| Song | X-Posed:The Interview-Part 1 |
| Artist | Avril Lavigne |
| Album | X-Posed:The Interview |
| [00:02.110] | M: Hello |
| [00:02.860] | AL: Hi |
| [00:03.150] | M: How are ya? |
| [00:04.000] | A: Good. How are you? |
| [00:04.780] | M: I am feeling well. I’ve got a present for you, first of all. |
| [00:06.870] | A: Yes! |
| [00:07.950] | M: I don’t know how often you get back to Canada, so here is a gift for you from home |
| [00:11.200] | A: Ah, ah, that’s awesome. |
| [00:17.210] | M: You like it? |
| [00:17.550] | A: Thank you so much! That’s just great! |
| [00:18.550] | M: You’re welcome. Excellent. I’m glad you like it. |
| [00:22.120] | A: I love this kind of stuff. |
| [00:24.120] | M: It’s all about comfort, right? (As comfortable as possible) |
| [00:25.110] | A: Oh, absolutely! Thank you! |
| [00:29.890] | M: You’re welcome. You’re welcome. |
| [00:33.120] | I remember the last time I talked to you years ago in New York at the second album. It’s been a long time. |
| [00:38.120] | Tell me about the process that took you from there to here. |
| [00:42.110] | A: Well, I took a year off after my tour. Got married. |
| [00:47.890] | Hung out here in L.A. |
| [00:49.550] | And um…the past six months I’ve been working on the record, |
| [00:55.880] | and It’s, really really fun |
| [00:58.130] | M: I know, we were listening to, like, to see how excited you were, and your face were. |
| [01:01.780] | Tell me about this album. |
| [01:03.860] | A: Well, it’s just like all really, and it’s really up-tempo, and it’s energetic, it’s young, |
| [01:12.560] | And it’s like ****y, and playful, and *****y, and bratty, |
| [01:15.890] | But it’s all liking good fun and it’s gonna be like, |
| [01:21.780] | it gonna make the best live show |
| [01:25.150] | M: Were you thinking that |
| [01:26.110] | A: Yes. Absolutely. ‘cause like on my last tour, my songs, |
| [01:30.550] | I started to realize it that my songs were kinda like slower, |
| [01:36.110] | and the fun ones were like Ski8 Boi, He Wasn’t, |
| [01:42.860] | And I find myself like playing these songs in piano |
| [01:46.550] | Like, for God, I love this song |
| [01:48.110] | But like, every night there are like, so dark |
| [01:50.120] | I was like, oh, man, I know what I’m doing for my next record |
| [01:53.760] | I just gonna make it like, really fun |
| [01:56.100] | So, I did. |
| [01:58.110] | M: In the first album where (on top in,) having all these commercial successes, your monster successes. |
| [02:04.110] | How do you define success? |
| [02:06.860] | In this one you have to sell a ton of records or is it just as simple as, you’re just loving the record for being successful |
| [02:15.110] | A: it’s been a little bit both, |
| [02:16.110] | No1.being that I love it, 100%, you know, |
| [02:29.120] | And, something I am really proud of. |
| [02:30.580] | I’m really excited to play for people. |
| [02:32.860] | And then No.2, I mean, success is like, you know, |
| [02:36.005] | doing well and going everywhere with your friends and stuff like that. |
| [02:40.110] | As far as records sells go, records don’t really sell that much these days, so…um… |
| [02:46.550] | Thank God I do, you know, I have a lot of people come out to my concerts, cause’ |
| [02:53.220] | No matter what, always be on the play show, and do that whole tour thing |
| [02:59.110] | M: Let’s rewind a bit and talk about what’s happened over the past years. |
| [03:02.550] | Congratulations on getting married. |
| [03:04.150] | A: Thanks! |
| [03:04.860] | M: How is it? |
| [03:05.550] | What kind of wife are you? |
| [03:07.440] | A: Um…I mean, in an awesome way |
| [03:11.150] | I am a really good cook. And…I am fun |
| [03:17.150] | M: what’s your favorite things to cook? |
| [03:20.250] | A: Like cooking vegetarian dishes. |
| [03:22.320] | I can cook really good Italian. |
| [03:25.860] | Everything, actually. |
| [03:28.460] | M: what is the one thing you’ve learned about Deryck, since been married to him that you didn’t know before. |
| [03:34.220] | A: Um…Is that kinda personal? |
| [03:40.120] | M: I don’t know, maybe, tell me, tell me |
| [03:45.160] | A: I don’t really talk about the personal stuff. |
| [03:46.860] | M: Fair enough. Fair enough. |
| [03:49.860] | But, let’s talk about mixing the personal with the professional. |
| [03:54.220] | Was there…cause’ you worked with Deryck on this album. |
| [03:57.660] | Were you nervous about sort of working together? |
| [04:00.110] | A: No, I had two songs that I wrote with Evan, |
| [04:04.110] | one of my old guitar players. He’s my best friend. |
| [04:06.220] | And I just like, who should produce these. |
| [04:10.220] | we should ask Deryck to do it, |
| [04:11.110] | cause’ Deryck is producing sum 41 record right now |
| [04:15.110] | And he’s really, talented, so…um…I gave two tacks to him. |
| [04:19.220] | They are more like rocking tracks |
| [04:21.130] | Like he’s like, giving that kind of stuff. |
| [04:24.000] | And, it was just nice to have him on the record. |
| [04:27.220] | We didn’t like, write together or anything, but it’s good to have him involved somewhere. |
| [04:33.120] | M: You’ve been in the spot like, for a few years now. |
| [04:37.500] | Are you comfortable being in that spot? Are you comfortable with people…um…well, the paparazzi in the city, this whole (being) different. |
| [04:47.220] | Are you comfortable with that being part of your life now? |
| [05:01.110] | A: I deal with it. And I deal with it, you know, |
| [05:04.120] | Well, like, I don’t, I stay away from where I know they are going to be, |
| [05:09.110] | I don’t get a lunch on the eye view, or stuff like that, so (n?) |
| [05:16.550] | I would be so nervous when I went there |
| [05:17.440] | M: Exactly, you only go there if you wanna get |
| [05:19.220] | A: Yeah, it’s kind of like a bit of a game |
| [05:27.110] | It’s like…Some people love the paparazzi, |
| [05:29.110] | And like (s? with them), like play with them and um… |
| [05:34.860] | They go to where they are. But like, with me… |
| [05:37.500] | Darke and I…We don’t really like that so much. We are low-key. |
| [05:42.200] | We like just kinda do our thing and stay away from that. |
| [05:46.200] | In some circumstances, you can’t really control it. |
| [05:46.500] | Like they just sneak up on you or they find you somehow. |
| [05:53.100] | Not too bad in our case. It could be a lot worse. |
| [05:59.100] | Paparazzi are like (s?) the earth |
| [00:02.110] | M: Hello |
| [00:02.860] | AL: Hi |
| [00:03.150] | M: How are ya? |
| [00:04.000] | A: Good. How are you? |
| [00:04.780] | M: I am feeling well. I' ve got a present for you, first of all. |
| [00:06.870] | A: Yes! |
| [00:07.950] | M: I don' t know how often you get back to Canada, so here is a gift for you from home |
| [00:11.200] | A: Ah, ah, that' s awesome. |
| [00:17.210] | M: You like it? |
| [00:17.550] | A: Thank you so much! That' s just great! |
| [00:18.550] | M: You' re welcome. Excellent. I' m glad you like it. |
| [00:22.120] | A: I love this kind of stuff. |
| [00:24.120] | M: It' s all about comfort, right? As comfortable as possible |
| [00:25.110] | A: Oh, absolutely! Thank you! |
| [00:29.890] | M: You' re welcome. You' re welcome. |
| [00:33.120] | I remember the last time I talked to you years ago in New York at the second album. It' s been a long time. |
| [00:38.120] | Tell me about the process that took you from there to here. |
| [00:42.110] | A: Well, I took a year off after my tour. Got married. |
| [00:47.890] | Hung out here in L. A. |
| [00:49.550] | And um the past six months I' ve been working on the record, |
| [00:55.880] | and It' s, really really fun |
| [00:58.130] | M: I know, we were listening to, like, to see how excited you were, and your face were. |
| [01:01.780] | Tell me about this album. |
| [01:03.860] | A: Well, it' s just like all really, and it' s really uptempo, and it' s energetic, it' s young, |
| [01:12.560] | And it' s like y, and playful, and y, and bratty, |
| [01:15.890] | But it' s all liking good fun and it' s gonna be like, |
| [01:21.780] | it gonna make the best live show |
| [01:25.150] | M: Were you thinking that |
| [01:26.110] | A: Yes. Absolutely. ' cause like on my last tour, my songs, |
| [01:30.550] | I started to realize it that my songs were kinda like slower, |
| [01:36.110] | and the fun ones were like Ski8 Boi, He Wasn' t, |
| [01:42.860] | And I find myself like playing these songs in piano |
| [01:46.550] | Like, for God, I love this song |
| [01:48.110] | But like, every night there are like, so dark |
| [01:50.120] | I was like, oh, man, I know what I' m doing for my next record |
| [01:53.760] | I just gonna make it like, really fun |
| [01:56.100] | So, I did. |
| [01:58.110] | M: In the first album where on top in, having all these commercial successes, your monster successes. |
| [02:04.110] | How do you define success? |
| [02:06.860] | In this one you have to sell a ton of records or is it just as simple as, you' re just loving the record for being successful |
| [02:15.110] | A: it' s been a little bit both, |
| [02:16.110] | No1. being that I love it, 100, you know, |
| [02:29.120] | And, something I am really proud of. |
| [02:30.580] | I' m really excited to play for people. |
| [02:32.860] | And then No. 2, I mean, success is like, you know, |
| [02:36.005] | doing well and going everywhere with your friends and stuff like that. |
| [02:40.110] | As far as records sells go, records don' t really sell that much these days, so um |
| [02:46.550] | Thank God I do, you know, I have a lot of people come out to my concerts, cause' |
| [02:53.220] | No matter what, always be on the play show, and do that whole tour thing |
| [02:59.110] | M: Let' s rewind a bit and talk about what' s happened over the past years. |
| [03:02.550] | Congratulations on getting married. |
| [03:04.150] | A: Thanks! |
| [03:04.860] | M: How is it? |
| [03:05.550] | What kind of wife are you? |
| [03:07.440] | A: Um I mean, in an awesome way |
| [03:11.150] | I am a really good cook. And I am fun |
| [03:17.150] | M: what' s your favorite things to cook? |
| [03:20.250] | A: Like cooking vegetarian dishes. |
| [03:22.320] | I can cook really good Italian. |
| [03:25.860] | Everything, actually. |
| [03:28.460] | M: what is the one thing you' ve learned about Deryck, since been married to him that you didn' t know before. |
| [03:34.220] | A: Um Is that kinda personal? |
| [03:40.120] | M: I don' t know, maybe, tell me, tell me |
| [03:45.160] | A: I don' t really talk about the personal stuff. |
| [03:46.860] | M: Fair enough. Fair enough. |
| [03:49.860] | But, let' s talk about mixing the personal with the professional. |
| [03:54.220] | Was there cause' you worked with Deryck on this album. |
| [03:57.660] | Were you nervous about sort of working together? |
| [04:00.110] | A: No, I had two songs that I wrote with Evan, |
| [04:04.110] | one of my old guitar players. He' s my best friend. |
| [04:06.220] | And I just like, who should produce these. |
| [04:10.220] | we should ask Deryck to do it, |
| [04:11.110] | cause' Deryck is producing sum 41 record right now |
| [04:15.110] | And he' s really, talented, so um I gave two tacks to him. |
| [04:19.220] | They are more like rocking tracks |
| [04:21.130] | Like he' s like, giving that kind of stuff. |
| [04:24.000] | And, it was just nice to have him on the record. |
| [04:27.220] | We didn' t like, write together or anything, but it' s good to have him involved somewhere. |
| [04:33.120] | M: You' ve been in the spot like, for a few years now. |
| [04:37.500] | Are you comfortable being in that spot? Are you comfortable with people um well, the paparazzi in the city, this whole being different. |
| [04:47.220] | Are you comfortable with that being part of your life now? |
| [05:01.110] | A: I deal with it. And I deal with it, you know, |
| [05:04.120] | Well, like, I don' t, I stay away from where I know they are going to be, |
| [05:09.110] | I don' t get a lunch on the eye view, or stuff like that, so n? |
| [05:16.550] | I would be so nervous when I went there |
| [05:17.440] | M: Exactly, you only go there if you wanna get |
| [05:19.220] | A: Yeah, it' s kind of like a bit of a game |
| [05:27.110] | It' s like Some people love the paparazzi, |
| [05:29.110] | And like s? with them, like play with them and um |
| [05:34.860] | They go to where they are. But like, with me |
| [05:37.500] | Darke and I We don' t really like that so much. We are lowkey. |
| [05:42.200] | We like just kinda do our thing and stay away from that. |
| [05:46.200] | In some circumstances, you can' t really control it. |
| [05:46.500] | Like they just sneak up on you or they find you somehow. |
| [05:53.100] | Not too bad in our case. It could be a lot worse. |
| [05:59.100] | Paparazzi are like s? the earth |