Editing Moondog (section)

==Legacy==
Moondog's music from the 1940s and '50s has been cited by American composers [[Philip Glass]] and [[Steve Reich]] as a major influence on their styles, saying they took Moondog's work "very seriously and understood and appreciated it much more than what we were exposed to at [[Juilliard School|Juilliard]]".<ref>Glass, P. (2008) Preface. In: Scotto, R. (2008). ''Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue''. New York: Process.</ref> Moondog was also admired by [[Charlie Parker]] (whom he mutually admired and paid tribute to with the piece "Bird's Lament"), [[Frank Zappa]] and [[Igor Stravinsky]], and met on several occasions with [[Lenny Bruce]], [[William S. Burroughs]] and [[Allen Ginsberg]].<ref name="The marvellous life of Moondog"/>

Moondog inspired other musicians with several songs dedicated to him. These include "Moondog" on [[Pentangle (band)|Pentangle]]'s 1968 album ''[[Sweet Child]]'' and "Spear for Moondog" (parts I and II) by jazz organist [[Jimmy McGriff]] on his 1968 ''Electric Funk'' album. Glam rock musician [[Marc Bolan]] and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] referenced him in the song "Rabbit Fighter" with the line "Moondog's just a prophet to the end...". The English pop group [[Prefab Sprout]] included the song "Moondog" on their album ''[[Jordan: The Comeback]]'' released in 1990. [[Big Brother and the Holding Company]] featuring [[Janis Joplin]] covered his song "All Is Loneliness" on their 1967 [[Big Brother & the Holding Company (album)|self-titled album]]. The song was also covered by [[Antony and the Johnsons]] during their 2005 tour. [[Mr. Scruff]]'s single "Get a Move On" from his album ''[[Keep It Unreal]]'' is structured around samples from "Bird's Lament". New York band [[The Insect Trust]] played a cover of Moondog's song "Be a Hobo" on their album ''Hoboken Saturday Night''. The track "Stamping Ground", with its preamble of Moondog reciting one of his [[epigram]]s,<ref>Moondog is heard saying, "Machines were mice and men were lions once upon a time.  But now that it's the opposite it's twice upon a time."</ref> was featured on the sampler double album ''Fill Your Head with Rock'' (CBS, 1970). Canadian composer and producer [[Daniel Lanois]] included a track called "Moondog" on his album/video-documentary ''Here Is What Is''.

Between 1970 and 1980, a blind bearded mystic called "Moondog" appeared as the title character in a four issue series of [[Underground comix]] written and illustrated by [[George Metzger (artist)|George Metzger]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comixjoint.com/moondog.html|title=Moondog |website=Comixjoint.com}}</ref>

Since the early 1970s, a number of [[professional wrestlers]] have been named [[The Moondogs (professional wrestling)|The Moondogs]], taking inspiration from the artist.