Eh, I guess I differentiate music from the individual. I like Eminem, even though he's an ass. Same with Nirvana, Oasis (well, their early stuff), and so forth. I generally DON'T like teen pop stuff (boy bands, nor Britney, nor Aguilera), but I like Avril's stuff. It's catchy, and I dig the lyrics for the most part. I identify with them, even though her meaning in them (as a teen chick) is alot different than my own.
But I do think her personality's fine too. She's not a slut (yet), and seems to stay consistent with "who she is". I thought the Dateline interview was sincere and upfront (or SO fake that it came across as "real"...). I really don't have a reason to DISLIKE her (other than she's very rich and famous and has developed an annoying group of fans and is now way too media-hyped).
And man, I feel weird "defending" her. Shouldn't I have my cane and be listening to some Beatles stuff? :)
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Eh, I guess I differentiate music from the individual. I like Eminem, even though he's an ass. Same with Nirvana, Oasis (well, their early stuff), and so forth. I generally DON'T like teen pop stuff (boy bands, nor Britney, nor Aguilera), but I like Avril's stuff. It's catchy, and I dig the lyrics for the most part. I identify with them, even though her meaning in them (as a teen chick) is alot different than my own.
But I do think her personality's fine too. She's not a slut (yet), and seems to stay consistent with "who she is". I thought the Dateline interview was sincere and upfront (or SO fake that it came across as "real"...). I really don't have a reason to DISLIKE her (other than she's very rich and famous and has developed an annoying group of fans and is now way too media-hyped).
And man, I feel weird "defending" her. Shouldn't I have my cane and be listening to some Beatles stuff? :)