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What bands did The Get Up Kids influence?
Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, and Midtown.
Which bands did The Get Up Kids influence?
Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, and Midtown.
What other bands did The Get Up Kids inspire besides Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, and Midtown.?
How did The Get Up Kids influence the other bands?
The Get Up Kids have had a lasting impact on the music scene, having been cited as inspirations to several prominent bands and artists.

Question: Why did they want to disassociate themselves from these bands?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did The Get Up Kids want to disassociate themselves from these bands?