More albums ensued, but this trio of recordings became later hugely influential to not only musical free thinkers, but also to the early punk movement, as bands such as The Clash, Johnny Lydon of The Sex Pistols, and even later on guitarist John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers all cited Beefheart as a prominent influence.French left with the rest of the Magic Band in 1973, forming Mallard,