Avril Lavigne was described as ‘the epitome of a rockstar’ who had inspired ‘a generation of kids’ as she was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.The Canadian singer told fans to ‘follow your dreams, live your passion, express yourself and be real’ at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday.The pop star, known for noughties hits including Complicated and Sk8er Boi, signed her first recording contract at the age of 16 and has gone on to sell 40 million albums worldwide.Taking to the stage to accept the honour, she showed a picture of herself as a teenager on her first trip to Hollywood, where she had visited the Walk Of Fame wearing her favourite hoodie.Lavigne was then handed the same hoodie, which read ‘skateboarding is not a crime,’ which she then donned ‘for good luck and good vibes’.Recalling the trip, she said: ‘I can remember seeing these legendary names and I never could have imagined that mine would be here, this is so crazy.‘This is probably one of the coolest days of my life.’She continued: ‘Today I love making music more than ever, I feel so inspired.
I hope that the next 16-year-old from their small town who comes to Hollywood one day full of hopes and dreams sees this star and thinks to themselves, “oh my God, my name could be there one day too” – because it can.‘Follow your dreams, live your passion, express yourself, be real, work hard, keep your head up, believe in yourself.‘Thank you so much for this honour I am so grateful – to party with you all after.’‘I love you guys, this is insane.
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