Editing Allen Ginsberg (section)

===Inspiration from music===
{{see also|Songs of Innocence and Experience (Allen Ginsberg album)}}
Allen Ginsberg also found inspiration in music. He frequently included music in his poetry, invariably composing his tunes on an old Indian harmonium, which he often played during his readings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Blues: Rags, Ballads and Harmonium Songs {{!}} Smithsonian Folkways |url=https://folkways.si.edu/allen-ginsberg/first-blues-rags-ballads-and-harmonium-songs/american-folk-poetry/album/smithsonian |access-date=March 10, 2018 |website=Smithsonian Folkways Recordings}}</ref> He wrote and recorded music to accompany [[William Blake]]'s ''[[Songs of Innocence]]'' and ''[[Songs of Experience]]''. He also recorded a handful of other albums. To create music for ''Howl'' and ''Wichita Vortex Sutra'', he worked with the minimalist composer, [[Philip Glass]].

Ginsberg worked with, drew inspiration from, and inspired artists such as [[Bob Dylan]], [[The Clash]], [[Patti Smith]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Patti |title=Just Kids |publisher=Ecco |date=2010 |isbn=978-0-06-093622-8 |location=New York |page=123}}</ref> [[Phil Ochs]], and [[The Fugs]].<ref name="Schumacher, Michael 2002" /> He worked with Dylan on various projects and maintained a friendship with him over many years.<ref>Wills, D., [http://www.beatdom.com/allen-ginsberg-and-bob-dylan/ "Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan"], ''Beatdom'' No. 1 (2007).</ref>

In 1981, Ginsberg recorded a song called "Birdbrain." He was backed by the Gluons, and the track was released as a single.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2011 |title=Birdbrain! |url=https://allenginsberg.org/2011/12/birdbrain/ |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=The Allen Ginsberg Project}}</ref> In 1996, he recorded a song co-written with [[Paul McCartney]] and Philip Glass, "The Ballad of the Skeletons",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ballad of the Skeletons – Allen Ginsberg – Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ballad-of-the-skeletons-mw0000081957 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> which reached number 8 on the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1996|Triple J Hottest 100]] for that year.