"Each had one of the letters of the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) painted on their chest a committee led by the wives of American politicians that advocated censoring song lyrics because they believed rock music supported and glorified violence, drug use, and suicide. The musicians remained impassive and as naked as the day they were born for 15 minutes."
"Bruce Springsteen joined the concert, though he wasn't on the bill. This time, everyone was fully clothed. Springsteen performed his recent anti-ICE anthem, Streets of Minneapolis, and then a band joined Morello and The Boss for a furious rendition of Springsteen's The Ghost of Tom Joad. They finished with a heartfelt performance of John Lennon's Power to the People, with Morello, Springsteen, Al Di Meola, and other musicians giving it their all."
In July 1993, Tom Morello and his Rage Against the Machine bandmates performed naked on the Lollapalooza stage, creating screeching feedback and covering their mouths with electrical tape while displaying PMRC letters painted on their chests. The stunt protested censorship and the PMRC's claims that rock music promoted violence, drug use, and suicide, and the band remained motionless for fifteen minutes despite audience impatience. On January 30, Morello organized a benefit at First Avenue for families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, killed by federal ICE agents; Bruce Springsteen joined to perform anti-ICE and protest songs, culminating in a rendition of "Power to the People." Thirty-three years later, Morello, at 61, continues activism through music.
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