention, even though it’s the wrong sort of attention.

Shortly after she gets married to one of the guys from “SUM 41”.

Then comes back on the music scene dressed like some sort of Barbie doll, now sporting bleached blonde hair and dance routines, clearly cashing in on the bald Brittany market now, asking if she can be you girlfriend. Well considering I wouldn’t even get a second hand SUM 41 album, I would certainly not have one of their wives second hand.

You’ll never find Mike’s Soapbox faking, Avril.

I’m sick of musicians pretending that they are something they are not.

The “Rasmus” is an annoying culprit, selling us semi-dark imagery with in its lyrics with simple power chord chugged out again.

With black clothes and pale faces, you’d think Mike’s Soapbox would enjoy the “Rasmus” you’d be so wrong.

Their song that gained notoriety in my country was “In The Shadows” damn this song was annoying. Selling cliché lyrics again. If you want a dark song this is how you do it, you change one word in the chorus from “I've been watching, I've been waitin
In the shadows for my time” to “I’ve been watching, I’ve been waiting in the BUSHES” etc. Now the song is 80% darker.

Oh its too dark now isn’t it. You don’t like it, do you?

So here’s a tip for you if you don’t like the dark side stay away from it. Why is it cool to be dark? A true bringer of light knows the darkness and moves beyond it.

My advice is don’t be a faker, you will be found out, by me.

For more about emo kids go to Becky’s Rant.