Edited sentence: Regarded as one of the most significant bands to have emerged from the post-punk/New Wave era of the late-1970s/early-1980s, Siouxsie & the Banshees strongly influenced bands such as The Cure, Tricky, Massive Attack, Jane's Addiction, Garbage, Morrissey and his composer Boz Boorer, all of whom have at some point stated their gratitude to the band.U2 and Ana Matronic of Scissors Sisters are also fans of the group