I believe an artist is by who they are. So what their music is a little pop-y oh, whoops the media twists words. I think it's wrong to judge celebrities, I mean do you know them personally? No, so, hey if you like their sound. Listen, don't go flaming things. I personally am indifferent to people like Avirl Lavinge and Good Charlotte. I mean hey, they've worked damn hard to get that far, and good for them if they can make some money.
Now, on this punk issue. You people say not to classify people, so what classify anything? Easy because you have to be organised, and by organising yer fitting into a group. By being different you are but the same. Punk isn't really a dieing class, it's simply hidden under everything else, and if people would quit bitching about how it was dead they'd relise there's still good new bands out. People take a glance and get hitched on something they don't like and think this makes what they like dead, so I say. Live and let be, they're just people trying to get by just like us.