Pop-punk songstress Avril Lavigne has revealed that the tears she cried in her new video, 'Wish You Were Here', were real.

Speaking to Billboard.com, the superstar explained that the track is about "missing someone and looking back and remembering all the good times and all those awesome moments."

"The song is 'stripped down'. It's kind of raw, but also emotional. I cry in the video and that was something that I did on purpose, but it was something that was real," she continued.

Lavigne also opened up about her venture into the fashion world and added that it's the perfect way for her to maintain creativity while she isn't performing live or in the recording studio:

"As I got older I really started appreciating fashion more because it's really a big part of what I do with my music career. I'm pretty much designing for myself and it's a rock 'n roll brand. It's another way for me to create."

Watch her recently released video for 'Wish You Were Here' below: