[1] Her songs have been covered by Jeff Buckley ("Killing Time"), Tricky ("Tattoo") and LCD Soundsystem ("Slowdive") and sampled by Massive Attack ("Metal Postcard") and the Weeknd ("Happy House").

[14] In the following months, journalist Caroline Coon coined the term "Bromley Contingent" to describe this group of eccentric teenagers devoted to the Sex Pistols.

[11] She would also heavily influence the later development of gothic fashion with her signature cat-eye makeup, deep red lipstick, spiky dyed-black hair, and black clothing.

[11] In early September 1976, the Bromley Contingent followed the Sex Pistols to France, where Siouxsie was beaten up for wearing a cupless bra and a black armband with a swastika on it.

When a support slot at the 100 Club Punk Festival (organised by Malcolm McLaren) opened up, they decided to make an attempt at performing, although at that time they did not know how to play any songs.

Grundy, who later claimed he was drunk, suggested a meeting after the show, which provoked guitarist Steve Jones to respond with a series of expletives inappropriate for prime-time television.

[21] This episode created a media furore on the front covers of several tabloids, including the Daily Mirror, which published the headline "Siouxsie's a Punk Shocker".

[30] The 1980 album Kaleidoscope marked the arrival of John McGeoch, considered "one of the most innovative and influential guitarists" by The Guardian,[31] and drummer Budgie, who continued to perform and record with Siouxsie until 2004.

The hit single "Happy House" was qualified as "great Pop" with "liquid guitar"[32] and other songs like "Red Light" were layered with electronic sounds.

Several Siouxsie voices over Budgie's quite magnificent drums and percussion make up the entire fabric but it never sounds sparse... A surprise and a triumph.

Later that year, Siouxsie and Budgie released "Right Now", a song from Mel Tormé's repertoire that the Creatures re-orchestrated with brass arrangements;[39] "Right Now" soon became a top 20 hit single in the UK.

Then, with the Banshees (including guitarist Robert Smith of the Cure), she covered the Beatles' "Dear Prudence", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

NME called it an "oriental marching band hip hop with farting horns and catchy accordion"[44] and Melody Maker "a brightly unexpected mixture of black steel and pop disturbance".

[50] On 1991's dance-oriented "Kiss Them for Me" single, Siouxsie and the Banshees used South Asian instrumentation, which had become popular in the UK club scene with the growth of bhangra.

[51][52] Indian tabla player Talvin Singh (who was later Björk's percussionist on her 1993 Debut album) took part in the session and provided vocals for the bridge.

The concert was shown on Dutch national television and featured an unreleased Creatures composition, "Murdering Mouth", sung as a duet with Cale.

In 2003, Siouxsie and Budgie released the last Creatures album, Hái!, which was in part recorded in Japan, collaborating with taiko player Leonard Eto (previously of the Kodo Drummers).

Peter Wratts wrote in Time Out: "Her voice is the dominant instrument here, snaking and curling around the bouncing drumming backdrop, elegiac and inhuman as she chants, purrs and whispers her way around the album".

[71] In October 2014, she and fellow Banshee Steven Severin compiled a CD titled It's a Wonderfull Life for the November 2014 issue of Mojo magazine, in which she appeared on the cover.

[81] Journalist Paul Morley noted that Siouxsie's songs topics dealt with "mental illness, medical terrors, surreal diseases, depraved urges, sinister intensity, unearthly energy, sexual abuse, childhood disturbances, sordid mysteries, unbearable nervous anxiety, fairytale fears, urban discontent and the bleak dignity of solitude".

"[103] Sonic Youth singer and guitarist Thurston Moore named "Hong Kong Garden" as one of his 25 all-time favourite songs.

[104] Siouxsie has influenced other bands ranging from contemporaries Joy Division,[105] U2,[106] and the Cure,[107] to later acts like the Jesus and Mary Chain,[108] Jane's Addiction[109] and TV on the Radio.

[110] Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook said that The Scream inspired them for the "really unusual way of playing" of the guitarist and the drummer and cited the Banshees as "one of our big influences".

[113] The Cure's Robert Smith related what the Join Hands tour brought him musically: "When we supported The Banshees in 1979, we suddenly became aware of how limited our palette was.

[115] Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction once made a parallel between his band and the Banshees: "There are so many similar threads: melody, use of sound, attitude, sex appeal.

When asked if there was any figure who connected with her when she was just a listener, PJ Harvey replied: "It's hard to beat Siouxsie Sioux, in terms of live performance.

[126] Elizabeth Fraser[127] of Cocteau Twins used to have a Siouxsie tattoo on her arm, and mentioned her liking for "Metal Postcard" to the members of Massive Attack in 1998.

[140] Kate Jackson of the Long Blondes said that Siouxsie was a part of her musical background,[141] thanks to her "sharp lyrics" on Creatures' tracks like "So Unreal".

[150] Other musicians who have stated their admiration for Siouxsie's work include Charli XCX,[151] Hayley Williams of Paramore,[152] Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries,[153] Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields,[154] Ebony Bones,[155] Grimes,[156] Toni Halliday of Curve,[157] Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill,[158] Cat Power,[159] Gillian Gilbert of New Order,[160] Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls,[161] Alison Goldfrapp,[162] Sarah Cracknell of Saint Etienne,[163] Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine,[164] Chelsea Wolfe,[165] Brody Dalle of the Distillers,[166] Kristin Kontrol of the Dum Dum Girls,[167] Joan As Police Woman,[168] Lou Doillon,[169] Emel Mathlouthi,[170] Girlpool,[171] Liz Phair,[172] Billie Ray Martin,[173] An Pierlé,[174] Uffie,[175] Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches,[176] Meshell Ndegeocello,[177] St. Vincent,[178] Anohni,[179] Jehnny Beth of Savages,[180] Jenny Lee Lindberg of Warpaint,[181] Sharon Van Etten,[182] and Nabihah Iqbal.

In a letter to Japanese conglomerate Ajinomoto, the world's largest manufacturer of monosodium glutamate (MSG), she wrote that the company "should be leading the way with compassion, not falling behind.