Weve hit peak pop-punk.
But Avril Lavigne the pioneering princess of the pop-punk movement implores you not to call it a comeback.
Over the last 20 years, all of my shows have carried that energy and vibe.
Everyones just rocking out, moshing, jumping, and fist-pumping, she tells Bustle.
When Lavigne first burst onto the scene, pop-punk was decidedly not the sound du jour.
Ever sinceLet Gos release,mainstream interest in pop-punk has waxed and waned.
But Lavigne has continued to pay the detractors little mind.
Music is cyclical for the general public.
Things come and go, whats being played on the radio and all that, she explains.
Im just happy to see the young generation discovering this genre.
They didnt for a minute, so everyones stoked on it.
On Discovering Blink-182 And Collaborating With Travis Barker
Whats the first CD or tape you remember buying?
Do you remember the first time you heard Blink-182?
I was in high school.
When I first started singing, I was really young, around church.
But then when I was 13 or 14, I was like, Im not into this!
That helped shape me.
What has that full-circle experience of now working with Travis actually been like?
Ive never made a record in Calabasas before.
Its always been Hollywood or something.
The vibes were fun, the music was fun.
I loved everyone I was working with and it was easy.
At this point in my career Im like, I only have room for fun.
I worked really, really hard and Ive been doing this for so long.
I donthaveto be doing this.
Im literally doing it because I love music.
I would say the latest song,Love It When You Hate Me,was last-minute.
Then I was like, Feldy, get on the barbecue.
It was the last thing we worked on.
You also spoke about barbecuing with your collaborators in your recentNYLON cover story.
Are you guys always grilling?
We had a Memorial Day one when Kels [Machine Gun Kelly] was here.
They leave really good memories with me.
Whats the song that should play at your funeral?
Heres to Never Growing UporIm With Youwould be cool.
Everyone has a beer, shakes it, and throws it on me.
… And Her Unabashed Love Of The Spice Girls
Do you have a go-to karaoke song?
I love the Spice Girls.
Have you ever gotten to meet any of the Spice Girls?
One time Geri Halliwell interviewed me when I was in the UK and I was like, Shut up!
This is so crazy.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
