ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY
a
Avril Lavigne is back and better than ever MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER SHE SOARED TO FAME, SING-
attempted before.
ING TO COMPLICATED SKATER
“With this record I have grown vo-
BOYS
NATION,
cally. I’ve gone to new places,”
AVRIL LAVINGE, THE PRINCESS
says the Canadian native. “I’m in
OF PUNK HERSELF, COMES TO
a pop world, which is very simple.
US, 5TH ALBUM IN TOW - A WISE
But I like to tell stories and have a
AND MATURE WOMAN.
lot of depth in my records and go
AROUND
THE
certain places emotionally. That’s Just three months after a French
important to me.” With a spark in
summer wedding, and over one
here eyes she adds, “That’s who
hundred awards later, before me
I am. I don’t always like being so
stands 29 year old, Avril Lavgine,
pop and simple and easy. I like to
and unlike her hit single “Girl-
speak about different subjects and
friend”, she’s NOT “So Whatever”.
things that I’ve gone through that
The Rock star opened up to me
have really moved me, and affect-
about Married life, her empire,
ed me in my life. I want to express
and giving back to her ever so loy-
all of that through my music, and
al fans.
sometimes that means getting
DIO ANTHONY
deep.”
ART DIRECTOR
On November 5th, her self titled
BELLO
PHOTOGRAPHY
AMANDA PEIXOTOELKINS WORDS BY
ALEKSANDAR TOMOVIC PRODUCTION
album drops, coincidence that her
Avril tied the knot on July 1st to fel-
fifth album drops on the fifth of the
low Canadian, Chad Kroeger, front
month? Maybe not. That may not
man of the band Nickelback—the
SHAB MOHAMMAD
be certain, but what is? Avril’s de-
two met while working on Avril’s
HAIR AND MAKEUP
velopment as an artist and wom-
fifth album. Where’s the groom
GABE PANDURO
an. Apparent, if not in her music,
you ask? Touring across around
than on her album cover, a strong
the globe. “We do our best to try
bolheadshot unlike anything she’s
and see each other as much as we
LESLIE ALEJANDRO STYLING
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