"Wednesday night�s episode...was largely unremarkable, save for what might�ve been the most profound moment in Avril Lavigne�s public life to date."
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We were first introduced to Jim Ranger, a hairy, bearded worship pastor and family man with three young children. He proceeded to sing, not badly, a song he had written himself. Randy asked Simon for his opinion. Simon deemed Ranger�s voice to be �authentic.� Randy asked Lavigne. She was apparently conflicted.
�You know, you have three children and you�re a pastor,� she observed. �To become a pop star, you know, you have to travel and you have to leave everything. It�s difficult out there on the road. But I do think that you have a good voice.�
When asked for her verdict, Lavigne responded in the negative. �I�m sorry I think I have to say no,� she said.
Kara, apparently seeing something in Lavigne�s argument, expressed some trepidation, but ultimately said yes, joining Randy and Simon to advance Ranger to the next round. Mr. Ranger celebrated excitedly.
There are perhaps two ways to look at this.
1. Avril Lavigne, a girl from a small town in eastern Ontario who sang in the church, who signed a record deal at 16, became a global pop star by the age of 18, was on the cover of Rolling Stone before she could legally consume alcohol in Canada, married her rock star boyfriend before her 22nd birthday, had divorced her rock star husband by the age of 25, at some point befriended Paris Hilton and showed up for the taping of this episode, at the age of 26, wearing a hooded sweatshirt with devil horns, is nearly the last person on earth who should be deciding who is and is not capable of maintaining a normal life while pursuing pop stardom.
2. Avril Lavigne, a girl from a small town in eastern Ontario who sang in the church, who signed a record deal at 16, became a global pop star by the age of 18, was on the cover of Rolling Stone before she could legally consume alcohol in Canada, married her rock star boyfriend before her 22nd birthday, had divorced her rock star husband by the age of 25, at some point befriended Paris Hilton and showed up for the taping of this episode, at the age of 26, wearing a hooded sweatshirt with devil horns, is precisely the person to be warning others about the potential perils of pop stardom.
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Responses:
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To be fair, I got a distinct feeling from that one that we missed a lot of the conversation that went on.
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Ender
Jan 28, 13:09
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It's clearly 2, but she's also thinking "If I were married and had three kids, would I have started a musical career?" -- nm
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Roger More
Jan 28, 12:47
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I like Katy Perry. -- nm
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Shaun
Jan 28, 12:44
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I noticed that, too, and had similar, if not as detailed, thoughts. -- nm
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nubby
Jan 28, 12:43
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That's pretty fair. I tend to think she cared enough to say "no." -- nm
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JaxSean
Jan 28, 12:42
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I vote for the second one. -- nm
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Beryllium
Jan 28, 12:40
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