Avril Lavigne donates instruments to children’s hospital
After an inspiring trip to Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA in Los Angeles, California, a few months ago, Avril Lavigne and her foundation have donated instruments to the children's hospital.
Back in April, Mattel Children's Hospital posted photos of the "Smile" singer visiting patients with her former lead guitarist, and Avril Lavigne Foundation board member, Evan Taubenfeld, who returned a few weeks ago with instruments for the youngsters.
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In addition to the batch of instruments that they brought, which included a couple of guitars from Fender, Taubenfeld also delivered a wagon full of toys to the hospital and gave an impromptu performance and guitar lesson to the children.
"Love these photos! Thank you to Evan Taubenfeld for helping The Avril Lavigne Foundation donate instruments to Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA," the 27-year-old wrote on her Facebook page. To which Taubenfeld responded on Twitter, "It was my pleasure. The kids were SO cute and we had a blast. :-)"
Lavigne recently completed her latest studio album and is currently taking a short hiatus before debuting the new material.
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"Just finished my record and now I'm going to take some time for myself before I embark on my next artistic journey," the "Girlfriend" singer tweeted. "Can't wait for u all to hear the new music!!"
The new disc will feature the producing prowess of David Hodges, who is best known for his work on Evanescence's debut disc "Fallen," Kelly Clarkson's track "Because of You," and Daughtry's "What About Now."
In addition, Lavigne has also tweeted about working with Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, who spoke about working with the Sk8ter Girl, saying, "Things just clicked real quick. We were just [going to do a] couple of tunes and then she wanted me to sing on one of them and then we just started flying on all these different songs."
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With the inclusion of Kroeger, Lavigne's fifth album seems to be going in a new direction, which she briefly touched on in a recent interview, saying, "I don't think it's as young."
She also said, "[There are] a lot of acoustic guitars and pianos. There's a deep message…it's emotional, [but] it's a good time because the album is a little more upbeat I think. It's got some pretty crazy fun songs. It's about living life and just like making the most of it and having a good time."
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