Influences Sonic Youth was heavily influenced by the Velvet Underground, along with The Stooges, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, La Monte Young, Neil Young, Yoko Ono, French avant-gardist Brigitte Fontaine, Patti Smith, Wire, and Public Image Ltd.
Influences Sonic Youth was heavily influenced by the Velvet Underground along with The Stooges Glenn Branca Rhys Chatham Ornette Coleman John Coltrane La Monte Young Neil Young Yoko Ono French avant-gardist Brigitte Fontaine Patti Smith Wire and Public Image Ltd