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Who was the band Swans influenced by?
The band was influenced by the sound of the swan because Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments.“
Where did the Swans get their jazz influence from?
The jazz instrumentation and awkward time signatures are evidence of Swans' roots in the no wave scene of the late 1970s.

Question: Did they have any influences for the way they appeared?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the band Swans have any influences for the way they appeared?