Editing Avril Lavigne (section)

===Influences===
Lavigne's earlier influences came from [[country music]] acts such as [[Garth Brooks]], [[the Chicks]], and [[Shania Twain]],{{r|teenspirit|mirrorquigley}} and [[alternative pop|alternative]] singer-songwriters such as [[Alanis Morissette]], [[Lisa Loeb]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], and [[Janis Joplin]].{{r|musicomhinterview}} By the time she left school to focus on her music career, Lavigne was musically more influenced by [[skate punk]], [[pop punk]], and [[punk rock]] acts such as [[Blink-182]], [[the Offspring]], [[Sum 41]], [[NOFX]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[Green Day]], [[the Ramones]], [[the Distillers]], and [[Hole (band)|Hole]]. She also enjoyed [[Heavy metal music|metal]] bands such as [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[System of a Down]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], and [[the Used]], as well as [[alternative rock|alternative]] bands such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[No Doubt]], the [[Goo Goo Dolls]], [[Radiohead]], [[the Cranberries]], [[Coldplay]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[Third Eye Blind]], and [[Matchbox Twenty]].{{r|capricho.abril.com.br}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/avril_lavigne_when_females_lash_out.html |title=Avril Lavigne: When Females Lash Out |access-date=January 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307203139/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/avril_lavigne_when_females_lash_out.html |archive-date=March 7, 2016}} "what music she listens to then, she [Avril] said: "Marilyn Manson, The Used, Hole, Radiohead, The Distillers, NOFX etc"</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/avril-lavigne-20040624 |title=Q&A: Avril Lavigne |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 24, 2004 |access-date=January 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927071503/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/avril-lavigne-20040624 |archive-date=September 27, 2016}} "I've been listening to Third Eye Blind, Oasis, Marilyn Manson and System of a Down on my iPod, but I really like the new Blink-182 record.</ref>

Because of these influences, musical genres, and Lavigne's personal style, the media often defined her as [[punk subculture|punk]], something she said she was not. Lavigne's close friend and first guitarist, [[Evan Taubenfeld]], said: "It's a very touchy subject to a lot of people, but the point is that Avril isn't punk, but she never really pretended to claim to come from that scene. She had pop punk music and the media ended up doing the rest."{{r|ultimateguitar}} Lavigne commented on the matter: "I have been labelled like I'm this angry girl, [a] rebel&nbsp;... punk, and I am ''so'' not any of them."{{r|ledgermoody}} However, she has also said that her music has punk influences: "I like to listen a lot to punk rock music, you can notice a certain influence of punk in my music. I like an aggressive music, but pretty enough heavy pop-rock, which is what I really do."{{r|capricho.abril.com.br}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/interviews/a523465/avril-lavigne-interview-ill-always-be-young-at-heart/ |title=Avril Lavigne: 'I'll always feel young' |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=June 3, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613213415/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/interviews/a523465/avril-lavigne-interview-ill-always-be-young-at-heart/ |archive-date=June 13, 2016}} "For me, my music's always been heavy pop rock{{nbsp}}..."</ref>