What did teenage life look and sound like before TikTok? And what does it look like now? Join Leon, a psychologist and musician, for a Music & Talk exploring how teenage life has changed from millennials to Gen Z to Gen Alpha, through the music of Avril Lavigne. With her skate shoes, ties and gloriously unapologetic attitude, Avril brought vulnerability, defiance and pop-punk energy into mainstream culture, reaching listeners around the world. Her songs became a soundtrack for many millennials, also called Gen Y, born roughly between 1981 and 1996. Then came Gen Z, broadly born between 1997 and 2012, who grew up alongside social media, and Gen Alpha, born from around the early 2010s, whose teenage years are unfolding in an increasingly digital world. The boundaries overlap, but what can these generations reveal about the changing experience of growing up?

Listening to selected songs, we’ll discuss what has changed, and what remains familiar, about friendship, first love, belonging and refusing to fit in. Has moving from shared music channels to personalised feeds changed how teenagers discover their identities? Has social media given them more freedom to express themselves, or more pressure to perform? And does rebellion mean something different when everyone has an audience? Leon will bring psychological insight and a musician’s ear to a lively conversation about music, youth culture and the emotions that connect generations. No knowledge of Avril or her music is necessary: come for memorable songs, thoughtful discussion and a chance to revisit your teenage self while better understanding somebody else’s.

在短视频平台出现之前，青春期是什么样、听起来又是什么样？现在呢？跟着 Leon 来一场音乐与聊天吧。他是心理学家，也是音乐人。这次我们借艾薇儿的音乐，聊聊从千禧一代到 Z 世代再到阿尔法一代，青春期是怎么变的。艾薇儿穿着滑板鞋、系着领带，带着那种特别不道歉的态度，把脆弱、叛逆和流行朋克的能量带进了主流文化，也唱到了全世界听众耳朵里。她的歌成了很多千禧一代（也叫 Y 世代，大致出生在1981到1996年之间）的青春配乐。然后是 Z 世代，大致出生在1997到2012年之间，跟着社交媒体一起长大；再是阿尔法一代，大约从2010年代初出生，他们的青春期正在一个越来越数字化的世界里展开。这些代际的边界有重叠，但它们能告诉我们，成长这件事到底发生了哪些变化？

我们会听一些精选歌曲，聊聊在友谊、初恋、归属感和拒绝随大流这些事上，什么变了，什么还是熟悉的。从大家听同样的音乐频道，到每个人都有自己的个性化推荐，这有没有改变青少年发现自己身份的方式？社交媒体是给了他们更多表达自己的自由，还是更多要表演的压力？当每个人都有观众的时候，叛逆是不是也变成了另一个意思？Leon 会带来心理学的洞察和音乐人的耳朵，一起聊音乐、青年文化，还有那些把不同代人连起来的情绪。不需要了解 Avril 或她的音乐：来听让人记得住的歌，来聊有想法的天，也来回看一下十几岁的自己，同时更懂另一个人的青春期。