~ Michelle Lavigne appears in the Sk8er Boi video.
~ Avril got free Osiris sneakers at the mall where the Complicated video was shot.
~ Avril's cousin, Martine Filion (29) travelled to Ottawa (from Napanee) just to see Avril perform.
~ Avril fixed her hair in braids all around her hair when she was in 11th grade.
~ Avril's a hopeless romantic. She can't wait to get married and wear a veil.
~ Avril's brother, Matt, accompanied her to New York City when she was still starting out.
~ Once, in New York City, a man thought that Avril was a hooker. She's been carrying around a pocket
knife ever since that incident.
~ She wasn't the most popular girl at school.
~ Avril's favorite song of her album is Losing Grip.
~ Avril taught herself to play her dad's 6-string guitar when she was 12.
~ Avril plays the guitar live for the songs Complicated and Naked.
~ You can see Deryck Whibley frequently at Avril's concerts.
~ "Let Go", her CD, was originally called "Anything But Ordinary".
~ Avril's most embarrassing moment was when her mom went to pick her up at a party when she was 14.
~ Avril chooses to wear a watch on her right arm.
~ She sang her first church solo when she was 10. She sang NEAR THE HEART OF GOD, "She sang like
a song bird" remembers her mom, gushing, like only a mom does. (YM October 2002)
~ She listed in Teen People's "What's Next" 2003.
~ She frequently says that she is has not claimed to be punk.
~ Avril's manager, Terry McBride is also the manager for Dido.
~ Avril got her record deal at age 16.
~ She played on a hockey team at age 10.
~ Hilary Duff dressed up as Avril on Halloween.
~ Avril gets kicked out of clubs and bars frequently.
~ She likes to play her acoustic guitar better when she first writes her songs and than she likes to play the
electric guitar during her concerts the best.
~ She brings along a joke book while her and the group travels.
~ She plays the guitar during her songs Complicated, Mobile and Naked.
~ She has a crush on Tobey Maguire, Eminem, the "Sk8er Boi", and the guys in her band.
~ Avril plays a Gibson-Les Paul Studio in Black.
~ Her fav. article of clothing are her Converse sneakers.
~ She was signed to Nettwork at age 14 when she was at a bookstore.
~ Avril does NOT do all of her own make-up. She sometimes gets help from professionals during concerts.
She says she does it different everytime. She is also into pumpkin-flavoured lipgloss!
~ Avril's High School was called 'Napanee District Secondary School'.
~ At the age of 12 she won a radio competition to duet with Shania Twain.
~ She likes the UK a lot but she finds it expensive and she doesn't like the weather!
~ Avril can fit into the suitcase, which she takes on tour with her.
~ She got suspended from school three times for skipping lessons and starting fights.
~ Her middle name is Ramona.
~ She gave Steve from Sum41 a wedgie recently at a club in NYC.
~ Her favourite items of her official merchandise are the ties+hoodies.
~ She cannot eat her favourite food pizza because it is bad for her voice+vocals.
~ She won $1000 at a talent contest when she was 15.
~ She uses a camo lunchbox as a wallet.
~ She won't pay $6 for a sandwich.
~ When she was looking in a BMW car showroom her dad said why don't you buy one, but Avril got angry
and said she just wanted a used jeep!
~ Her next video after I'm with you will be Losing Grip.
~ Her next album should be out by next Xmas.
~ She keeps her skateboard in NYC because she says its like carrying a plank of wood around with you all
day.
~ She says she could pull off a backside ollie kickflip when she was in High School.
~ She cans ollie over her miniature schnauzer, Sam.
~ Avril was a loner in high school.
~ One day in school Avril got yelled at by a school boy that said GIRLS CAN'T FISH. So right after that
they found Avril near a lake fishing with a bunch of girls who caught 78 cat fishes.
~ Avril doesn't like copycats. She is flattered that girls dress like her, though!
~ Avril doesn't like to follow trends and wears whatever she wants.
~ Avril is not always acting up and breaking rules, she shows respect toward many people,even on stage. ~
Not too long ago, Avril got kicked out of a bar because Sum 41's Dyreck and her were causing a big
commotion inside. Both were giving each other weggies and Deryck broke down a wooden door because
the bathroom door got stuck on him. ~ Avril celebrated her 18th birthday at a surprise hockey party in
NYC.
~ Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Pink, and Sum 41 are all big fans of Avril.
~ Jimmy Fallon made a little joke at the Video Music Awards 2002 by pretending he was Avril. On stage he wore a red weg, tie, and that WHITE tanktop and sang Complicated. Avril reportedly danced around and was screaming from the audience, "GO AVRIL GO" "ROCK ON!"
~ Avril is frightened of growning up. She says she wished she was 16 again. She was mad because time
went so fast and now shes 18. She is afraid of taking care of herself and not being spoiled much. She said
she'll do fine as long as she has her wonderful fans and her boy group of sk8ters.
~ Avril plans to go to San Antonio, Texas in May to sing her heart toward her fans in Texas.
~ Avril once kissed a boy on the cheek in 1st grade.... Donya worry it was in a play.
~ Avril thinks kids these days are curious of how the business goes when your a singer thats why she is always telling the truth about what goes on.
~ When Avril was just 10 she would go with her dad and feed the homeless.
~ Avril taught herself how to skate, when she was just 14.
~ Avril uses peach lipstick or tanish white. Avril uses chapstick most of the time.
~ If Avril would make a sandwich to eat it would have: olives, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mayonnaise and
ham/or turkey meat.
~ Avril loves pizza that has lots of olives on top.
~ Avril's Favorite sodas are: Coke, Grape, and Root Beer
~ Avril likes to watch South Park. (YESSSSS! That show rules ;)
~ AVRIL THINKS LIBRA GIRLS ROCK!
~ Avril paints her nails black and clear. Ones black the others clear. Just like Carson Daly. (ehh...LOL.)
~ Avril loves ties so much, she carrys 30 pairs with her no matter where she goes.
~ Avril likes to open presents.
~ Avril hopes to get a dragon tat on her back or on her left arm.
~ Avril wears fake tattoos.
~ Avril doesn't like to start fights she thinks its STUPID! But she always has to protect herself and her
rights.
~ Avril liked the fact that she got to sing on top of a car in her "Sk8er Boi" video. "I use to do that when I
was a kid and get yelled at after each time I did it." Avril giggles. "I would also dance and scream my lungs out on top of my bed singing to my idols songs."
~ Avril use to play around when she was younger fooling people to think that she had a broken leg. She
would wear fake casts and put sticks under her arms and walk around like she was hurt. Then they would
take her home from school and take her to the doctor and the doc would say nothings broken.
~ Avril was called a badass sk8er during her junior years. That is kinda why she made that "Sk8er Boi" song, she also did it because at school PREPPYS would make fun of the sk8ers.
~ Avril was not only good at skate boarding and singing. She was good in Art.
~ Rumors spreaded across that Avril was dating one of her band mates and that she was hugging Sum41's
Deryck in an improper way.
~ Avril likes to zig zag around papers but she is not into cursive. She likes to print mostly.
~ Avril likes stars. Like the ones all over her site.
~ Avril likes to wear black and white stripe socks. ~ Avril has two piercings on her left ear and one on her
right ear
~ Avril has asthma.
~ Avril is a vegetarian.
~ She was named the MVP of her hockey team when she was 12.
~ Like any other Artist Avril works out. She does 50 push ups a day but not Sundays. She skateboards, goes rock climbing, rides the bike for 1 hour a day and does 100 sit-ups. (THATS A LOT) (LOL)
~ Avril Knew at the grammies she wasn't gonna win, she told one MTV reporter, " Na I am not gonna have
it.. I am not gonna win." "I am just here to perform and do my thing.. Also for the Afterparties!" Avril laughs. Well who cares about a gold statue to us Avril is still our fave. singer!!
~ Avril said that next year she might wear a dress to one of the awards.
~ Avril is now working on a new album and plans to have the lyrics more well than ever.
~ Avril's never before seen school video was shown non-stop on Inside Edition for 1 week. It was award
best celeb childhood video of the month.
~ Avril likes Good Charolette's new video " Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
~ Avril likes the band Simple Plan and had them open up a gig for one of her tour stops.
~ Rumors spread that Avril might do a song with a famous rocker from a band on her next CD. (Umm
Sum41's Deyreck???????)
~ Avril wears a tattoo that says KEY on her right or left knuckle on her hand. (In Malaysia, u can see it in etc mag month)
~ Avril is planning to start her own line of skateboards, including her band mates own line too. (Wow lets
see what happens) First ties now Skateboards!?! COOL!
~ An interviewer asked Avril what posters were on her wall. She responded, "Posters? I've got platinum
disks!"
~Avril was born on September 27 1984 and makes her 18 years old!
~Avril's the middle kid of 3 - she has a younger sister called Michelle and an older brother called Matthew
~ Avril's Mum and dad are called Judy and John!
~ Avril has a cute dog called Sam!
~ Avril went to 'Napanee District Secondary School' before she left to concentrate on her music.
~ This is one of the 1st songs Avril wrote at just 12 years old: "Can't stop thinking of you, Boy with everything you do, You take my breath away, With all those silly things you say"
~ The Complicated video was filmed at Griffith Park and in a shopping mall in Los Angeles.
~ Avril got a free pair of Osiris shoes during the video shoot.
~ Avril has fancied each member of the band!!
~ Terry McBride recommended Matthew Brann who plays the drums for Avril from Nettwerk Management.
~ Josh Sarubin who's Avril's R&A man, introduced her to Evan Taubenfeld (now Avril's guitarist,) who auditioned for the band.
~ Greig Nori from the Canadian band Treble Charger told Avril about (now bass player,) Mark Spicoluk.
~ Jesse Colburn - Rhythm guitar player, used to be in a band with Mark.
~ Her song "My World" is based on 'Mary Brown's Fried Chicken' - The job that Avril was fired from!!
~ Rather gross I know, but she can bite and suck her toes! (maybe she could of kept that to herself..)
~ Avril takes a size 7 in shoes!.
~ The only kind of tattoo that Avril would have is a temporary one, as she doesn't want a real one!
~ Avril has her belly button pierced (She has an inny!)
~ Avril's favourite pizza topping would be Olives!
~ Avril won $1000, when she was part of Country singing competition in 1999!
