I don't mind, people can categorize things however they want (I'm not arguing over issues like that), it just seems an interesting thing to look at. Experimental can cover all genres, just like at the other extreme perhaps pop can too. Every genre has a more experimental side, but also a more pop side.
And on this particular thing I suppose it depends how you define extreme dissonance, others had used harsh dissonance before him. Whatever his influence may or may not be the music still has to stand on it's own merit of course. And I tend to more interested in that than who may have done something first or who influenced others or not.
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