Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda joined VRP Rocks to discuss his career, and the conversation revolved around the challenges and consequences of musicians' involvement in activism, most notably Dee Snider before the U.S. Senate to fight against the PMRC (Music Resource Center for Parents, the infamous Parental Advisory ).
Despite his initial belief in the cause, Ojeda reflects on the consequences and shares his new perspective on his involvement with Congress, including possible wiretapping and its effect on the band's popularity.
“I wish we had stayed out of it […] I think we went a little too far with it. I mean, I think it was really cool to defend the rights, but I think in the long run it wasn’t a good thing to go to Congress and try to confront them because they don’t like to lose. Dee did a great job and they weren’t happy about it. They thought they were going to face a drunk, drugged-up idiot who would embarrass himself. But it wasn’t like that. But even though it was a positive thing, it also had an impact on the band.”
Eddie Ojeda continued: “I thought that could hurt our popularity. And I don’t know if they had anything to do with it. I think some guys’ phones were tapped, things like that. I didn’t know if they had influence at radio stations or anything like that. It was kind of strange. You know, we kind of went through a tough time after that.”
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