Legacy
Since Lee's death, a number of Arthur Lee websites have appeared online. Moreover, Lee was memorialized by both fans and friends. The most notable of these memorials was written by Stuart Goldman, who had known and written about Lee ever since his early days on the Sunset Strip.
In Lee's absence, many current artists such as Nicole Atkins, Golden Animals, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Dears, Siddhartha, Names and Faces, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Apollo Heights, Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian, Yo La Tengo and MGMT cite his music as a major influence.
Robyn Hitchcock's 1993 song "The Wreck of the Arthur Lee" was written as a tribute to the singer.
Arthur Lee is mentioned in the song "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken", by Lloyd Cole & the Commotions.
Arthur Lee is mentioned in the song "Mate of the Bloke", by Half Man Half Biscuit.
His prison term is the subject of The Prison's Going Down by ex-Stranglers singer and guitarist Hugh Cornwell.
Arthur Lee is the subject of the song "Byrds Turn to Stone" (originally titled "Mr Lee") by Liverpool band (and former Arthur Lee backing group) Shack.
Rival Schools and Quicksand frontman Walter Schreifels paid tribute to Arthur Lee on his 2010 solo album An Open Letter To The Scene with a track titled "Arthur Lee`s Lullaby".
In June 2010 the biography Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the Book of Love by John Einarson, with extracts from Arthur Lee's own memoirs, was released by Jawbone Press.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)