Flicking through some biographies on last.fm whilst on a break
From the W.A.S.P. biography
"W.A.S.P. became a very prominent target of the Parents Music Resource Center, an organization led by Tipper Gore and dedicated to opposing music with lyrics deemed violent or sexual. This pushed the band’s reputation to such bad levels that concert halls were getting bomb threats, band members were getting written death threats by the hundreds, and singer Blackie Lawless had been shot at twice (albeit without getting hit)."
Not sure if that is a causative link, but if it was I would be so torn between seeing the (very) funny side and being completely horrified. Either way (and even if the link isn't direct), there's probably a lesson to be learned by those who would censor music.
"W.A.S.P. became a very prominent target of the Parents Music Resource Center, an organization led by Tipper Gore and dedicated to opposing music with lyrics deemed violent or sexual. This pushed the band’s reputation to such bad levels that concert halls were getting bomb threats, band members were getting written death threats by the hundreds, and singer Blackie Lawless had been shot at twice (albeit without getting hit)."
Not sure if that is a causative link, but if it was I would be so torn between seeing the (very) funny side and being completely horrified. Either way (and even if the link isn't direct), there's probably a lesson to be learned by those who would censor music.