Editing NOFX (section)

==Musical style and influences==
Critics have labeled NOFX's style as primarily [[punk rock]],<ref name=exclaim.ca/><ref name="guitarfintour"/> [[melodic hardcore]],<ref name="chesler"/><ref name=swedish>Peter Jandreus, ''The Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk 1977–1987'', Stockholm: Premium Publishing, 2008, p. 11.</ref> [[skate punk]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Bush |first=John |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p13807|pure_url=yes}} |title=NOFX Overview |website=allmusic |access-date=January 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=83528 |title=Bulgaria: Skatske Punks NOFX with Live September Show in Bulgaria – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency |website=Novinite.com |date=July 27, 2007 |access-date=January 28, 2010}}</ref> [[ska punk]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984879-2,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013132646/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984879-2,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |title=Where The Moshers Are |magazine=Time |date=July 22, 1996 |access-date=January 28, 2010}}</ref> and [[pop-punk]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaumont |first1=Mark |title=Best pop-punk bands ever |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/best-pop-punk-bands-1943797 |website=Nme.com |access-date=March 31, 2019|date=January 20, 2017 }}</ref> Fat Mike, in a 2021 ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' interview, identified NOFX as a [[melodic hardcore]] band, rejecting critics' labeling of the band's style as pop-punk.<ref name="chesler">{{cite web |last1=Chesler |first1=Josh |title=NOFX's Fat Mike On His Sobriety, Sexuality: 'I Think I Came Out Of The Closet Even More' |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/02/nofx-fuck-euphemism-premiere-fat-mike/ |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=February 2, 2021 |quote=I actually hate when people call us pop-punk. We are a melodic hardcore band. |access-date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>

The band cites its influences as [[Bad Religion]], [[Rich Kids on LSD]], [[D.I. (band)|D.I.]], [[SNFU]], [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]], [[Descendents (band)|Descendents]], [[Circle Jerks]], [[Dead Milkmen]], [[Ramones]], [[Sex Pistols]], [[Adrenalin O.D.]], [[Minor Threat]], [[The Germs|Germs]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Adolescents (band)|the Adolescents]], [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], and [[Subhumans (UK band)|Subhumans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/qa/qa_read.php3?page=3 |title=Q & A &#124; Read fuck Answers &#124; NOFX |website=Nofxofficialwebsite.com |access-date=January 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://metalriot.com/news/mr-exclusive-interview-louiche-mayorga-of-suicidal-tendencies-and-luicidal/ |title=MR Exclusive Interview: Louiche Mayorga of Suicidal Tendencies and Luicidal |work=Metal Riot |date=April 5, 2013 |access-date=October 8, 2018 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153552/http://metalriot.com/news/mr-exclusive-interview-louiche-mayorga-of-suicidal-tendencies-and-luicidal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-suicidal-tendencies-bassist-louiche-mayorga-sues-for-unpaid-royalties/|title=Former SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Bassist LOUICHE MAYORGA Sues For Unpaid Royalties |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=December 9, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6251730/nofx-fat-mike-backstage-passport-2-interview|title=NOFX's Fat Mike Talks Punk, Drugs & 'Backstage Passport 2'|date=September 17, 2014|website=Billboard.com}}</ref><ref name="ultimate guitar">{{cite web |title=Circle Jerks Announce Summer Western U.S. Tour Dates |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/circle_jerks_announce_summer_western_us_tour_dates.html |website=[[Ultimate Guitar]] |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>