- Avril was parodied in Good Charlotte's video, "Girls and Boys".
- Michelle Lavigne appears in the Sk8er Boi video.
- Avril got free Osiris sneakers at the mall where the Complicated video was shot.
- Avril's cousin, Martine Filion travelled to Ottawa (from Napanee) just to see Avril perform.
- Avril fixed her hair in braids all around her hair when she was in 11th grade.
- Avril is good friends with Pink and Vanessa Carlton.
- Avril's brother, Matt, accompanied her to New York City when she was still starting out.
- Once, in New York City, a man thought that Avril was a hooker. She's been carrying around a pocket knife ever since that incident.
- She wasn't the most popular girl at school.
- One of Avril's favorite countries is Italy.
- Avril's favorite song off of Let Go is Losing Grip, her favorite off of Under My Skin is Together, and her favorite off of The Best Damn Thing is I Can Do Better.
- Avril is lactose intolerant.
- Avril taught herself to play her dad's 6 string guitar when she was 12.
- Avril plays the guitar live on stage.
- You can see Deryck Whibley frequently at Avril's concerts.
- Justin Timberlake and Eminem are big Avril fans.
- "Let Go", her CD, was originally called "Anything But Ordinary".
- Avril's most embarrassing moment was when her mom went to pick her up at a party when she was 14.
- Avril chooses to wear a watch on her right arm.
- She sang her first church solo when she was 10. She sang NEAR THE HEART OF GOD, "She sang like a song bird" remembers her mom. (YM October 2002)
- Listed in Teen People's "What's Next" 2003.
- She frequently says that she?has not claimed to be punk. Check out YM June 2002.
- Avril's manager, Terry McBride is also the manager for Dido.
- Avril got her record deal at age 16.
- She played on a hockey team at age 10.
- Hilary Duff dressed up as Avril on Halloween.
- Avril gets kicked out of clubs and bars frequently.
- She likes to play her acoustic guitar better when she first writes her songs and than she likes to play the electric during her concerts the best.
- She brings along a joke book while her and the group travels.
- Avril plays a Gibson-Les Paul Studio in Black, and her own signature Fender Telecaster.
- Her fav. article of clothing are her Converse sneakers.
- She was signed to Nettwork at age 14 when she was at a bookstore.
- Avril does NOT do all of her own make-up. She sometimes gets help from professionals during photoshoots, and music videos.
- Avril's High School was called 'Napanee District Secondary School'.
- At the age of 12 she won a radio competition to duet with Shania Twain.
- She likes the UK alot but she finds it expensive and she doesn't like the weather!
- Avril can fit into the suitcase which she takes on tour with her.
- She got suspended from school three times for skipping lessons and starting fights.
- Her middle name is Ramona.
- She gave Steve from Sum 41 a wedgie recently at a club in NYC.
- She cannot eat her favourite food pizza because it is bad for her voice+vocals.
- She used to use a camo lunchbox as a wallet.
- She won't pay $6 for a sandwich. "That's soo much."
- When she was looking in a BMW car showroom her dad said why don't you buy one, but Avril got angry and said she just wanted a used jeep!
- She says she could pull off a backside ollie kickflip when she was in High School.
- She can ollie over her miniature schnauzer, Sam.
- Avril doesn't like copy-cats. She is flattered that girls dress like her, though!
- Avril doesn't like to follow trends and wears whatever she wants.vril.
- Avril once kissed a boy on the cheek in 1st grade....don't worry, it was in a play.
- Avril taught her self how to skate, when she was just 14.
- Avril uses peach lipstick or tanish white. Avril uses chapstick most of the time.
- If Avril would make a sandwich to eat it would have: olives, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mayonnaise and ham/or turkey meat.
- Avril loves pizza that has lots of olives on top.
- Avril's Favorite sodas are: Coke, Grape, and Root Beer
- Avril loves sleepovers. "I love being with the girls."
- Every month, Avril goes to a special place in Hollywood to get a Brazilian Bikini Wax.
- Avril says she had a love for music at an early age. "When I was like six, I had this little plastic flute thingy and I liked to march through the house blowing it. I was a good blower. It drove my mom crazy though!"
- Avril likes to wear black and white stripe socks.
- Avril has two piercings on her left ear and one on her right ear.
- Avril has asthma.
- She was named the MVP of her hockey team when she was 12.
- Avril loves the feel of new socks on her feet.
- Like any other Artist Avril works out. She does 50 push ups a day but not Sundays. She skateboards, goes rock climbing, rides the bike for 1 hour a day and does 100 sit ups.
- Avril knew at the grammy's she wasn't gonna win, she told one MTV reporter, "Naw, I am not gonna have it..I am not gonna win."
- Avril can't eat really spicy food because she gets heartburn.
- Avril likes the band Simple Plan and had them open up a gig for some of her tour stops.
- An interviewer asked Avril what posters were on her wall. She responded, "Posters? I've got platinum disks!"
- Avril never uses a straightener for her hair.
- Avril is allergic to bees.
- Avril felt bad about the "fried chicken ass" line in "My World," and went back to apologize to the manager of the chicken place she worked at.
- Avril used to be afraid of flying in planes.
- Avril loves playing video games.
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