Simple Plan
Canada, 1999–now
Montreal band formed in 1999, whose No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls ('I'd Do Anything', 'Perfect') and follow-ups made them one of the most commercially successful pop-punk acts of the 2000s.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Simple Plan and 0 artists Simple Plan influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Simple Plan?
- blink-182 — Simple Plan's glossy, hook-driven pop-punk follows directly from blink-182's melodic, mainstream template.
- Green Day — Green Day's pop-punk crossover is a foundational reference point for Simple Plan.
- The Offspring — The Offspring's melodic Californian punk is among the genre forebears behind Simple Plan's sound.