Editing Buzzcocks (section)

== Legacy ==
Buzzcocks have had a significant impact on American punk, [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]], and [[indie rock]] acts, being cited as an influence by [[Dead Kennedys]] guitarist [[East Bay Ray]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tauber |first=Dani |date=June 18, 2014 |title=An Interview with The Dead Kennedys: The Great American Rip-Off |url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2014/06/18/an-interview-with-the-dead-kennedys-the-great-american-rip-off/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923032319/https://www.theaquarian.com/2014/06/18/an-interview-with-the-dead-kennedys-the-great-american-rip-off/ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2024 |website=[[The Aquarian Weekly]] |quote="Everyone’s always surprised by my influences," [Ray] laughs. "I really was into The Buzzcocks and [[Ramones | The Ramones]] and [[The Undertones]]."}}</ref> [[Parquet Courts]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noyd |first=John |date=May 2013 |title=An Interview with Parquet Courts Lead Singer Andrew Savage |url=https://www.maximumink.com/index.php/articles/permalink/parquet_courts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522212222/https://www.maximumink.com/index.php/articles/permalink/parquet_courts |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Max Ink |quote=I feel like we wear our influences on our sleeve.  In, ''[[Light Up Gold]]'' I hear [[Ramones]], [[Black Flag (band) | Black Flag]], Buzzcocks, [[The Fall (band) | The Fall]], [[Guided By Voices]], [[Tyvek]]… I think a lot of people in the indie world assume we listen to a lot of current [[indie rock]] bands, but we really don’t.}}</ref> [[Hüsker Dü]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Austin |date=April 2004 |title=GREG NORTON - On Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade and his new band Ultrabomb |url=https://www.furious.com/perfect/huskerdugregnorton.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528174615/https://www.furious.com/perfect/huskerdugregnorton.html |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=Perfect Sound Forever |quote=The Buzzcocks were a big influence on us.}}</ref> [[Superchunk]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panetta |first=Giovanni |date=January 20, 2022 |title=Mac McCaughan, Superchunk, New Springtime Sounds: "The bands that clearly influenced our early records – Buzzcocks, Hüsker Dü, etc – were also bands that were known for catchy, great pop songs with loud guitars" |url=https://www.iyezine.com/en/mac-mccaughan-superchunk-new-springtime-sounds |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508024334/https://www.iyezine.com/en/mac-mccaughan-superchunk-new-springtime-sounds |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=iye zine}}</ref> and [[Dag Nasty]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2023 |title=Dag Nasty |url=http://www.fearandloathingfanzine.com/dag-nasty.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528220856/http://www.fearandloathingfanzine.com/dag-nasty.html |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=Fear and Loathing Fanzine |quote=The Buzzcocks and [[The Clash]] were also big influences. We loved the bands with high energy.}}</ref> [[The Smiths]]' [[Johnny Marr]] has stated that Buzzcocks influenced them "massively in the way we approached our record sleeves and our choice of independent record company – because of the Buzzcocks we took on a Mancunian DIY ethic."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=John |date=June 16, 2015 |title=Rubber Rings: Johnny Marr's Favourite Albums – 9. Buzzcocks – Another Music In A Different Kitchen |url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/johnny-marr-favourite-albums-interview/10/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910072713/https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/johnny-marr-favourite-albums-interview/10/ |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |website=[[The Quietus]]}}</ref>

Buzzcocks' name was combined with the title of Sex Pistols' album ''[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]]'' to create the title of the long-running UK comedy television panel game show ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''. Diggle said in his autobiography he and Shelley only granted the [[BBC]] use of their name under the impression it would be a one-off, probably unsuccessful, pilot, and that they are now mildly disgruntled the name is more readily associated in Britain with the series than with their band.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Diggle |first1=S. |last2=Rawlings |first2=T. |title=Harmony in My Head |publisher=Helter Skelter |year=2003 |isbn=1-900924-37-4}}</ref> Shelley appeared on the programme in 2000, when host [[Mark Lamarr]] introduced Shelley by saying without Buzzcocks "there'd be no Smiths or Radiohead, and this show would be called ''Never Mind [[Joan Armatrading]]''{{sp}}".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary: Pete Shelley, influential songwriter who brought melody to punk rock |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituary-pete-shelley-influential-songwriter-who-brought-melody-punk-rock-1425523 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=The Scotsman}}</ref>

Mark Deming of [[AllMusic]] called Buzzcocks "one of the best, most influential punk bands of all time".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buzzcocks Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}}... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/buzzcocks-mn0000629564#biography |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>