![]() ![]() Here she was still playing with dolls at 7.įrank Zappa, musician and composer (in The Real Frank Zappa Book): There are several "historical accounts" from which to choose. Susan Baker: It was "Like a Virgin." She said, "Mama, what's a virgin?" And I said, "What do you mean?" She said, "Well, Madonna sings this song: 'Like a virgin / Touched for the very first time.' What's a virgin?" I was speechless. And anything delivered through music can be pretty powerful. Pam Howar, co-founder of the PMRC: I had a daughter. ![]() I knew that you had to be concerned about movies and TV, but I didn't have a clue that my 7-year-old would be exposed to inappropriate songs. Susan Baker, co-founder of the PMRC: It started because one day my 7-year-old came in and started quoting some of Madonna's lyrics to me, wanting to know what they meant. ![]() (The book was written in the late 1980s, hence the use of the present tense when referring to the then-active PMRC.) And the quotes attributed to the late Frank Zappa are from the artist's autobiography, The Real Frank Zappa Book. Cronos, of the metal band Venom, responded to interview questions via email. Tipper Gore declined to be interviewed but did supply a statement through a representative. In this oral history, Susan Baker, Dee Snider, Gail Zappa, Sis Levin and others tell the inside story of how it happened-and reflect on the 30 years that have gone by.Īll of the material contained in this oral history was provided in the form of separate phone interviews with Newsweek, with three exceptions. From this political fervor emerged the "Parental Advisory" sticker that probably dots your CD collection today.
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