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Avril Lavigne Dubbed ‘Epitome of a Rock Star’ at Walk Of Fame Star Ceremony
By Tori Brazier
Published: August 31st, 2022
Avril Lavigne is the latest star to get a physical star (Picture: John Salangsang/Shutterstock)
| The Canadian singer told fans to ‘follow your dreams’ at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Avril Lavigne is the latest star to get a physical star (Picture: John Salangsang/Shutterstock)
Avril Lavigne was described as ‘the epitome of a rock star’ who had inspired ‘a generation of kids’ as she was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The Canadian singer told fans to ‘follow your dreams, live your passion, express yourself and be real’ at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The pop star, known for noughties hits including Complicated and Sk8er Boi, signed her first recording contract at the age of 16 and has gone on to sell 40 million albums worldwide.
Taking to the stage to accept the honour, she showed a picture of herself as a teenager on her first trip to Hollywood, where she had visited the Walk Of Fame wearing her favourite hoodie.
Lavigne was then handed the same hoodie, which read ‘skateboarding is not a crime,’ which she then donned ‘for good luck and good vibes’.
Recalling the trip, she said: ‘I can remember seeing these legendary names and I never could have imagined that mine would be here, this is so crazy.
The Canadian singer told fans to ‘follow your dreams, live your passion, express yourself and be real’ at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The pop star, known for noughties hits including Complicated and Sk8er Boi, signed her first recording contract at the age of 16 and has gone on to sell 40 million albums worldwide.
Taking to the stage to accept the honour, she showed a picture of herself as a teenager on her first trip to Hollywood, where she had visited the Walk Of Fame wearing her favourite hoodie.
Lavigne was then handed the same hoodie, which read ‘skateboarding is not a crime,’ which she then donned ‘for good luck and good vibes’.
Recalling the trip, she said: ‘I can remember seeing these legendary names and I never could have imagined that mine would be here, this is so crazy.
The singer-songwriter was attired in her classic skater fashion (Picture: John Salangsang/Shutterstock)
She even donned the same hoodie she’d worn as a teen to visit the Hollywood Walk Of Fame for the first time (Picture: John Salangsang/Shutterstock)
(Picture: John Salangsang/Shutterstock)
Avril Lavigne Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Machine Gun Kelly gave a glowing speech, full of praise (Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
‘This is probably one of the coolest days of my life.’
She continued: ‘Today I love making music more than ever, I feel so inspired. I hope that the next 16-year-old from their small town who comes to Hollywood one day full of hopes and dreams sees this star and thinks to themselves, “oh my God, my name could be there one day too” – because it can.
‘Follow your dreams, live your passion, express yourself, be real, work hard, keep your head up, believe in yourself.
‘Thank you so much for this honour I am so grateful – to party with you all after.’
‘I love you guys, this is insane. What an amazing 20 years and I can’t wait for the next 20,’ she added.
Machine Gun Kelly gave a glowing speech, full of praise (Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
‘This is probably one of the coolest days of my life.’
She continued: ‘Today I love making music more than ever, I feel so inspired. I hope that the next 16-year-old from their small town who comes to Hollywood one day full of hopes and dreams sees this star and thinks to themselves, “oh my God, my name could be there one day too” – because it can.
‘Follow your dreams, live your passion, express yourself, be real, work hard, keep your head up, believe in yourself.
‘Thank you so much for this honour I am so grateful – to party with you all after.’
‘I love you guys, this is insane. What an amazing 20 years and I can’t wait for the next 20,’ she added.
The Canadian artist in a tartan suit ahead of putting on her hoodie (Picture: Reuters)
Avril was, unsurprisingly, in great spirits (Picture: Getty)
With (L-R) Machine Gun Kelly, Lupita Sanchez Cornejo, John Feldmann and David Michael Jerome as her star is unveiled (Picture: Getty)
Remarks were also given by US singer John Feldmann and rapper Machine Gun Kelly, with Kelly telling Lavigne that she had ‘been with me way longer than you know’.
‘You were with me all the times I got my heart broken, your music was in my head,’ he said.
‘You were an inspiration to a generation of kids like myself who wore baggy jeans and skated, and didn’t fit into MTV’s version of what the girls wanted.
‘When you made Sk8er Boi, that was the hope that we hung on like, “oh hell, yeah, we can stay the way we are, there’s someone out there looking for us”.’
Sharing memories of a performance in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, he recalled being driven by Lavigne on a golf cart through the stadium.
A big hug for MGK, with whom Avril has collaborated on her new album (Picture: Getty)
The star with her fiancé Mod Sun (Picture: Getty)
‘You were passing out Mike’s Hard Lemonades and drinking red wine, and you were the epitome of an amazing friend and a f**king rockstar,’ he recalled.
‘You are so far beyond any label that anyone could put on you … you’re so important.
‘Your songs will live far past any of our lifetimes so … congratulations on being Avril Lavigne.’
Lavigne’s discography comprises albums including the septuple platinum Let Go, triple-platinum Under My Skin, double-platinum The Best Damn Thing, gold-selling Goodbye Lullaby and gold-selling Avril Lavigne, and Head Above Water.
Her most recent release was her 2022 record Luv Sux, which features Kelly.
The singer also holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest female solo artist to top the UK chart.
