Avril Quotes

"When I get really upset, I go to my guitar. I feel like it's my therapist."

"I write about whatever's on my heart."

"Girls and guys can relate to my songs. They are deep and emotional. I wrote those lyrics when I was trying to survive."

"I get all these loser preps coming up to me asking for autographs and all this crap, and I really want to tell them, 'My music is not for people like you!'"

"I'm a chick with edge. I like to rock out, have fun, and 'cause trouble."

"I'd wear baggy size-32 pants and hoodies. I was a little badass."

"I have to be a good girl."

"I created punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. That's what I do. I'm like a Sid Vicious for a new generation. People look up to me and want to be me. And that's fine, just don't try to copy the sh** I do!"

"I won't let people push me around. If I did, I'd probably look like another Britney Spears."

"I always go with my gut and stand up for what I believe in. I'm a fighter. I fight for what I want."

"When things are very real and honest, they don't go away."

"I'm a person with a ton of energy who likes to scream and party and rock out. And there are other sides of me that are real serious."

"I've definitely grown a lot in that whole period - especially as a person."

"I come out dressing the way I always dress and people are like, 'Oh, that's fake.' Kiss my a** that's fake, you don't know me."

"I'm not into gloss and glamour."

"I don't really care if my clothes are wrinkled or there's a stain on my shirt. Going out on the road, your clothes are dirty."

"I think because I was brought up in a Christian home, I was kind of careful not to swear in my lyrics."

"School gave me an inferiority complex, I never did my work, was always talking, and failed all my tests because I ddin't try. I would be throwing M&Ms and the English teacher would say, 'Stop that or I'm going to make you leave the room.' And I'd be like, 'That's what I want.' So I'd keep throwing them, get kicked out, and grab my skateboard and go skate."

"I was always getting into trouble, getting sent to the principal's office and getting suspen- well a couple of times I was suspended."

"Pink's pretty cool. She's just kinda like a poser."

"People like Shakira shouldn't have record contracts. She can't even speak English."

"I don't want to be no fake pop sh**."