Editing Siouxsie and the Banshees (section)

== Legacy ==
Siouxsie and the Banshees impacted many genres including post-punk, new wave, [[synth pop]], gothic rock, [[alternative music]], [[shoegaze]] and [[trip hop]], influencing a wide range of musicians including [[Joy Division]], [[the Cure]], [[the Smiths]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[Radiohead]], [[Jeff Buckley]], [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]] and [[LCD Soundsystem]].

Joy Division's [[Peter Hook]], who saw the group in concert in Manchester in 1977,<ref>{{cite book |last=Hook |first=Peter |title=The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84739-177-3 |quote=I went to see Siouxsie and the Banshees at The Oaks, and I still have my ticket}}</ref> said: "Siouxsie and the Banshees were one of our big influences{{nbsp}}... The Banshees first LP was one of my favourite ever records, the way the guitarist and the drummer played was a really unusual way of playing and this album showcases a landmark performance".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qthemusic.com/articles/playlists/playlist-peter-hooks-field-recordings-favourite-live-tracks-stooges-rolling-stones/ |title=Playlist – Peter Hook's "Field recordings |work=Q magazine |date=23 April 2013|access-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107061143/https://www.qthemusic.com/articles/playlists/playlist-peter-hooks-field-recordings-favourite-live-tracks-stooges-rolling-stones |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Joy Division drummer [[Stephen Morris (musician)|Stephen Morris]] was influenced by the Banshees Mk1 from their 1977's John Peel session because their "first drummer Kenny Morris played mostly toms" and "the sound of cymbals was forbidden". He added, "The Banshees had that{{nbsp}}... foreboding sound, sketching out the future from the dark of the past".<ref name=play>{{cite book |first=Stephen |last=Morris |author-link=Stephen Morris (musician) |title=Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: The Joy Division Years Volume I |publisher=Constable |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-4721-2620-7 |quote=It would be Siouxsie and the Banshees to whom I most felt some kind of affinity. [...] the bass-led rhythm, the way first drummer Kenny Morris played mostly toms. In interviews Siouxsie would claim the sound of cymbals was forbidden [...] The Banshees had that [...] foreboding sound, sketching out the future from the dark of the past. [...] hearing the sessions they'd done on John Peel's show and reading gigs write-ups, I had to admit they sounded interesting.}}</ref> Joy Division producer [[Martin Hannett]] saw a difference between the Banshees' first main line-up and the other bands of 1977: "Any harmonies you got were stark, to say the least, except for the odd exception, like Siouxsie. They were interesting".<ref>{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Savage |title=Martin Hannett [Full transcript of interview with Martin Hannett] |url=http://www.jonsavage.com/film/martin-hannett/ |url-status=unfit |publisher=JonSavage.com |access-date=15 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613021519/http://www.jonsavage.com/film/martin-hannett/ |archive-date=13 June 2011}}</ref> The Cure's leader, Robert Smith, declared in 2003: "Siouxsie and the Banshees and [[Wire (band)|Wire]] were the two bands I really admired. They meant something."{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=95}} He also pinpointed what the 1979 ''Join Hands'' tour brought him musically. "On stage that first night with the Banshees, I was blown away by how powerful I felt playing that kind of music. It was so different to what we were doing with the Cure. Before that, I'd wanted us to be like the Buzzcocks or [[Elvis Costello]], the punk Beatles. Being a Banshee really changed my attitude to what I was doing".{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=96}} [[Killing Joke]] cited the band in their influences: guitarist [[Geordie Walker]] praised "the Banshees on ''The Scream''" for bringing "chord structures that I found very refreshing".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kay |first=Max |title=Max Kay Interviews Geordie |journal=Music U.K. |date=June 1984 |quote=I think the guitar should convey some sort of emotion. Incidentally, the only thing I've heard since Sabre Dance, the only thing I've ever come across that was similar, was the guy in the original Banshees on ''The Scream''. Apparently that guy had just learnt to play, and he came out with these chord structures that I found very refreshing. The guy's been ripped off so much, he started that flanged chord thing}}</ref>

The two songwriters of the Smiths cited them; singer [[Morrissey]] said that "Siouxsie and the Banshees were excellent", and that "they were one of the great groups of the late 1970s, early 1980s".<ref>{{cite web |last=Blade |first=Richard |title=Morrissey – KROQ interview, 7-6-97 (pt. 4/4) |url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/content/interview/kroq/bladept4.htm |publisher=morrissey-solo.com |access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> He also said in 1994: "If you study modern groups, those who gain press coverage and chart action, none of them are as good as Siouxsie and the Banshees at full pelt. That's not dusty nostalgia, that's fact".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Maconie |first=Stuart |title=Hello Cruel World |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=April 1994}}</ref> When asked "who do you regret not going to see live", guitarist Johnny Marr replied "Siouxsie and the Banshees mk 1. But mk 2 were even better".<ref>{{cite web |last=Horner |first=Al |title=Johnny Marr On Working With Noel Gallagher, Scottish Independence And More – Twitter Q&A |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/johnny-marr-on-working-with-noel-gallagher-scottish-independence-and-more-twitter-qa-19231 |url-status=live |publisher=NME |date=19 September 2014 |access-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200124161849/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/johnny-marr-on-working-with-noel-gallagher-scottish-independence-and-more-twitter-qa-19231 |archive-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> Marr mentioned his liking for John McGeoch and his contribution to the single "Spellbound". Marr qualified it as "clever" with a "really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock'n'roll".<ref>Mitchell, Pete. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ0MnnF0edE "Spellbound: the story of John McGeoch"] BBC2. February 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2010. About McGeoch's contribution to the single "Spellbound", Marr stated: "It's so clever. He's got this really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock'n'roll and this actual tune he's playing is really quite mysterious". Radio 2's Pete Mitchell talks to Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and Johnny Marr among others, as he shines a light on the life of this unsung guitar hero.</ref> Smiths' historian Goddard wrote that Marr "praise[d] the McGeoch-era Banshees as a significant inspiration".<ref name="Goddard"/> [[U2]] cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as a major influence<ref>{{cite book |last=McCormick |first=Neil |year=2006 |title=U2 by U2 |url=https://archive.org/details/u2byu200u2ne |url-access=registration |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |pages=[https://archive.org/details/u2byu200u2ne/page/56 56], 58 and 96}}</ref> and selected "Christine" for a ''Mojo'' compilation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/odd010.html |title=U2 Jukebox |publisher=U2wanderer.org |access-date=1 November 2010}}</ref> [[The Edge]] was the presenter of an award given to Siouxsie at the ''Mojo'' ceremony in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://siouxsie.trinitystreetdirect.com/news/archived_news.asp |title=Mojo Icon Award |date=17 June 2005 |work=siouxsie.trinitystreetdirect.com |access-date=1 November 2010 |quote=Last night Siouxsie lifted the Icon Award and the Mojo Honours Awards. The award was given to her by U2's The Edge who cited Siouxsie as a big influence on Bono and U2 before handing over the Award |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528192946/http://siouxsie.trinitystreetdirect.com/news/archived_news.asp |archive-date=28 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mojo4music.com/honours2008/history2005.shtml |title=The MOJO Honours List 2005 |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |access-date=6 November 2011 |quote=Icon Award: Siouxsie Sioux [presenter: The Edge] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121234354/http://www.mojo4music.com/honours2008/history2005.shtml |archive-date=21 January 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In December 1981, [[Dave Gahan]] of Depeche Mode named the Banshees as one of his three favourite bands, along with [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]] and Roxy Music.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.sacreddm.net/1980s/lkn051281/page1.htm |title=Dave Gahan questionnaire |journal=Look-in |date=December 1981 |access-date=3 May 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127211058/http://www.sacreddm.net/1980s/lkn051281/page1.htm |archive-date=27 November 2008}}</ref> Gahan later hailed the single "[[Candyman (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Candyman]]" at its release, saying, "She always sounds exciting. She sings with a lot of sex – that's what I like. This is a great Banshees record{{nbsp}}..., I like their sound. I used to see them quite a lot when I was younger."<ref>{{cite web |last=Gahan |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Gahan |title=Singles reviewed by Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode |url=https://depechemodefile.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dm-singles1.jpg |website=Depeche Mode Files |date=February 1986 |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111003254/https://depechemodefile.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dm-singles1.jpg |archive-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> Commenting on the original Banshees line-up and how they were different from other groups, Gahan said: "Siouxsie And The Banshees, whom I adored, sang much more abstract, artistic about frustration. Colder and darker".<ref>{{cite web |last=Geyer |first=Steven |title=Dave Gahan: "Ich vergesse nie, wo ich herkomme" [interview] Dave Gahan: "I never forget where I come from" |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/dave-gahan-ich-vergesse-nie-wo-ich-herkomme-li.39010 |publisher=Berliner-zeitung.de |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=2 July 2021 |quote=Siouxsie And The Banshees, die ich verehrte, sangen viel abstrakter, kunstvoller über Frustration. Kälter und dunkler. ( Siouxsie And The Banshees, whom I adored, sang much more abstract, artistic about frustration. Colder and darker.)}}</ref> [[Jim Reid]] of [[the Jesus and Mary Chain]] selected "Jigsaw Feeling" from ''The Scream'' as being among his favourite songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cyrh9 |title=Jim Reid Duration: 1 hour |publisher=BBC Radio 6 |date=4 March 2012 |access-date=8 July 2012 |quote=Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain plays some of his favourite records, including tracks by Pink Floyd, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Monkees and Muddy Waters}}</ref> Jim Reid wrote that in 1978 bands were doing something new; "The Banshees were one of them and their first record is one of my favourites".<ref>{{cite book |author= William & Jim Reid |title=Never Understood The Jesus and Mary Chain |publisher=White Rabbit |isbn=978-1399604116 |year=2024}}</ref> [[Thurston Moore]] of [[Sonic Youth]] listed "Hong Kong Garden" in his top 25 all-time favourite songs,<ref>{{cite web |author=Kaye, Ben |url=https://consequence.net/2014/01/here-are-thurston-moores-favorite-songs-of-all-time/ |title=Here are Thurston Moore's favorite songs of all time |publisher=Consequence.net |date=17 January 2014 |access-date=21 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311213927/https://consequence.net/2014/01/here-are-thurston-moores-favorite-songs-of-all-time/ |archive-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> saying "it was a completely new world".<ref>{{cite web|date=23 October 2020 |first=Evan |last=Haga|url=https://tidal.com/magazine/article/a-conversation-with-thurston-moore/1-75086 |title=A Conversation With Thurston Moore |publisher=Tidal.com|access-date=21 June 2021|quote=all of the records that you would have owned at my age — such as a Sabbath record [...] — all of those records got kind of put into the basement. And they were supplanted by [...] Patti Smith [...] Talking Heads and Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was a completely new world, a new identity of music that was an option for youth culture.}}</ref> [[Kevin Shields]] of [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] also mentioned them as being among his early influences.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite interview |last=North |first=Aaron |title=Kevin Shields: The Buddyhead Interview |work=[[Buddyhead Records|Buddyhead]] |url=http://www.buddyhead.com/music/kevinshields/ |location=New York City |date=19 January 2005 |access-date=30 May 2014 |quote=Kevin: Well, we started playing with a bass player who was your typical early 80s, slightly funky... Gang Of Four type guy. So then we moved from being a typical punk band to being much more like Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees. |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408040110/http://www.buddyhead.com/music/kevinshields/ |archive-date=8 April 2005}}</ref> [[Dave Navarro]] of [[Jane's Addiction]] once noted a parallel between his band and the Banshees: "There are so many similar threads: melody, use of sound, attitude, sex-appeal. I always saw Jane's Addiction as the masculine Siouxsie and the Banshees".{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=199}} [[Primal Scream]]'s [[Bobby Gillespie]] liked the group's ability to produce pop songs while transmitting something subversive. He said, "They were outsiders bringing outsider subjects to the mainstream. We're not trying to rip off the Banshees, but that's kind of where we're coming from".<ref>{{cite web |last=Seymour |first=Corey |title=Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie on His High-Profile Collaborations and Wearing Custom Givenchy |url=http://www.vogue.com/13420345/primal-scream-bobby-gillespie-sky-ferreira-haim/  |work=Vogue |date=24 March 2016 |access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref>  He stated that among "the last great rock bands were Siouxsie and the Banshees{{nbsp}}... the best post-punk bands for me. The ideas in the music and the lyrics for those{{nbsp}}... bands completely influenced Primal Scream".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theface.com/audio/matty-healy-the-1975-bobby-gillespie-primal-scream  |title=The 1975's Matty Healy in conversation with Bobby Gillespie |publisher=The Face |date=5 May 2020 |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

The Banshees have been praised by other acts. [[Thom Yorke]] said that seeing Siouxsie on stage in concert in 1985 inspired him to become a performer.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jazz |last=Monroe |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/68838-thom-yorke-talks-early-radiohead-politics-more-in-rare-interview-listen/ |title=Thom Yorke Talks Early Radiohead |publisher=Pitchfork.com |date=11 June 2017 |access-date=11 June 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611162219/http://pitchfork.com/news/68838-thom-yorke-talks-early-radiohead-politics-more-in-rare-interview-listen/ |archive-date=11 June 2017 |df=dmy-all}}<br />The audio recording mentioned in the Pitchfork article about the Siouxsie concert is uploaded from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-xw6k1NYQ&t=216s here on youtube]. "I saw Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Apollo... That one completely blew my mind... I'd never seen anyone manage to captivate an audience like she did... They were amazing to watch... It was an amazing show."</ref> Radiohead cited McGeoch-era Siouxsie records when mentioning the recording of the song "[[There There (song)|There There]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitolmusic.ca/artist_page.asp?artist_id=1154 |title=Radiohead Biography |work=[[Capitol Records|capitolmusic.ca]] |access-date=8 July 2012 |quote=Colin Greenwood remembers: "The first single we're releasing is actually the longest song on the record. ("There There"). It was all recorded live in Oxford. We all got excited at the end because Nigel was trying to get Jonny to play like John McGeoch in Siouxsie and the Banshees." |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629064700/http://www.capitolmusic.ca/artist_page.asp?artist_id=1154 |archive-date=29 June 2006}}</ref> and rehearsed Banshees' material prior to their 2008 tour.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Binelli |first=Mark |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-future-according-to-radiohead-20080207 |title=The Future According To Radiohead How they ditched the record business and still topped the charts |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=7 February 2008 |issue=1045 |quote=By the last weeks of December, the band was beginning to rehearse for its 2008 tour. The rehearsals included a number of covers: Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Smiths, "The Night" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.}}</ref> [[Jeff Buckley]], who said during a press conference in Lyon, France in March 1995, "Siouxsie, I have much of her influence in my voice",<ref>{{cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Anthony |title=Jeff Buckley: Mystery White Boy Blues |publisher=[[Plexus Publishing]] |year=2008 |isbn=9780859654067}}<br />Perret, Philippe. (March 1995). "Get your soul out!" [Jeff Buckley interview and report on tour]. ''L’Indic''. "Je crois que les artistes qui m’ont le plus marqué sont ceux que j’ai écoutés étant enfant comme Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell. MC5, Billie Holliday, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, John Lennon puis, plus tard. Siouxsie (j’ai beaucoup d’elle dans ma voix)."</ref> covered "Killing Time" (from the ''Boomerang'' album) on various occasions.<ref>[http://www.untiedundone.com/audio333/jbkt.mp3 Jeff Buckley "Killing Time" (Siouxsie – The Creatures cover)]. Untiedundone.com. Retrieved 21 April 2007. Buckley's version of "Killing Time"  performed at the radio WFMU Studios, East Orange, [[New Jersey]], 10 November 1992. "Killing Time" is a [[The Creatures|Creatures]] song from their ''Boomerang'' album. Buckley also performed it in January 1995 in London at the Astoria.</ref><ref>[http://www.jeffbuckley-fr.net/disco/Liste.html "JeffBuckley-fr.net"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012071722/http://jeffbuckley-fr.net/disco/Liste.html |date=12 October 2007}}. Retrieved 1 November 2010. List of songs covered by Jeff Buckley, including "Killing Time" composed by Siouxsie for the Creatures.</ref> Buckley also owned all the Banshees' albums.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jeffbuckleycollection.com# |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719060956/https://www.jeffbuckleycollection.com%23/ |archive-date=19 July 2016 |title=Jeff Buckley The Records Collection |publisher=Jeffbuckleycollection.com |date=2016 |access-date=21 July 2016 |quote=[enter 'Siouxsie' in the research]}}</ref> When asked what were his influences, Buckley replied: "I grew up for the 1960s, early 1970s, 1980s, so I observed [[Joni Mitchell]], I observed the Smiths and Siouxsie and the Banshees. That turns me on completely".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_g0eDviCMA&t=7s "Jeff Buckley interview - MuchMusic"]. [[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]] Canadian TV. November 1994. Retrieved 2 February 2021.</ref> [[Suede (band)|Suede]] singer [[Brett Anderson]] named ''Juju'' as one of his favourite records.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2010/11/the_best_thing_ive_heard_all_y_1.html |title=The Best Thing I've Heard – Brett Anderson Suede head |work=Mojo |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=8 July 2012 |quote=I've been listening to lots of my old records, like... Siouxsie & The Banshees' Ju Ju |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316083136/http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2010/11/the_best_thing_ive_heard_all_y_1.html |archive-date=16 March 2011}}</ref> [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] performed "[[Christine (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Christine]]" in concert,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saunalahti.fi/~tomppat/rhcp/ |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers Setlists |work=saunalahti.fi |access-date=1 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607102852/http://www.saunalahti.fi/~tomppat/rhcp/ |archive-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> and their guitarist [[John Frusciante]] cited the Banshees in interviews.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Dalley |first=Helen |title=John Frusciante |journal=[[Total Guitar]] |issue=August 2002}}</ref> [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] singer [[Shirley Manson]] stated, "I learned how to sing listening to ''The Scream'' and ''Kaleidoscope''".{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=9}}<ref>{{cite journal |author=Dave Simpson |title=Rebellious Jukebox |journal=Melody Maker |issue=28 March 1998 |quote=Siouxsie embodied everything I wanted to be when I was a freaky adolescent. She was really articulate and string; there's so much power in songs like 'Jigsaw Feeling'.}}</ref> Siouxsie has also been praised by other female singers including [[PJ Harvey]]<ref name=pj>{{cite web |url=http://www.pjharvey.net/online/news/ |title=PJ selects her Top 10 Albums of 1999. |date=7 January 2000 |publisher=pjharvey.net |access-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630211240/http://www.pjharvey.net/online/news/ |archive-date=30 June 2001}}</ref> and [[Courtney Love]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love |first=Courtney |last=Love |publisher=MacMillan |year=2007 |isbn= 978-0-330-44546-7 |page=35 |quote=[List of her favourite records] Siouxsie and the Banshees ''Best-of''}}</ref> PJ Harvey has stated, "It's hard to beat Siouxsie Sioux, in terms of live performance. She is so exciting to watch, so full of energy and human raw quality",<ref name=la>{{cite news |last=Appleford |first=Steve|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-29-ca-43749-story.html |title=Checking In With . . . PJ Harvey In a New York State of Mind  |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=29 October 2000 |access-date= 10 May 2016 |quote=Q: Was there any figure who connected with you when you were just a listener? A: It's hard to beat Siouxsie Sioux, in terms of live performance. She is so exciting to watch, so full of energy and human raw quality. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624114458/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/oct/29/entertainment/ca-43749|archive-date=24 June 2016 |url-status=unfit}}</ref> and selected Siouxsie's album ''[[Anima Animus]]'' in her top 10 albums of 1999.<ref name=pj/> The band had a strong effect on two important [[trip hop]] acts.<ref name=rock>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocknfolk.com/site/ancien-numero.php?produit=2090 |title=Sommaire 412 |publisher=rocknfolk.com |access-date=6 November 2011 |archive-date=10 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010073356/http://www.rocknfolk.com/site/ancien-numero.php?produit=2090}}</ref><ref name="Tricky Allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tricky-mn0000025462/related |title=Tricky – Similar Artists, Influenced By, Followers |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> Tricky covered "[[Tattoo (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Tattoo]]" to open his second album, ''[[Nearly God]]'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moon-palace.de/tricky/cover.html |title=cover me |work=moon-palace.de |access-date=1 November 2010}}</ref> the original 1983 proto-trip-hop version of that song aided Tricky in the creation of his style.<ref name=rock /> [[Massive Attack]] heavily sampled "[[The Scream (album)|Metal Postcard]]" on the song "Superpredators (Metal Postcard)", recorded prior to their ''[[Mezzanine (album)|Mezzanine]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inflightdata.com/superpredators.html |title=massive attack discography – tune info + lyrics – superpredators |publisher=inflightdata.com |access-date=1 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030438/http://www.inflightdata.com/superpredators.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Air (French band)|Air]]'s [[Jean-Benoît Dunckel]] cited the group as one of his three main influences.<ref>{{cite web |first=Charles |last=Dufresne |url=http://www.20minutes.fr/vousinterviewez/407568-20100527-interviewe-air|title=Vous avez interviewé Air |publisher=20minutes.fr |date=27 May 2010 |access-date=23 December 2010}}<br />{{cite web |first=Benoit |last=Richard|url=http://www.benzinemag.net/2016/04/11/55-jean-benoit-dunckel/|title=5+5 = Jean-Benoît Dunckel [interview] |publisher=Ben |date=11 April 2016 |access-date=23 December 2016}}<br />{{cite news |first=David |last=Brinn|title=A breath of Fresh Air |newspaper=Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.pressreader.com/israel/jerusalem-post/20080923/282071977711710 |date=23 September 2008 |access-date=23 December 2008 |quote=I grew up listening to all kinds of music, classical but also a lot of electronic music like Kraftwerk, then all the English dark rock like Joy Division, Siouxsie And The Banshees, and of course I was a big fan of David Bowie Iggy Pop and Lou Reed}}</ref> [[Billy Corgan]] of the [[Smashing Pumpkins]] cited the Banshees as an important influence on his music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crestfallen.com/2011/10/28/billy-corgan-plays-x-tracks-while-hosting-siriusxm-lithium-station/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831121706/http://www.crestfallen.com/2011/10/28/billy-corgan-plays-x-tracks-while-hosting-siriusxm-lithium-station/ |archive-date=31 August 2013 |title=Billy Corgan plays X tracks while hosting SiriusXM Lithium station |work=crestfallen.com |date=28 October 2011 |access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> [[Faith No More]] covered "Switch" in concert<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZh_YndDmfU/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/DZh_YndDmfU |archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Faith No More – Switch – Melbourne 2010 |date=7 March 2010 |publisher=youtube |access-date=5 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and cited ''The Scream'' as one of their influences.<ref name="revolver">{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/interview-faith-no-more-give-update-from-the-studio.html |title=Interview: Faith No More Give Update from the Studio |work=Revolver |date=4 November 2014 |access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref>

The Banshees continue to influence younger musicians. Singer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] was marked by certain Banshees albums during his childhood.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSE/is_298/ai_n15662221 |title=LCD Soundsystem |last=Pulver |first=Sarah |journal=Thrasher Magazine |issue=September 2005 |access-date=8 July 2012 |quote=My first album: I got some birthday money, went to the record store and bought Siouxsie and the Banshees' ''Join Hands'', the Fall ''Grotesque'', and [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]] ''Nick the Stripper'', all in one day. And all three of those records are three of my favorite things I've ever heard. |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122213559/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSE/is_298/ai_n15662221 |archive-date=22 January 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> His band LCD Soundsystem covered "[[Slowdive (song)|Slowdive]]" as a B-side to the single "[[Disco Infiltrator]]". [[The Beta Band]] sampled "Painted Bird" on their track "Liquid Bird" from the ''[[Heroes to Zeros]]'' album.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Scott Lapatine |title=''Earlash'' interview |journal=Earlash |issue=April 2004 |url=http://www.earlash.com:80/ft.php?featid=47 |access-date=6 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614065433/http://www.earlash.com/ft.php?featid=47 |archive-date=14 June 2006 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[TV on the Radio]] said that they have always tried to make a song that begins like "Kiss Them for Me" where all of a sudden, there's an "element of surprise" with "a giant drum coming in".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Icon: Siouxsie |journal=[[The Fader]] |issue=The Icon Issue, April–May 2010 |volume=67 |page=71}}</ref> [[Santigold]] based one of her songs around the music of "Red Light". "'My Superman' is an interpolation of 'Red Light'".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Icon: Siouxsie |journal=Fader |issue=The Icon Issue, April–May 2010 |volume=67 |page=73}}</ref>  [[Indie folk]] group [[DeVotchKa]] covered the ballad "[[The Last Beat of My Heart]]" at the suggestion of [[Arcade Fire]] singer [[Win Butler]]; it was released on the ''Curse Your Little Heart'' EP.<ref>{{cite web|last=Frenette |first=Brad |url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/03/07/devotchka-finds-joy-in-the-sadness/ |title=DeVotchKa finds joy in the sadness – interview |work=National Post |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=20 January 2014 |quote=We were playing in Montreal, and Arcade Fire stopped by, back in the earlier days. We were doing this covers album and Win [Butler] recommended that we record The Last Beat of My Heart |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140122153054/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/03/07/devotchka-finds-joy-in-the-sadness/ |archive-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]] named the Banshees as one of their major influences during the promotion of their single "Heavy Cross".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/04/qa-gossip/ |title=Q&A: Gossip |author=Larry Fitzmaurice |date=28 April 2009 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |quote=What bands influenced the new album's sound? Everything from the Birthday Party to [[house music]] and Siouxsie and the Banshees. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515195538/https://www.spin.com/2009/04/qa-gossip/ |archive-date=15 May 2009}}</ref> British indie band [[Bloc Party]] took inspiration from "Peek-a-Boo" and their singer [[Kele Okereke]] stated about that Banshees' single: "it sounded like nothing else on this planet. This is{{nbsp}}... a pop song that they put out in the middle of their career{{nbsp}}... to me it sounded like the most current but most futuristic bit of guitar-pop music I've heard".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://herenb.canadaeast.com/music/article/418500 |title=Talking Bloc during Harvest Jazz – Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke talks life, love, music and Ultimate Fighting |last=O'Kane |first=Josh |work=[Here] New Brunswick |date=18 September 2008 |access-date=8 July 2012 |quote=With the new record, he said he was inspired by a song written years ago by Siouxsie and the Banshees called Peek-a-Boo. 'I heard it for the first time, and it sounded like nothing else on this planet. This is just a pop song that they put out in the middle of their career that nobody knows about, but to me it sounded like the most current but most futuristic bit of guitar-pop music I've heard. I thought, that'd be cool, to make music that people might not get at the time, but in ten years' time, people would revisit it." |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113554/http://herenb.canadaeast.com/music/article/418500 |archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> [[A Perfect Circle]]'s [[Billy Howerdel]] said that the Banshees were "top three favorite bands for me".<ref>{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Prato |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/a-perfect-circle-co-founder-hits-album-a-semi-tearjerking-exercise-87352/ |title=A Perfect Circle Co-Founder: Hits Album a 'Semi-Tearjerking Exercise' |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> [[The Weeknd]] sampled different parts of "Happy House" for his song "[[House of Balloons (song)|House of Balloons]]", and also used the chorus of the initial version.<ref>{{cite web |last=Neyland |first=Nick |url=http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12148-house-of-balloons |title=The Weeknd's House of Balloons |work=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=28 March 2011 |access-date=8 July 2012 |quote=So here on the title track from that mixtape, we get a more-than-generous portion of Siouxsie and the Banshees' 1980 single "Happy House". which is worked into a softly anthemic slow-burn number full of diva-ish vocals tied to a chilly beat. John McGeoch's riff remains untouched and runs throughout most of the track, giving it a filmy pop feel that periodically peaks with a generous swipe from the "Happy House" chorus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723072207/http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12148-house-of-balloons/ |archive-date=23 July 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2022, guitarists John Frusciante, Johnny Marr, and [[Ed O'Brien]] gave interviews for a book about John McGeoch, particularly his work with the Banshees. ''The Light Pours Out Of Me: The Authorised Biography Of John McGeoch'' was released in April on Omnibus Press. It also included new interviews with Siouxsie and Severin.