Avril Lavigne on Relating to Olivia Rodrigo and Working With Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly (Exclusive)

etonline.com:

Avril Lavigne says she can appreciate and relate to Olivia Rodrigo and her musical journey in a big way.The songstress spoke with ET's Lauren Zima this week, ahead of the launch of her new album, and the pop superstar reflected on her recent meeting with the «Drivers License» singer.«I met her a [few months] ago and it's like she's kind of going through what I went through,» Lavigne shared. «I wrote my first album when I was 16 and experienced crushes and like dating or whatever for the first time and how intense that feels, and then writing songs and putting that into music.»«It’s so great because you’re putting all that into your art and it’s so real and people relate to that, and she’s great,» she added. «It was so lovely meeting her and she’s doing amazing stuff.»Lavigne has never shied away from incorporating her personal life into her music — which is actually where the title track of her new album came from.«So my new album is called because that was how I've been feeling at the beginning of making this record,» she said. «I don't know, I'd gotten out of a relationship and I was just feeling kind of over it and I needed a break to focus on myself.»«That didn’t last long,» she added, referring to her relationship with rocker Mod Sun. «But it’s how I felt at the time.»Lavigne said that with this particular album though she wanted to maintain «a sense of humor throughout the record, and in my music, it's fun.

The album talks about all the crazy stuff love puts us through.»While she doesn't have any collaborations with Rodrigo on the album, she did get a chance to work with Travis Barker — whom she previously worked with on her 2007 album .«Making the album with Travis has been a lot of fun because we worked together.