Dee Snider: My name is Dee Snider, that's S-N-*I*-D-E-R, I'm a happily married father who does not smoke, drink, or do drugs, I was born and raised a Christian and I still adhere to those beliefs. Since I seem to be the only person addressing this committee today who has been a direct target of character assassination from the *presumably* responsible PMRC, I would like to show just how unfair their lyrical interpretation and judgment can be. Tipper Gore's claimed that a Twisted Sister T-shirt depicts a woman handcuffed, spread-eagled. This is an outright lie; we have always taken great pains to steer clear of sexism in all facets of our work. Tipper Gore singled out one of my songs, "We're Not Gonna Take It", bestowing it with a V rating for violence; you will know from the lyrics before you that there is no violence anywhere in this song. Perhaps the PMRC has confused this song with its video, which is based on old Roadrunner cartoons. Finally, Tipper Gore's claimed one of my songs, "Under the Blade", has lyrics encouraging sadomasochism, bondage, and rape. On the contrary, the words in question are about surgery and the fear it instills in people. As the creator of "Under the Blade", I can say categorically that the only sadomasochism, bondage and rape in this song are in the mind of Ms. Gore.
